Anyone have a hobby they like better than recording?
- LVC_Jeff
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Anyone have a hobby they like better than recording?
Am I the only one that has a hobby that they enjoy doing more than recording/mixing/live sound? I love cars. I will always love cars. I race them competitively, and I'm quite good at it.
I've already heard the spiel about "you have to to be passionate about recording if you want to make it." I am passionate about recording, I haven't spent money on cars in 2 years, and I haven't raced in about that long because I'm busy doing stuff with recording and sound.
But is there anyone else who has a hobby they wish they were doing when you were recording or at your other sound-related job? And what is it you'd rather be doing? (just out of curiosity)
Thanks.
I've already heard the spiel about "you have to to be passionate about recording if you want to make it." I am passionate about recording, I haven't spent money on cars in 2 years, and I haven't raced in about that long because I'm busy doing stuff with recording and sound.
But is there anyone else who has a hobby they wish they were doing when you were recording or at your other sound-related job? And what is it you'd rather be doing? (just out of curiosity)
Thanks.
Jeff- Music Recording Technology Student at LVC
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in recent years, as recording has become my job, i keep wondering what my hobby will be. it seems to have become fixing gear, although it should be actually making music. the fact that after a long day of recording, i'm hanging out on the TOMB must say something.
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What's this "girl" you speak of?
I record at work and then I come home, watch an episode of the office on my ipod, record another band, then sleep on the floor of my one bedroom apartment because I spent all my money on microphones, get up the next morning, and go back to work. I record to get away from recording.
Ian
I record at work and then I come home, watch an episode of the office on my ipod, record another band, then sleep on the floor of my one bedroom apartment because I spent all my money on microphones, get up the next morning, and go back to work. I record to get away from recording.
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ahh cars
my life now involves recording and tinkering with audio electronics. speaker building is a hobby i guess. what kind of racing did you do? I used to turn spanners on a rally car race team years ago. I do miss the sound of the car and working on such a brilliant technological piece of ART. When I get a garage again I will start looking for a old 20v turbo Audi motor to build into a fire-breathing monster. but i digress.... so someday I will have the car hobbie again but no rush.
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I'm a musician first and foremost, and from that came a techinical curiosity that spawned my recording interest. Both kinda save themselves from one another- meaning when I get a bit burned out geeking out on what I should be doing engineering wise, I can always play music with my band and /or others. That usually keeps things fresh. Aside from anything music, I'm a skateboarder. I've been skating so long that it's part of who I am. It influenced much music I got into as a kid, and gave me great personal experiences, tons of adventures, and really made me face fears over the years I've been doing it. It's not as easy to be the skate rat that I was years ago, due to full on life responsibilities, but there's a richness that I feel now when I skate that makes me never want to stop. Anyhow, yeah, that's my big alter ego. There are times when recording that I really want to go skating, but that said- recording isn't too bad of a gig. I feel blessed to do both. Gifts are transferable- just gotta find a balance sometimes.
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Hording. . .no. . .really. . .
Not just recording gear. . .whenever I get into something, I have to have like 50 of everything involved. I was really into photography for awhile so I have about 6 or 7 cameras and 3 times that many lenses. . .i used to be "into" computers but now i do it for a "day job" but still have remnants from my hording. . .i play guitar and own more than i care to count (stopped counting at 20). . .i collect DVDs and don't like to lend them out. . .i love star wars and decided i needed all of the recent burger king toys they put out (i'm 28 years old. . .why i need burger king toys still sealed in shoeboxes in my closet is beyond me!). . .the list goes on. Kentothink can verify. . .my real passion is stuff. . .i just like to get stuff.
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Not just recording gear. . .whenever I get into something, I have to have like 50 of everything involved. I was really into photography for awhile so I have about 6 or 7 cameras and 3 times that many lenses. . .i used to be "into" computers but now i do it for a "day job" but still have remnants from my hording. . .i play guitar and own more than i care to count (stopped counting at 20). . .i collect DVDs and don't like to lend them out. . .i love star wars and decided i needed all of the recent burger king toys they put out (i'm 28 years old. . .why i need burger king toys still sealed in shoeboxes in my closet is beyond me!). . .the list goes on. Kentothink can verify. . .my real passion is stuff. . .i just like to get stuff.
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Fly fishing (I suck at it, but it's fun).
Curling (My team sucks at it, but it's fun).
Biking (I'm not fast, but I can bike pretty far, and it's fun).
Cooking (I'm pretty good, but nothing compared to my mom, but it's fun).
I've been telling people in meetings at work- "Don't turn your job into your hobby. Do you work, and then leave. Seriously."
Curling (My team sucks at it, but it's fun).
Biking (I'm not fast, but I can bike pretty far, and it's fun).
Cooking (I'm pretty good, but nothing compared to my mom, but it's fun).
I've been telling people in meetings at work- "Don't turn your job into your hobby. Do you work, and then leave. Seriously."
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Surfing. Sucks to be in the middle of Illinois, but the Lakes are actually pretty decent when the wind is right and they'll suffice for the time being. I'm also addicted to the Food Network. Good Eats is my favorite show right now, with The Iron Chef close behind. That new one on cakes is cool, too. Oh, and I run, but not in December through February. Music/recording is probably second on my list, behind surfing. I'd never touch a guitar again if I could be promised great waves every day for the rest of my life.
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Recording and working with sound will always be my first love, but I also enjoy building models of military aircraft and going to airshows.
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