sgulley
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If you really like music and recording it then never stop trying to get better at it.
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Post by sgulley on Mar 15, 2005 6:08:21 GMT
Thanks Roger,
I'm still tweaking the EQs... but finally just gave up. One thing am learning though; the more you have in the backing track, the harder it is to get what you want to come out without something canceling it out... I brought the Strat HZ way up and now it sounds like an old hi-fi album record, but maybe that's alright.
Sounds different everytime I listen so that must mean I'm very close to a mixing burn-out.
Thanks for the comments. Now its time to listen to someone else's music,
Stan
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Post by mcarp555 on Mar 15, 2005 9:08:43 GMT
Songwriting (and arranging, mixing, etc.) is a craft, pure and simple. You can have inspiration, but without a solid basis in the nuts and bolts dept., you'll struggle for a long time. I think of it a lot like building furniture. You're sitting there with your Pocketlathe 5 and a stack of timber. Which chair will look better, your first or your hundredth?
I used to work like Stan's describing - get it at once, or don't get it at all. One of the biggest days in my time as a songwriter was when I finally went back to a song and did some proper editing. I never looked back.
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Post by Rob on Mar 15, 2005 12:01:18 GMT
yeah mikey..stan, me too...but since "catch my breath" its all different....if i get an idea...ill record it immediately and listen the next day..if it doesnt grab me 24hrs later then its saved for another day or tweaked...but as soon as i get the next day feeling then i continue with it...this tne im working on now...i was singing it in the car with out any backing...i finally have all the words...the structure....and can sing it without a guitar...but i have no plan to record anything yet...this one isnt even a version 1 mix yet...i'm testing myself of course...how much can i develop it before i hit the record button...its hard!!
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Post by mcarp555 on Mar 15, 2005 13:12:08 GMT
For me, the editing process begins with finishing the song or not. If it bores me so much I can't be bothered to complete it, why would anyone else be interested? I've got notebooks and cassettes with literally hundreds of ideas, only a small percentage of which ever become finished. But when I'm stuck for ideas, it's good to dip into this backlog to see if anything can be reworked anew.
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Post by Rob on Mar 15, 2005 13:34:59 GMT
For me, the editing process begins with finishing the song or not. If it bores me so much I can't be bothered to complete it, why would anyone else be interested? I've got notebooks and cassettes with literally hundreds of ideas, only a small percentage of which ever become finished. But when I'm stuck for ideas, it's good to dip into this backlog to see if anything can be reworked anew. i was inspired after watching wilco and an interview with jeff tweedy earlier this year...these are almost his words.
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sgulley
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If you really like music and recording it then never stop trying to get better at it.
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Post by sgulley on Mar 15, 2005 19:28:14 GMT
(need to hang this on my wall)
Any form of communication is complex: sign-language, positive presentation in front of audiences, etc. It takes a lot of practice and time to mature (some a lot more than others).
With music being at my top of my list for the greatest avenue of communication known to man I would say that you would need to be a multi-talented individual to ever greatly mature.
Sorry about the philosophy lesson.
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