tracking session shot to hell

Guys I just tracked a session of a young RnB group that has me pissed.

Why u ask?

Because the group is on interscope and the record is likely to be mixed by some decent engineer who will end u thinking I'm the engineering equivalent of a Jackass

Why u ask?

Though my HD rig was in my car, in the essence of time the guys wanted to track via the studio's 002. "You see we lay all of the vocals and bounce each part down panned hard L/R. OF course this should be no problem, I could just make the tracks that got bounced inactive and who ever the engineer is could just activate them and do his own BG bounces (or not). Right? WRONG! "What are all those all grey tracks for? We never had those before, and while I'm explaining. The producer instructs me to delete those "we get it how we want it and get rid of the tracks"

But I'm ahead of myself

Instead of the project studio's Behiringer 8 channel pre, I decided to patch in my CIB, (which was also in my car from another gig).

When the "producer" said, "why cant we do it through the studio's equipment that we always work on?" I convinced him to let me cut it my way.

PROBLem solved? NOT

EAch sound I tracked, he was there to say "I need that one louder" So since I"m engineering and I dont know shit ( IN his eyes) I had to give the client what he wanted. I let him almost fry the shit. (which will amount to folks saying ptools lacks headroom when mix time comes) I would sneak the levels back down when he wasnt looking, but He'd re cut the parts when He caught on. So eventually I gave him what he wanted. WAS I wrong???

Which reminds me of a piggy back thread

[nukmusic]

LOL........... Kinda like cats asking " R U Finished yet?" when u doing a mix.

Shit hits your last nerve..........

Plus.........

I let him almost fry the shit. (which will amount to folks saying ptools lacks headroom when mix time comes)

they'll be asking "Who the FUK recorded this?" "What was he thinking"

[Jules]

"Boom-air" as they say in France...

[nukmusic]

P.S. Stop killing the Joy today you're getting older.............so HAPPY HAPPY, JOY JOY"...................pass the dam ice cream. "June 7"

[s.d.finley]

ahhh, Dirty South......

I love self proclaimed "Producers" who couldnt operate a 4 track cassette recorder if thier life depended on it.

rock

sdf

[axeman]

I think you were wrong if your name is going to be on that record and it really sounds awful. Unless you can put a disclaimer saying: "The producer forced me!"

[thethrillfactor]

Originally Posted by no ssl yet

Guys I just tracked a session of a young RnB group that has me pissed.

Why u ask?

Because the group is on interscope and the record is likely to be mixed by some decent engineer who will end u thinking I'm the engineering equivalent of a Jackass

I wouldn't sweat it.

Happens often believe or not.

Who knows if yours has the right vibe they may run with it and save some dough.

The trick will be if the A&R digs the vibe, getting the mixer to match the rough.

To be honest if it works its way through, whoever mixes won't give jack who tracked it.

He's used to getting badly recorded tracks by producers.

He'll be more concerned with what he has to do.

Unless there are missing files or unlabeled tracks(a bigger pet peeve).