James,
Some kid coming into the forum and posting an entire CD for you to work on for free is just ... for lack of a better term fucked up. As for charging $10, $50, $100 for a re-amp as stated originally in this thread one or 2 pages ago by me, I don't see an issue for the lesser known guys around here with gear that's not quite up to par with guys like Jeff, Lasse, and yourself to charge less then you guys.
My post was actually directed at the guys who were getting on Ryan for charging to little. Its his work, if that's all he wants to charge that's up to him, but the guys did get butt hurt over it no matter what anyone says.
Comments like:
How is $10-$15 a song the "usual amount." Are you guys taking your recording seriously?
Thanks for devaluing my services.
Ryan did NO SUCH THING, and he's not some NOOB who doesn't know what the fuck hes doing. Granted Jeff's post quoted above was in reference to Ryan being a smart ass, but hes not de-valuing anyone's services on here, at the end of the day its Ryans time. If people like his tone then cool then pay $10 - $15 for a re-amp. If they like Jeff's then they pay more...... bottom line is they are getting paid.
Now as for what guys like Ryan, me, and a few others are doing. Its all about generating business in order to get your name out there as someone who can deliver a quality product, at least for me it is. Hell I even record locals bands here in Vegas for FREE, just to try and get my name out there. How are guys like us who really want to do this going to find clientele? We cant get internships at studios, we don't get jobs with "name" people on them. How would you like us to be able to do this? Are we not supposed to because "the professionals" like Jeff and you are doing it. Should we just leave it to you guys and throw all of our hopes and dreams out the window?
(FYI, if any of this reads as a fuck you and your opinion, its not ..lol I, this is all being said in a quiet and cool manner. No more fighting in this thread. Lets have some intelligent discussion)