Compendium of ways to deal with certain studio situations!

[jeid]

I like this thread.

 

[Let it burn...]

[Situation]
Guitar player doesn't want to do overdubs for quad tracking

[Solution]
Say: "That was an amazing take but lets do another one just to be sure"

[Hard fast rule]
Make everybody feel at easy when tracking. Be kind and supportive and use basic psychology

 

[Let it burn...]

[Situation]
The drummer is hitting WAAAY to hard on the hi-hat

[Solution]
Put the hi-hat mic insanely loud in his headphone. He'll play softer for sure.

[Hard fast rule]
Sneaky tricks often do the job

 

[JeffTD]

[Situation]
Some bitch ass mofucka is trafficking hos on your block

[Solution]
Snatch his ass up in a bear trap and leave the mofucka hanging.

[Hard fast rule]
don't fuck with Bill Cosby.

 

[professorlamp]

[Situation]
Singer is a bit nervous and so is mumbling/no power in his vocals

[solution]
put a bit of reverb in his headphones and crank the track so he feels like he has to shout to be heard

[Hard fast rule]
singers are fags

 

[shred101]

[Situation]
Some band's shitty guitar/bass amps sound like dogs attempting to fart through an intercom yet they insist on using them because its metal maaaaang.

[solution]
Mic them up/whatever to appease their ego but insist on DI's too and reamp through sims later. It takes like, 5 minutes right?

[Hard fast rule]
Lots of bands dont realize how much they/their gear/their ideas suck. Get a backup for everything possible at every stage.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

[situation]
Your dumbass was retarded enough to not create a simple "hey fuckers, here are my rules" and they steam roll you with every type of bullshit you can think of.
[solution]
Kick everyone in the nuts.
[the rule]
Always have some form of written/signed "studio policy" so you can avoid said bullshit.

 

[Deadstar]

[Situation]
Band sucks

[Solution]
Record guitars and bass yourself, midi drums, re-sing the song

[Hard fast rule]
If u want a thing well done. Do it yourself

 

[Seth Munson]

[Situation]
Band sucks

[Solution]
Record guitars and bass yourself, midi drums, re-sing the song

[Hard fast rule]
If u want a thing well done. Do it yourself

i have actually done this..
the band asked me to

 

[shred101]

[Situation]
Band sucks

[Solution]
Record guitars and bass yourself, midi drums, re-sing the song

[Hard fast rule]
If u want a thing well done. Do it yourself

Been there done that, they always thought they sounded better on CD

 

[cloy26]

[Situation]
Band sucks

[Solution]
Record guitars and bass yourself, midi drums, re-sing the song

[Hard fast rule]
If u want a thing well done. Do it yourself

Funny, it's by far the most consistent and best bass tone I've ever done. :Smug:

o and midi drums: SO many times I will listen to rough drum takes and instead of editing, I'll simply program what they played.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

[solution]
Kick everyone in the nuts.

Amazing how many situations this can effectively be applied to

 

[CatharsisStudios]

situation- band memembers don't agree with your little tricks and glitches
solution - fight them
hard fast rule - DON'T FUCK WITH ME

 

[digitaldeath]

situation- band memembers don't agree with your little tricks and glitches
solution - fight them
hard fast rule - DON'T FUCK WITH ME

Best to do the changes (monitoring through cans) while they're taking a break. You may not get the entire band on your side after listening, but all it takes is one to like it - so aim to please the band "leader".