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Originally posted by alphajerk
you know whats fun? having all the musicians lay down the complete take live with no OD's. playing as a band, no one sitting around [except me with my eyes closed listening to the monitors]
it works really great with a great "mood" in the live room. oh, and they all have to play in the same room. together. all the way through. no ****ups.
i know its a tough concept to imagine. |
It sure seems to be tough for the bands that want me to record them. That's why I don't stay too booked up. I always tell 'em in preproduction that I expect them to be able to play all the way through, all together, with no mistakes. They all THINK they can ["Man, we been rehearsin' this shit for a ****in' YEAR, we can play it in our SLEEP!"] but the ones who really can are rare as rocking-horse manure. Watching the faces on playback is a sad experience - you can actually see the egos collapsing (I actually derive a kind of sick glee from watching some of the arrogant muthas). After about take 13 of the first song - which by now is sounding far worse than the first take - I send them back to woodshed. most of them never return.
The ones who get bored with the recording process are the ones who lay down steaming piles of "their sound" and want you to transform it into music.
Scott