Do you ever feel a bit down about your level of recording knowledge?

[Vicioushead]

Ugh...I wish sometimes I started down this path a long time ago. I have a vision in my head for how I'd like to be able to make things sound but I don't have the knowledge or wisdom to pull it off.

Sometimes this forum can be an inspiration and others, when I listen to the amazing quality of sound some of you guys produce, I feel so discouraged.

So I guess my question is, how do you keep your chin up during these vunerable times?

 

[Tommy Evans]

The only time I've actually felt down since i started this hobby 5-6 years ago was today actually. Not sure why. But I remembered that in this business, you never fully learn the art of recording or just figure it all out one day. EVERYTIME I sit down in front of my set up, I learn something new. And to me, that's part of the reason i do this. To make bands sound good and to KEEP learning. No matter how good you get, you're never done.

 

[Sloan]

Go to sleep a wise old man just to wake up a newborn baby. Such is life.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

It's all a part of the never-ending learning process. If you wouldn't acknowledge the need to improve your skills, you'd never get any better.

 

[GeertSamuel]

Never, everything seems like a challenge. You know that's impossible to learn in one day.

Currently I'm preparing recordings for my bands new CD. I really want to nail the drum sound like I've never done before. I've took 2 days of work last week just to check how my drums would sound the best in the space. Then worked a whole day on tuning the kit and micing it up. Now 2 full day and 5 evenings later I'm getting close to how I want it to sound. I always was able to get a good sound out of the drums, but now I'm getting really anal about it.

I've been recording now for close to 7 years, mainly drums since I've done session work, and my clients were satisfied with the files I delivered. I felt I now really wanted to step up.

Be patient, work hard, don't see obstacles, see challenges.

 

[Ermz]

Sometimes. I know back in my more ambitious estimations I'd have been doing world-class releases at this point... but you have to be realistic. You can only do so much within your circumstances.

You just have to persevere. When I started this gig, I was pretty crap at it. No inherent bent toward it, everything learned an inch at a time, but it eventually locked in. It takes a while for all the knowledge to piece itself together and start making sense in your head.

 

[Vicioushead]

Wow...I can't believe you are so humble. Everything I've heard you post sounds amazing.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Chin up and back to reading eh?

 

[Uros]

At the start, I was preeety confused. Nowdays, I am not. It's just clear to me that this is a never ending learning process, and I am fine with that. Now it's just soak in all the knowledge you can, build yourself up as you go.