Sad Moments In Audio History

[Silver Sonya]

Young band being given a studio tour. Upon surveying the control room, a member excitedly marvels over the console. Grabs a fader and moves it up, just for the sensation.

Exclaims "It's like Pro Tools, but... in physical form!"

No joke.

You are now free to hang your head in shame.

- c

[AlexK]

But he's right you know...

[eusagc]

How about this... Young band insists to help engineer in the vocal booth, and sets up a mic they know by themselves. Engineer, staying in the control room, then sets up the gain etc. and orders "take"... Vocalist begins to sing but suddenly gets all grumpy and starts a scene, complaining that the mic sounds terrible on his voice and demands a mic change. Upon hearing that strange but familiar sound, engineer rushes into the booth and twists the mic around, and gives young vocalist guy the wink... The mic was facing the wrong way...

[bigos]

I would never let any band go any where near my mics.

[larry b]

Originally Posted by Silver Sonya

Young band being given a studio tour. Upon surveying the control room, a member excitedly marvels over the console. Grabs a fader and moves it up, just for the sensation.

Exclaims "It's like Pro Tools, but... in physical form!"

No joke.

You are now free to hang your head in shame.

- c

Yeah, it figures. We've gotten to that point, haven't we.



dfegad

[gorillainthemix]

Omg, it's not the end of the world, you know...
Seriously..."sad moments in audio history"? Get over it already.

[Silvertone]

Originally Posted by Silver Sonya

Young band being given a studio tour. Upon surveying the control room, a member excitedly marvels over the console. Grabs a fader and moves it up, just for the sensation.

Exclaims "It's like Pro Tools, but... in physical form!"

No joke.

You are now free to hang your head in shame.

- c

That is so sad that the young ones here don't even know what their missing. It's like internet porn vs. having a real live partner... sad indeed!!!

[Karloff70]

Originally Posted by Silvertone

That is so sad that the young ones here don't even know what their missing. It's like internet porn vs. having a real live partner... sad indeed!!!

LOL. "Look there! It's like a wife. Just inanimate, and without the happiness."

[starfighter]

Originally Posted by Silvertone

It's like internet porn vs. having a real live partner... sad indeed!!!

I think you just got awarded analogy of the day, dude...

Mrten

[taturana]

happens every once in a while... i setup a side address mic for vocals and then the vocalist twists it so it's facing him... i then tell the vocalist not to touch any microphones... ever...

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by Silvertone

That is so sad that the young ones here don't even know what their missing. It's like internet porn vs. having a real live partner... sad indeed!!!

Originally Posted by Karloff70

LOL. "Look there! It's like a wife. Just inanimate, and without the happiness."

I wonder which thought is sadder?

[TheMarqueeYears]

Originally Posted by Silver Sonya

Young band being given a studio tour. Upon surveying the control room, a member excitedly marvels over the console. Grabs a fader and moves it up, just for the sensation.

Exclaims "It's like Pro Tools, but... in physical form!"

No joke.

You are now free to hang your head in shame.

- c

LOL

SS, my boy Isaac is 7 years old, I bought him "The Battle Of Britian" on DVD (it's an old WW2 movie)

Anyway the into scene is a couple of beautiful Spitfires swooping down out of the sky and over the camera man at a low level .... fantastic stuff.

My boy turns to me and says "Wow fantastic graphics dad"

I just hang my head.

TMY

[faramita]

Using samples instead of real instruments is much sadder, actually. And nobody comments on that anymore.dfegad

[gussyg2007]

I had a young lad come into my studio and ask me what i did with all those guitars hanging on the wall , i say play them of course ! his reply was "oh i thought they were for decoration "

[Knox]

that's no "engineer" . . . . if he let's someone else set up the vocal mic or at least doesn't check to make sure it's set up properly before they do a "take". The vocal is 'semi' important. *smile*

Originally Posted by eusagc

How about this... Young band insists to help engineer in the vocal booth, and sets up a mic they know by themselves. Engineer, staying in the control room, then sets up the gain etc. and orders "take"... Vocalist begins to sing but suddenly gets all grumpy and starts a scene, complaining that the mic sounds terrible on his voice and demands a mic change. Upon hearing that strange but familiar sound, engineer rushes into the booth and twists the mic around, and gives young vocalist guy the wink... The mic was facing the wrong way...

[theblue1]

Originally Posted by bigos

I would never let any band go any where near my mics.

Well... that certainly cuts down on plosives and prox effect.

Originally Posted by gussyg2007

I had a young lad come into my studio and ask me what i did with all those guitars hanging on the wall , i say play them of course ! his reply was "oh i thought they were for decoration "

And they help break up early reflections.

[gussyg2007]

Originally Posted by theblue1

Well... that certainly cuts down on plosives and prox effect.


And they help break up early reflections.

you learn something new everyday

[Chucho]

When I was 18 I would have done anything to have pro tools at home in my bedroom. As it was, I occasionally had the opportunity to use studios (stand back, don't touch). I was stoked to see a four track tape machine.

Young guy sees pro tools before he sees a large desk. I don't think that's particularly sad.

[narcoman]

Originally Posted by faramita

Using samples instead of real instruments is much sadder, actually. And nobody comments on that anymore.dfegad

i do . Daily !!

Same with "guitar VSTs" etc ......ughhh

[Karloff70]

Originally Posted by Chucho

When I was 18 I would have done anything to have pro tools at home in my bedroom. As it was, I occasionally had the opportunity to use studios (stand back, don't touch). I was stoked to see a four track tape machine.

Young guy sees pro tools before he sees a large desk. I don't think that's particularly sad.

No, but it kind of is sad if he doesn't in the end ever get to see/use an 'actual' desk....or experience the magic that used to be part of using one. See the Daniel Lanois interview thread........

[hilander74]

Originally Posted by faramita

Using samples instead of real instruments is much sadder, actually. And nobody comments on that anymore.dfegad

False on so many levels. You can't just dismiss the whole history of sample based music.
Depends on the context at least.
I've often heard of people recording real strings or horns and processing/editng it to make it sound more like a sample.

[Chucho]

Originally Posted by Karloff70

No, but it kind of is sad if he doesn't in the end ever get to see/use an 'actual' desk....or experience the magic that used to be part of using one. See the Daniel Lanois interview thread........

Except this guy did just get to see a real desk. There is no less chance of any kid seeing a real desk. In fact if he enrolls onto one of these courses you hear about, he can spend 3 years all over a real desk.

[AllAboutTone]

Originally Posted by bigos

I would never let any band go any where near my mics.

Now that I think over the many years, I don't either, they are under lock and key every time they are not being used.
Other than my drum mics that stay in place at all times.

[hipass]

the master is great, but can we get it louder? We would like it mastered louder than any other CD.

[robertshaw]

Originally Posted by Silver Sonya

Young band being given a studio tour. Upon surveying the control room, a member excitedly marvels over the console. Grabs a fader and moves it up, just for the sensation.

Exclaims "It's like Pro Tools, but... in physical form!"

No joke.

You are now free to hang your head in shame.

- c

It's like sex but.... in the physical form.
Atleast you can get mixdown out of a DAW

[inthere]

A guy samples my record, then sues a group that samples his sample of me......and they pay him instead of me.

[robertshaw]

Originally Posted by inthere

A guy samples my record, then sues a group that samples his sample of me......and they pay him instead of me.

Is that like taking a photograph of a photograph and then when someone uses the photograph of the photograph without permission?

Man your case could go to the supreme Court. That's some serious legal philosophy to undertake.

[narcoman]

Originally Posted by hilander74

False on so many levels. You can't just dismiss the whole history of sample based music.
Depends on the context at least.
I've often heard of people recording real strings or horns and processing/editng it to make it sound more like a sample.

not that side of sampling. The "buy the East west crappy strings and make a symphony" kind.....

[Karloff70]

Originally Posted by Chucho

Except this guy did just get to see a real desk. There is no less chance of any kid seeing a real desk. In fact if he enrolls onto one of these courses you hear about, he can spend 3 years all over a real desk.

Maybe, but whether that will constitute a magic situation is a whole other thing.....read the Daniel Lanois angle on this in the first paragraph:

Daniel Lanois Interview (insight for the independent artist)

[Jonboy79]

Originally Posted by TheMarqueeYears

LOL

SS, my boy Isaac is 7 years old, I bought him "The Battle Of Britian" on DVD (it's an old WW2 movie)

Anyway the into scene is a couple of beautiful Spitfires swooping down out of the sky and over the camera man at a low level .... fantastic stuff.

My boy turns to me and says "Wow fantastic graphics dad"

I just hang my head.

TMY

Why are you hanging your head? Your 7 year old has a complex enough vocabulary to use words like "fantastic" when describing what he thinks are video game or computer generated graphics.

Must be a pretty incredible WWII film if he thought the "graphics" were that "fantastic".