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19th July 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Apr 2003 Location: L.A.
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Thread Starter | I suck
...its one of those days that no matter what I do sucks... how often do you guys get these?... I am happy with the mix in my room, then instead of trusting my ears I go and listen to it in the car and a couple more systems and I hate it..I go back and change it and then play it in the car - it sounds good...pop another cd in there I know sounds good, and it sounds crap in the exact same way my first mix did! So the original mix was the best...why don't I trust my monitors (which I love)?... ...now the funny thing is that I am no rookie...but it doens't matter!!! Once in a blue moon it always happens. Anyway...today, I suck  |
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19th July 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Carlsbad Ca.
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Perspective.... we're human. go get some excercise. |
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19th July 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Miami, FL
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I get these all the time (songwriting suck days) then I think to myself well, my songs suck compared to the beatles anyways so why bother.. so I feel proud of how much I suck. After feeling good about myself for a few minutes, I get depressed and write another song, and the cycle starts again. In other words! Like Cajones said.. take a break, do some excercise, watch TV. : ) and suck away hahaha
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19th July 2005
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| Gear interested  Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Portland, ME
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It's amazing how quickly I one-eighty on a mix - loving it one minute - hanging my head the next. I need to learn to not touch it unless I have a deadline - otherwise I dwell and lose all perspective. In other words - I feel your pain. Have some cookies, read a book, breathe.
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19th July 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Hamburg
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Hey,at least you suck at high level   |
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19th July 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Oct 2002 Location: A big Canadian island in the Pacific, but my citizenship is otherworldly...
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To console you I thought I'd revive this thread . Compared to that hoover-fest, your momentary brain fart is not even in the same time zone... Feel better now? 
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21st July 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: L.A.
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Ok guys...the storm is over...I got my powers back and I'm pretty amazing again !!!  Thanx for your support in those difficult moments, although give it another month and I'll be back to sucking again...oh well... |
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21st July 2005
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| There is only one  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: asheville NC
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dont you hate those days when things just arent "clicking" [no matter if it might even sound GOOD, you dont think it does]?
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21st July 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: London UK
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if you don't have days where it's not working you just aren't being creative enough
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23rd July 2005
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2nd August 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Careful now... Our ears tend to be more forgiving of the flaws that show up on our stereo systems when we are listening to a "professionally done" record. Our brains block out a certain amount of sonic wierdness before we start noticing things we don't like. On our own mixes however, we can only hear the problems 'cause after all, isn't that why we're listening in the car? Mastering can have an effect on that too. But it is miniscule. BTW, you don't save your mixes? 
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2nd August 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: L.A.
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Actually thats a very good point. Once a product is finalized you accept it for what it is. I do this "trick" that can be scary but always helps me see through someone else's great mix...while I listen and I think everything sounds amazing, I look at the faders in front of me and imagine that what I am hearing is coming out of my PT rig...I visualize the tracks in my screen and I can change anything...SUDDENLY this awesome mix collapses into pieces! The vocal is too thin, too bright, the guitars are too low, no snap on the snare...you get my point... So...the challenge is to be able to zoom out and listen to your mix as a consumer. As a done product. | |
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2nd August 2005
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| There is only one Joined: Jun 2002 Location: asheville NC
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but i do feel MUCH better afterwards. | |
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2nd August 2005
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| Gear Guru  Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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that was 2 days before the full moon Syra, they're always emotionally charged days that can go haywire ...
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2nd August 2005
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I go through that cycle every so often. I just feel like I'm going backwards and why bother trying to do this ect..ect..ect.. Usualy I just need a break to get some perspective. Basically what everyone else has said Also I think about how bands that I like and / or have recorded before will often come back to do there next record with me. I figure there must be something I'm doing that they like. That helps. Glad to hear your over the hump.. for now... ERic |
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