do you know what you're doing?
- Brett Siler
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I figured out in high school I really don't know what I am doing in life in general, but if I act like I know what I am doing, I can fool about 95% of people. I generally go about my life that way.
I remember my first paying recording session. I was 18 years old and this young punk band wanted me to record them, I was like "yeah i can do that no problem!" They were all no older than 15 and one of the dudes Dad came to the session and I was thinking the whole time he was gonna just stop the session and say "ok you really don't know what you are doing do you?" I was actually kinda nervous but I played it cool, and in the end they were happy with it and so was I.
I remember my first paying recording session. I was 18 years old and this young punk band wanted me to record them, I was like "yeah i can do that no problem!" They were all no older than 15 and one of the dudes Dad came to the session and I was thinking the whole time he was gonna just stop the session and say "ok you really don't know what you are doing do you?" I was actually kinda nervous but I played it cool, and in the end they were happy with it and so was I.
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Yeah. I know how that feels. Or the other day I was talking to a British engineer who was using weird terminology. I was just stumbling over my words and talking like an idiot. I felt like such a fake.cgarges wrote:I spend half my time on sessions (especially the good ones with really good, experienced players) just wondering when everyone is going to stand up and bust me for being completely incompetent. It's like, "Ha ha, we know you don't know what you're doing!"
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*bows before you*honkyjonk wrote:Of course I know what I'm doing. After all, I did graduate from college with a degree in recording, where I learned how to use protools. I guess I just don't have anything to feel inadequate about like you guys.
all hail recording arts degrees.
man, I can't wait until I get a piece of paper that gives me the ability to know everything about recording. only 2 years left. then it's a bachelor's degree in recording arts for me.
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There's a book?KennyLusk wrote:At least 60% of the way I track is un-orthodox and FWIW I wouldn't be happy with the sound I get if I did everything by the book.
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Well, as much as I love happy accidents, there's some small degree of truth to this statement as well. That sentiment is more elegantly explained by Steve Albini in the forward to the new TapeOp book. You can begin reading it on Tone Vendor. Here's the gist: Over time, we figure things out and fall into useful habits and guidelines.SoulOfJonas wrote:a producer once told "you're just fooling yourself if you don't think this all just a bunch of happy accidents." i've thought about that almost sessions since.
If we're really good, one of the "good habits" we develop is the ability to throw away all previously established guidelines and habits when the need arises.
But, I still say we're all just guessing. Everybody. All humans. I mean, what's a doctor? Just a human who (based on experience) has some really excellent guesses about what might be wrong with you and what might fix it.
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