Ever spend all day recording something...
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zenmindbeginner
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Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
I feelyer pain man... I've done more bull**it and crap than good if I were to measure it all over the years.
I've been frustrated beyond belief waaaaay too many times to even begin to count... budget constrains meant unbelievable sacrifice and Sisyphean struggle and defeat.
I have tons of unfinished stuff that just proved too painful to finish... I don't even now where to start.
I guess struggle and defeat is just part of DIY recording. I honestly marvel at anything I do that sounds decent because most of it is shiite.
That said, don't be so hard onyerself kiddo. We all love your work. : )
I feelyer pain man... I've done more bull**it and crap than good if I were to measure it all over the years.
I've been frustrated beyond belief waaaaay too many times to even begin to count... budget constrains meant unbelievable sacrifice and Sisyphean struggle and defeat.
I have tons of unfinished stuff that just proved too painful to finish... I don't even now where to start.
I guess struggle and defeat is just part of DIY recording. I honestly marvel at anything I do that sounds decent because most of it is shiite.
That said, don't be so hard onyerself kiddo. We all love your work. : )
ex-250
Riffologist Extraordinaire
Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
Its all for the best, I suppose. No use in polishing a turd. Just kill it and start over.
It was a cover of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" for my first band's farewell album. I was just not pleased at all with how the bass was coming out. So I deleted it. Mind you, I'm only just getting back into fingerstyle playing, so I guess a solid 14 minutes of Steve Harris should be a challenge.
I consider it a day of practice.
Its all for the best, I suppose. No use in polishing a turd. Just kill it and start over.
It was a cover of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" for my first band's farewell album. I was just not pleased at all with how the bass was coming out. So I deleted it. Mind you, I'm only just getting back into fingerstyle playing, so I guess a solid 14 minutes of Steve Harris should be a challenge.
I consider it a day of practice.
Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
Yeah, been there before and it sucks. Some days you're on fire, other days it's just not happening.
Best thing to do is just kick back, have a drink, and just relax and try to ask yourself what happened. If you can't figure it out, no big deal. Just go back next time feeling good and tell yourself that you'll kill it next time. It's all headgames.
Yeah, been there before and it sucks. Some days you're on fire, other days it's just not happening.
Best thing to do is just kick back, have a drink, and just relax and try to ask yourself what happened. If you can't figure it out, no big deal. Just go back next time feeling good and tell yourself that you'll kill it next time. It's all headgames.
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
totally not a wasted day. Its all part of the process.
totally not a wasted day. Its all part of the process.
Kamanda~SD
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Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
All to well my friend... Hence why I have a 4-track on the way, I just get so caught up in the 'production' process sometimes it really hurts the performance or even the songwriting process. ex. Taking 4-6 hours to do a 1 punk demo is just an atrocity
Now question...what exactly was it that wasn't 'perfect'...are you speaking purely of production, or arrangement/ performance etc?
All to well my friend... Hence why I have a 4-track on the way, I just get so caught up in the 'production' process sometimes it really hurts the performance or even the songwriting process. ex. Taking 4-6 hours to do a 1 punk demo is just an atrocity
Now question...what exactly was it that wasn't 'perfect'...are you speaking purely of production, or arrangement/ performance etc?
Chris of Arabia
Desert RATT
Ever spend all day recording something...
I've certainly done it with individual tracks; take after take after take of f'up after f'up after f'up...
I've certainly done it with individual tracks; take after take after take of f'up after f'up after f'up...
Lazarus1140
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Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
All day .... no - many hours .... yes, constantly.
Sometimes it is my limitations as a player that cripple my efforts, but lately it has been struggles in the recording process that are the main sources of frustration.
All day .... no - many hours .... yes, constantly.
Sometimes it is my limitations as a player that cripple my efforts, but lately it has been struggles in the recording process that are the main sources of frustration.
ex-250
Riffologist Extraordinaire
Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
Honestly it was probably 3-4 hours, but they were the only 3-4 productive solitary hours I have. So it counted as my whole day.
Honestly it was probably 3-4 hours, but they were the only 3-4 productive solitary hours I have. So it counted as my whole day.
alphadog808
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Nice to know it's not just me. I thought it was just me who would keep banging their head on the wall trying to get something just right. And then when I get *that* part right, I screw some other part, etc. It's almost like when you know the recorder is on I start to over think things and mess up.
Or as I'm playing, I'm thinking, "wow, you made it this far without screwing up, pretty g...arrgh!"
Sometimes I find that when I take a break and come back, it sounds much better....sometimes.
Nice to know it's not just me. I thought it was just me who would keep banging their head on the wall trying to get something just right. And then when I get *that* part right, I screw some other part, etc. It's almost like when you know the recorder is on I start to over think things and mess up.
Or as I'm playing, I'm thinking, "wow, you made it this far without screwing up, pretty g...arrgh!"
Sometimes I find that when I take a break and come back, it sounds much better....sometimes.
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sosomething
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Not so much because it isn't perfect, technically... I can usually get there in one session if I keep at it.
But I have spent whole days working on parts or passages for songs I'm writing only to abandon or delete them after nailing it perfectly BECAUSE once I heard it played well in context, I realized that it just wasn't up to my standards compositionally.
That's worse, I think.
"Ah, perfect! Finally! Now, let's just listen to this all together. Aaaaand it sucks."
Not so much because it isn't perfect, technically... I can usually get there in one session if I keep at it.
But I have spent whole days working on parts or passages for songs I'm writing only to abandon or delete them after nailing it perfectly BECAUSE once I heard it played well in context, I realized that it just wasn't up to my standards compositionally.
That's worse, I think.
"Ah, perfect! Finally! Now, let's just listen to this all together. Aaaaand it sucks."
Lazarus1140
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Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
To alphadog:
When you can't get the wall right using your head, try a sladge hammer.
To EX-250:
I totally understand how 3 - 4 hours can be a whole day because there were no more.
To alphadog:
When you can't get the wall right using your head, try a sladge hammer.
To EX-250:
I totally understand how 3 - 4 hours can be a whole day because there were no more.
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
I actually have the opposite problem; I spend hours and hours recording junk I can't bring myself to delete because "there's this one little part that has this killer phrasing" that I can never find or replicate :lol:
How about the old "best take EVAR!!!!" but you realize too late hit "play" instead of "record" and no one heard it but you and the cat?
I swear I've got 30 tons of excess tracks thanks to Audition's "can't record unless you assign a session file and a place to save everything, even if you're not keeping it" crap.
I actually have the opposite problem; I spend hours and hours recording junk I can't bring myself to delete because "there's this one little part that has this killer phrasing" that I can never find or replicate :lol:
How about the old "best take EVAR!!!!" but you realize too late hit "play" instead of "record" and no one heard it but you and the cat?
I swear I've got 30 tons of excess tracks thanks to Audition's "can't record unless you assign a session file and a place to save everything, even if you're not keeping it" crap.
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I always think going in to record that is shouldn't take me very long (its only a 2 minute song I tell myself) and then a bazillion hours later I finish. Just last week I played for about 4 hours to get some tracks down and then realized a few days later my OD sound was way too dark. Scraped everything and started again.
I always think going in to record that is shouldn't take me very long (its only a 2 minute song I tell myself) and then a bazillion hours later I finish. Just last week I played for about 4 hours to get some tracks down and then realized a few days later my OD sound was way too dark. Scraped everything and started again.
jake_xms3_punk
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Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
never delete anything! You might listen back in a few weeks with fresh ears and have a different opinion. Even if it still doesn't sound good, I'm sure it can be salvaged.
never delete anything! You might listen back in a few weeks with fresh ears and have a different opinion. Even if it still doesn't sound good, I'm sure it can be salvaged.
Reload in 5
Just Ultimate Slacker
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I have put down a rhthym track, then just played a solo (to fill the space I would later punch the solo into)
Then spend a ton of takes taking the parts I liked in the scratch track and polish them so they were perfect. Then go back and realize I like the first take best, and the "mess ups" were part of what made it good.
I have put down a rhthym track, then just played a solo (to fill the space I would later punch the solo into)
Then spend a ton of takes taking the parts I liked in the scratch track and polish them so they were perfect. Then go back and realize I like the first take best, and the "mess ups" were part of what made it good.
Al.C
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Re: Ever spend all day recording something...
Can't tell you how many times this has happened to me..
Today spent all afternoon trying to record a fingerstyle acoustic arrangement I did 3-4 months ago. Became painfully aware my playing istoo sloppy. Now it feels like I spent the all afternoon practicing. Not really a bad afternoon, just spent it differently thatn anticipated. Got things cleaned up a huge amount, maybe next weekend will get it recorded....or not.
Can't tell you how many times this has happened to me..
Today spent all afternoon trying to record a fingerstyle acoustic arrangement I did 3-4 months ago. Became painfully aware my playing istoo sloppy. Now it feels like I spent the all afternoon practicing. Not really a bad afternoon, just spent it differently thatn anticipated. Got things cleaned up a huge amount, maybe next weekend will get it recorded....or not.
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