1 Thing Meters are good for...

nathand · 22nd April 2008

1 Thing Meters are good for...

When I have a cold and am recording and can't hear anything,meters are my best friend.

I'm dying today but the show must go on! Is it just me or does everybody feel like this is a career that does not allow for sick days.

N8

elroy jetson · 23rd April 2008

i stayed home sick yesterday.

Mundox · 24th April 2008

I was sick today.

Chaellus · 24th April 2008

nathand
Is it just me or does everybody feel like this is a career that does not allow for sick days.

N8

thats what i thought and felt as well

Sonsey@mac.com · 24th April 2008

I once mixed a Grey Owl documentary with a fever of 102! Couldn't even stand up out of my chair. Still see it on air now and again, and laugh. Producers could care less if your half dead... but see how fast THEY cancel if they have the sniffles!

soundboy · 24th April 2008

I've mixed shows with ear infections, high fevers...Drop dead dates don't change for anything, even waiting for network notes until the day before the project is due.

swirlyd · 26th April 2008

Sick days, what are those?? :-D I think I've managed to call in sick 3 times in the last 10 years - but then again, I'm a freelancer, so I have free days during the week sometimes....but being sick for a scheduled session/project can mean losing a client forever

georgia · 30th April 2008

5. impressing a client with your technical abilities.

4. giving you something to look at after you've watched the same 3 minutes of film for the past 8 hours.

3. messing with an interns brain when discussing various meter scales.

2. something to spend all that unwanted money you have laying around on...

1. something to blame the cappy mix on, that you just completed in order to get it past network QC.

cheers
geo

no sleep last night.. sorry...

Yoda117 · 7th May 2008

they also serve as a visual means of inducing sleep... at least to me.

Still, I swear by my dedicated meters... but the needles are soooo pretty.

*looks at the bouncy needles for about 10 minutes*

Where was I again...? Oh yeah, stay in school kids.

22nd April 2008	#1
nathand Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 367 Thread Starter	1 Thing Meters are good for... 1 Thing Meters are good for... When I have a cold and am recording and can't hear anything,meters are my best friend. I'm dying today but the show must go on! Is it just me or does everybody feel like this is a career that does not allow for sick days. N8

24th April 2008	#5
Sonsey@mac.com Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 361	I once mixed a Grey Owl documentary with a fever of 102! Couldn't even stand up out of my chair. Still see it on air now and again, and laugh. Producers could care less if your half dead... but see how fast THEY cancel if they have the sniffles! __________________ Howard Sonnenburg Composer/Sound Designer/Engineer/Gadabout www.sonsey.com "Nice Camera... how's the f#$%ing script?" - Adrian Langley

24th April 2008	#6
soundboy Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 629	I've mixed shows with ear infections, high fevers...Drop dead dates don't change for anything, even waiting for network notes until the day before the project is due. __________________ Charles Dayton, CAS Twisted Avocado Post Audio Partial credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206743/

30th April 2008	#8
georgia Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY NY Posts: 1,250	5 things meters are good for... 5. impressing a client with your technical abilities. 4. giving you something to look at after you've watched the same 3 minutes of film for the past 8 hours. 3. messing with an interns brain when discussing various meter scales. 2. something to spend all that unwanted money you have laying around on... 1. something to blame the cappy mix on, that you just completed in order to get it past network QC. cheers geo no sleep last night.. sorry... __________________ ms georgia hilton mpe(editor) mpse cas NY NY http://www.filmdoctors.com http://www.hiltonmediamanagement.com http://www.hmmproductions.com http://www.editingtruck.com http://www.stage32.com/profile/6569/georgia-hilton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385255/resume MEMBER: IATSE LOCAL 700

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23rd April 2008	#2
elroy jetson Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 55	i stayed home sick yesterday.

24th April 2008	#3
Mundox Gear maniac Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 287	I was sick today.

24th April 2008	#4
Chaellus Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, California Posts: 1,980	nathand Is it just me or does everybody feel like this is a career that does not allow for sick days. N8 thats what i thought and felt as well

26th April 2008	#7
swirlyd Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 83	Sick days, what are those?? :-D I think I've managed to call in sick 3 times in the last 10 years - but then again, I'm a freelancer, so I have free days during the week sometimes....but being sick for a scheduled session/project can mean losing a client forever

7th May 2008	#9
Yoda117 Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 643	they also serve as a visual means of inducing sleep... at least to me. Still, I swear by my dedicated meters... but the needles are soooo pretty. looks at the bouncy needles for about 10 minutes Where was I again...? Oh yeah, stay in school kids.

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