Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Rochester, New York
quote:
Originally posted by JohnSmith
totally man! all is going great till you start recording, then it's all shot to hell!
I have noticed that when you are recording, everything sounds great live, but when you listen to the recording the beats maybe off just a little bit, not a whole lot, but enough for you to notice them. I find that very frustrating. For that reason and you know you are recording, so it's like somebody is watchin you like a hawk and you don't want to mess up. So I feel the pain of making a recording.
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Feb-28-2003 09:55
Luke Terry
tranceaddict oldskool
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
practise, just remember there is no pressure compared to a live audience
ive gota agree with ya all there, i always seem to fuck up when recording, like the other day i was making a cd for my mate, and i just constantly kept screwing up, then i had a lil rest nd came back to it, going smoothly until the 2nd to last transition, arggggg
Feb-28-2003 15:06
Greedy
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: NoVA/DC
quote:
Originally posted by spike_boy69
ive gota agree with ya all there, i always seem to fuck up when recording, like the other day i was making a cd for my mate, and i just constantly kept screwing up, then i had a lil rest nd came back to it, going smoothly until the 2nd to last transition, arggggg
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Feb-28-2003 19:24
djdawn
RetroActive
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: GTA #5
quote:
Originally posted by Project T
practise, just remember there is no pressure compared to a live audience
actually I think it's much worse when recording at home, cause you will hear every transition over and over again while at a club or rave you hear it only once and then it's gone. People forget fcuk-ups quite quickly if the next transition is good...
i hate making home recordings. that's part of why i quit (for now)
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Feb-28-2003 19:36
b|p|3m
Mixed Euphoria
Registered: May 2002
Location: Italy
Re: Recording Mixes
quote:
Originally posted by Gourhellyea
god it is fucking frustrating as hell. who feels me?
I agree but record mixes @ home to listen them it's a needed for improve own skills.
quote:
Originally posted by djdawn
actually I think it's much worse when recording at home, cause you will hear every transition over and over again while at a club or rave you hear it only once and then it's gone. People forget fcuk-ups quite quickly if the next transition is good...
I agree, in a club for you and for the crowd it isn't possible to re-listen a mistake. But in a live audience there is a pression of other genre that is bigger than in own bedroom.
The key words are practice and experience.
it took me almost 6yrs to realize that when i am recording and something fux up... i can just pick up the needle and redo that transition and then edit in the computer. it is one thing if you are recording a "live" cd, but if you are making one to pass out to pees you deem as important for your career or what not, i feel it is better to give them a quality cd of "live mixes" than a less-than-par "live cd". also, if you do that while you are mixing.. it is easier to get the levels right.
on the latest cd i just made, i didnt like how the last 3 tracks were situated, i just went back and rearranged, added, and deleted a few back there and viola, done... rather than going back and re-recording the mix.
just my opinion
Feb-28-2003 20:42
TranceInMySoul
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Southampton, England
onceler: Totally agree It takes more time doing a little editing afterwards, but to finish with an entire CD you're happy with rather than hating one of the mixes is much better.
There's a point that people haven't said so far: a loud sound system masks mistakes a bit too. It is much harder to pick up on things like beat phasing when the volume is too loud.
That said, if you mix a CD or tape, you'll probably listen to each mix at least a few times. Generally, you're trying your hardest to find fault with your mixing so you'll normally hear something you don't like.
I always find mixing at home difficult because there is no crowd energy to feed from, after 30-45 minutes I'm getting a bit bored of mixing. In a club it is just totally different.
