Tracking.........why not just say recording?
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Yeah, it's one of those things that I think you just have to accept. The one that really pisses me off is when people talk about how they "mult" things (e.g. "Yeah, I like to mult the snare and smash the shit out of it then tuck it back in under the original" or something)
JeffTD
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It's just another way of saying it - who really cares?
Why would you say 'jargon' instead of 'special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand'?
But seriously, you saying this on a recording forum is like me going to Gavin's house and saying "I hate this fucking pirate jargon."
Why would you say 'jargon' instead of 'special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand'?
But seriously, you saying this on a recording forum is like me going to Gavin's house and saying "I hate this fucking pirate jargon."
You're right, of course - far be it for me to question the word choice of those with far more expertise in the field than I. My response was impulsive (I checked the thread during a break from dumbbell chest presses, with the testosterone a'pumpin) thinking of some of the douches at my school in the Audio Arts program with me; now, I'd like to think I know when to eat my humble pie and acknowledge my limitations, but some of these arrogant dickholes just talk endlessly out their asses, dropping buzzwords left and right, but don't know a goddamn thing, RRRRGGGGHHHH KILL KILL KILL don't mind me... 
KeithRT99
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Chryst Krispies
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You're right, of course - far be it for me to question the word choice of those with far more expertise in the field than I. My response was impulsive (I checked the thread during a break from dumbbell chest presses, with the testosterone a'pumpin) thinking of some of the douches at my school in the Audio Arts program with me; now, I'd like to think I know when to eat my humble pie and acknowledge my limitations, but some of these arrogant dickholes just talk endlessly out their asses, dropping buzzwords left and right, but don't know a goddamn thing, RRRRGGGGHHHH KILL KILL KILL don't mind me...
Your checkin threads in between sets?
Dedication.
Haha, guilty as charged CK - our "home gym" (meaning an ancient Nordicflex Gold and free weights in pairs up to 50 lbs.) is in our studio, so I dart in to the computer just to see what's what. And Keith, it's mostly because of this one dick cheese I know who says it (see my second post), so I prefer to say "duplicate."
JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
You're right, of course - far be it for me to question the word choice of those with far more expertise in the field than I. My response was impulsive (I checked the thread during a break from dumbbell chest presses, with the testosterone a'pumpin) thinking of some of the douches at my school in the Audio Arts program with me; now, I'd like to think I know when to eat my humble pie and acknowledge my limitations, but some of these arrogant dickholes just talk endlessly out their asses, dropping buzzwords left and right, but don't know a goddamn thing, RRRRGGGGHHHH KILL KILL KILL don't mind me...
LMAO my post was directed at the original guy. No worries, bro.
tarnationsauce2
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"Tracking" implies multi-tracking.
"Recording" implies recording of some kind. Is it video recording? Stereo recording? Field recording? Multi-track recording? etc...
The term "Tracking" is used to quickly and accurately define the type of "Recording" that is taking place. Certainly not to annoy onyone. lol At least that's the way I've allways seen it.
Alos, the result of tracking is... tracks. You wouldn't say turn up that recodring in the mix, would you? No you would say turn up that track.
"Recording" implies recording of some kind. Is it video recording? Stereo recording? Field recording? Multi-track recording? etc...
The term "Tracking" is used to quickly and accurately define the type of "Recording" that is taking place. Certainly not to annoy onyone. lol At least that's the way I've allways seen it.
Alos, the result of tracking is... tracks. You wouldn't say turn up that recodring in the mix, would you? No you would say turn up that track.
JeffTD
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Since when is tracking a term applied only to multi-tracking? I'll still 'track' guitar, bass, and vocal tracks, even if I'm using one source.
But really I don't get why this guy really cares... sounds like he's got other issues to sort out before he deals with recording jargon.
But really I don't get why this guy really cares... sounds like he's got other issues to sort out before he deals with recording jargon.
The only thing that pisses me off is when I'm behind on the times and don't understand fancy jargon. 
Is there a recording terminology dictionary I can pick up? 
Is there a recording terminology dictionary I can pick up? i've always been under the impression that the word "tracking" is used to define a specific part of the recording process, which as a whole consists of preproduction, tracking, mixing, and mastering.
ashgallows
resonant manipulator
my favorite was this recording book where the engineer said "yea then you boost like 12k all the way up and squash it and you get this "ehhhhhh" sound" great job...lol
Sloan
Sounds like shit!
tarnationsauce2
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If you use a multitrack recorder to combine multiple tracks, that'd be tracking. Even if you track them one at a time.
Remember the days of 4 and 8 track recorders? Some of them would only allow 1 track to be recorded at any given time, does that then make it not a multitrack recorder? No, of course not. It just means you're multitracking, one track at a time.
fatalforce
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Took the words right out of my mouth.
About the word "mult": the term comes from using patchbays, where some of the jacks are connected as a mult. Using "duplicate" in this sense would be very weird in my opinion. You might say "split the signal" or something but it still sounds a bit off. Mults are labelled "Mult" because then you can't make any mistake about what it is (as long as you know what it is).
I guess it sounds a bit more weird when you work with a DAW though as the workflow is very different in many ways, and you might actually "duplicate" the tracks since you are not limited to, say, 24. Blah blah, guess I managed to get it said in way too many words, haha.
egan.
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