Things said way too often in the studio, I'll start.

[LoftMusicRob]

"Fuck you guys I quit. You play the damn part." Heard it several times. Each time was a bassist and each one quit the band in the middle of the session.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

"No, you absolutely can not use any samples on the drums. We hate trigging, and I think my playing was totally solid."

(After giving the band the usual compliments) "Ok, be honest, are we the best band you ever recorded?"

"Hey, before we go, could we try this one more idea I just came up with?"

"We're gonna pay you as soon as we get some money ourselves."

"Could you burn us a CD of the unmixed songs so we can listen to them while you're working on the mix?"

"So, it's pretty cool to get some extra cash from a really fun hobby, huh?"

Those reoccurring statements played a part in me drifting away from the recording gigs and more into the post side of business.

 

[Russtopher]

"What? No I don't have the solo written, I'm just going to wing it and improvise. I bet it'll only take me 2-3 takes, TOPS!"

 

[miguelrx10d]

"Pick that shit like a man!"

omg love this thread

 

[akbeda]

"was a good take - but i think you can do it even better!"

 

[schwinginbatman]

"Do we have to do that?"

"Won't this work?"

 

[K Odell]

"Gimme the guitar. You do pinch harmonics like a little girl"

"You get three more tries and then I am tracking it for you."

"Are you playing the guitar or breast feeding it?"

"Is the click off?!?!?!"

"Can you turn my bass up?"

These are mostly said here, but yeah.

 

[outloaf]

"but it sounded really good at practice."

"I think our drummer has played to a click before, let me ask."

 

[heshian46]

"Why cant we sound this good live?"

 

[osiris8]

"Ok, so we all stick to this story now: it was the first take"

 

[everybody's x]

we just wanna record it live in the room, one day should be enough time.


*its been two weeks so far

 

[everybody's x]

"What? No I don't have the solo written, I'm just going to wing it and improvise. I bet it'll only take me 2-3 takes, TOPS!"

happening right now....

 

[RandomAwesome]

"hey, is it okay if we pay you the rest next month?"

 

[if6was9]

One I absolutely hate

"this other guy we recorded with before uses this/does that/says this, why do you do it differently"

I've had a few bands in who previosuly recorded with other people and hated the outcomes, yet still questioned half the things I was doing as the other people, whose work they didn't like, did it differently.

"We're not gonna use samples, use minimum EQ and no compression for a really natural sound that sounds like us" then wonder why it doesn't sound like a finished record when I play them back the rough mixes at the end of tracking never gets old.

 

[everybody's x]

can you make these drums sound like the Black Album?

 

[luismars]

"I don't use scales on my solos, I feel learning them is unnatural"

"The guitar's sound is too digital, the last time we went in to a studio he recorded us with tape and sounded way more warm" This bluesman didn't know the other guy records with DAT.

 

[StoneLord]

"that'll do"

 

[outloaf]

Me: "I work during normal work hours...ya know 9-5."

Band dude: "We all work during the day so we won't be there til about 8pm."

 

[S1770]

Interesting read guys

 

[plague_rider]

I wish every bassist would try and fight that stereotype lol. I've met a few bassists you would love to slap.

Theres a few I've met and they've ended up getting stared at until they behave or gtfo...

Sometimes I can understand why people would rather the rhythm player record the bass...