So a band called me up at 5am this morning asking for "rough mixes"

[Line666]

I kid you fucking not.

Not a happy bunny

 

[plague_rider]

i've had the guys from the bands i've recorded calling me at that time, but its normally cause i've left them at the bar at about 3 and they've continued on and call me at like 6am asking where they are cause they're too drunk...

but calling asking for rough mixes?? are they in a different country or something??

 

[Line666]

No. That's the thing.

I told them to fuck off and they kept texting and so I turned the phone off. So I get on msn today, and they're like "can we haz roughs" and I'm like, no you woke me up at 5am, fuck off (nicer politer words to this effect) and they didnt seem to get it, that I would not be giving them anything because they woke me up three hours into my sleep. On top of that I'm doing this for free (NEVER AGAIN), as it was a college thing, so apparently the audio engineer gods decided to punish me for my stupidity and send me a vocalist that wants to know if I can give him roughs and magic in harmonies to a mix at 5am in the fucking morning.

 

[[UEAK]Clowd]

lmao I would probably delete their projects in a fit of rage if I were you.

 

[Line666]

I should just give them the tracks without editing, autotuning and sample replacement and tell them thats their fucking mix.

 

[DanLights]

the retardness of retarded guitar-wielding kids has sure brought some nice lols in this place

 

[FIXXXER]

lmao I would probably delete their projects in a fit of rage if I were you.

+1

 

[Glenn Fricker]

On top of that I'm doing this for free (NEVER AGAIN),

If you're looking for someone to blame for this, read the above quote and go find a mirror.








Sorry dude, it had to be said!

I hope you learned your lesson. Good luck with your next project & hopefully you finish with the fuckwits ASAP.

 

[Line666]

If you're looking for someone to blame for this, read the above quote and go find a mirror.

Oh yeah, I've been kicking myself for that one.

This is really my first proper recording gig, so it didnt feel "right" to charge for it, never again though.

 

[The Unavoidable]

I'd popped a viagra and got over there and "rough mixed" their asses.

 

[PhilTheBeard]

i always put my phone on silent so this never happen's

 

[Force666]

I'd popped a viagra and got over there and "rough mixed" their asses.

Too much information bro.

 

[Harry Hughes]

5am, geezus, fuck that.
I don't get to sleep until 1-2am, so that's barely 3-4 hours into my sleep cycle

 

[plague_rider]

Same with the phone on silent thing...

don't worry about it, after this you'll hopefully have clients with a more mature attitude...

 

[greyskull]

fuckers.
had a similar thing recently;
although they were paying clients,
horrible breeeeeeee metal bullshit, none of them could play for shit.
i finished the mix, (which was a nightmare) in my own time just coz i wanted to get it out of the way.
then they started ringing the studio manager hassling for the mix,
he said; "sure when you pay for it"
then began a whole back and forth of them finding any way to not pay for it; including trying to get us to make an ebay sale so they can pay us via paypal!! (cash, cheque bank transfer or fuck off)
they rang him 15 times at 11 at night;
once we finally received payment, we gave them a download link.
Naturally i had done an awesome job and they were happy, but the ammount of bullshit they gave us was silly!

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

how did you keep yourself from going over there and bashing out their teeth with a hammer?

 

[Line666]

I dunno, I'm find myself to be a volatile personality in general, so on any other day I would have deleted all their project files and told them to take a hike, but I've made enough enemies recently so I'm trying to control the part of me that wants to hideously mess everything up for them. Unfortunately it seems I can't win.

Anyway, update, I told them any further revisions to their finished mixes at this point would cost them money, because I have other work to do and they didnt seem to like that very much, they seem to think I possess unlimited time to waste of them for apparently no benefit to myself. There's so many inconsistencies to this project that its a real botch job, tracked far too quickly and really messy. I gave them chances to retrack months and months ago, but they were too lazy and pulled the "fix it in the mix" attitude, and now they're complaining because I can't actually fix botched guitar tones etc in the mix.

Basically everything has went wrong with this whole thing that could, I've learnt a lot though, I guess this is the traditional audio engineer trial by fire. If I still find the will to mix after this one then I'll have completed the first test or some bullshit like that.

 

[Razorjack]

I should just give them the tracks without editing, autotuning and sample replacement and tell them thats their fucking mix.

I did that to a band a few years ago who then went on to blame me for everything. Same situation, working for free with on my first real album. I let it get me so wound up that I haven't engineered anything besides my own stuff since then. I certainly don't miss the B.S you get as an engineer though and it gave me the push I needed to start playing rather than hiding behind a desk.

 

[-Loco-]

Which band is this? Im assuming they are local to us.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I should just give them the tracks without editing, autotuning and sample replacement and tell them thats their fucking mix.

Yeah if this was a college project, I would have been really tempted. Would have saved you the hassle of dealing with them any further.