Process or End Result?
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Process or End Result?
I've come across a few types of people in the recording world-
1. those who are starters, but not finishers
2. those who are end results oriented and are focused on the final result
3. those that are process driven with their focus on the process of making a record with no view or commitment to work toward an end result.
We'll leave the 'gear hound' out of this for now.
Where do fit in to these? Also, are you mostly a musician? Or mostly an engineer?
1. those who are starters, but not finishers
2. those who are end results oriented and are focused on the final result
3. those that are process driven with their focus on the process of making a record with no view or commitment to work toward an end result.
We'll leave the 'gear hound' out of this for now.
Where do fit in to these? Also, are you mostly a musician? Or mostly an engineer?
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jeff is clearly an engineer, and from reading his posts over the years i'm not at all sure he even KNOWS any musicians.
what is the point of this? i'm guessing you want people to say "uh, yeah, i start a lot of projects but then get bored, so i guess i'm number one" or "uh, yeah, i really like the process of making records but all my stuff gets bogged down in post production so i guess i'm number three" so you can reply "see, guys, one thing i learned working with the big guns out in LA is that you always gotta be focused on the end result: legitimate, bar coded product."
i would be #3, as i like the process, but i actually finish stuff, so you have to make another option for me. also the way you have that worded is dumb, because i don't know too many people who go through the whole process of making a record without commitment or a clear goal of the end result.
what is the point of this? i'm guessing you want people to say "uh, yeah, i start a lot of projects but then get bored, so i guess i'm number one" or "uh, yeah, i really like the process of making records but all my stuff gets bogged down in post production so i guess i'm number three" so you can reply "see, guys, one thing i learned working with the big guns out in LA is that you always gotta be focused on the end result: legitimate, bar coded product."
i would be #3, as i like the process, but i actually finish stuff, so you have to make another option for me. also the way you have that worded is dumb, because i don't know too many people who go through the whole process of making a record without commitment or a clear goal of the end result.
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I almost always start as #3 (as I assume most do) until I am more familiar with the project and musicians. Once I have heard the core of the compositions I slowly start becoming a #2.
Also a short turnaround/deadline can keep me as a #2, throughout the entire project.
Also a short turnaround/deadline can keep me as a #2, throughout the entire project.
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BwaaaahahahahahahahaMoreSpaceEcho wrote:jeff is clearly an engineer, and from reading his posts over the years i'm not at all sure he even KNOWS any musicians.
As for the 3 points:
1. This person is usually a great good idea guy, but can't see the forest for the trees. Gets excited and delves into sounds, but has no goal in mind. Usually gets bored and is more akin to 'process guy' #3. No one ever hears the end result. He needs moderation to be effective. Doesn't know when something is good, but is inclined to create.
2. This person focuses the whole, pushes toward the end result. Can let go of something, learn from it and move on to the next project. Usually a good moderator of ideas and a good editor.
3. Process guy doesn't know when something is done. Close to a gear hound. The act of creating is enough. Lacks overall view of the 'whole'. Fits in as a single piece of the puzzle.
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Interesting. You can see how this matters. I think we all need to have a little bit of #2 in us to get anywhere.Ryan Silva wrote:I almost always start as #3 (as I assume most do) until I am more familiar with the project and musicians. Once I have heard the core of the compositions I slowly start becoming a #2.
Also a short turnaround/deadline can keep me as a #2, throughout the entire project.
I am 100% number 2. I hear things finished even when its a practise session for a band, or a demo, or a riff. Whatever! I hear something and I finish it off in my head. My musical imagination is pretty good, even if i say so myself. Ask me to write a track and I can't. But ask me to help make the best of a song someone else is doing and I am good.
Seldom an initial ideas man, but everything starts flowing as soon as something touches me musically.
I can safely say its frustrating, as I hear it, and if i cannot get it right it bugs me until it IS right.
Seldom an initial ideas man, but everything starts flowing as soon as something touches me musically.
I can safely say its frustrating, as I hear it, and if i cannot get it right it bugs me until it IS right.
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I can't assign myself a number, but I do think it's most important in this job for us to enjoy the process and do what we can so others can enjoy the product.
My accessible rates and flexible booking policy have made for a lot of albums that happen one weekend at a time. I'm getting more into the idea of people just freaking finishing a record already. I know I get paid more when they mull over it more, but it's not always best for momentum.
The process is always fun with people who interact. I don't like doing the job by myself, like playing music, I prefer a dialog to drive the process.
My accessible rates and flexible booking policy have made for a lot of albums that happen one weekend at a time. I'm getting more into the idea of people just freaking finishing a record already. I know I get paid more when they mull over it more, but it's not always best for momentum.
The process is always fun with people who interact. I don't like doing the job by myself, like playing music, I prefer a dialog to drive the process.
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Clients come to me and need stuff done, by a certain time, for a certain amount of money. I get said stuff recorded, edited, mixed and on the air or onstage by their deadline, and within their budget. Which type does that make me?
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MoreSpaceEcho wrote: what is the point of this? i'm guessing you want people to say "uh, yeah, i start a lot of projects but then get bored, so i guess i'm number one" or "uh, yeah, i really like the process of making records but all my stuff gets bogged down in post production so i guess i'm number three" so you can reply "see, guys, one thing i learned working with the big guns out in LA is that you always gotta be focused on the end result: legitimate, bar coded product."
@?,*???&? wrote:Interesting. You can see how this matters. I think we all need to have a little bit of #2 in us to get anywhere.Ryan Silva wrote:I almost always start as #3 (as I assume most do) until I am more familiar with the project and musicians. Once I have heard the core of the compositions I slowly start becoming a #2.
Also a short turnaround/deadline can keep me as a #2, throughout the entire project.
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