Comments on: Getting It Right From The Start

By: Reaiah True

Reaiah True — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:28:34 +0000

I appreciate this article…it is timely for Mystic Dub. We are in the studio right now, we’ve laid the foundations and are at the point of adding the parts we eventually hope to add to our live show as well – horn lines, etc. I am still a little stuck, tho.
I hear almost everything I have envisioned in what is laid down already, and I’m trying to hear what should go in the spots that I know need SOMETHING, but all I have is an impression, verses the normal melodies I am used to hearing/imagining and adapting to the piece…
Any suggestions?

By: Dave Lev

Dave Lev — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:50:13 +0000

I totally agree about the studio work that really marks the begining of any performance.

As to home studios: Mine is really important in laying down experiments (mostly with the instruments rather than recording equipment), critiquing myself, or maybe laying out the parameters of a scratch track. For any professional recording, I want a producer with a lot, but not only, of experience in my genre.

By: Jennifer Cadence

Jennifer Cadence — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:51:22 +0000

I completely agree the producer aspect!

I’m working on my first CD and a few musicians have given me a lot of crap for spending a couple grand on a producer/engineer when I could just do it all myself in my basement. Yes it would be cheaper but the quality of the sound would suffer and I’d be too lost in what I’m doing to still hear the musical aspect of what I’m trying to accomplish. It’s nice to see that someone else agrees!

Great article.

By: Loki

Loki — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:16:01 +0000

I agree with the “updated” equitment.
I found that when i investing in more hiring ended gear, my music began to ran, and creativity leaked of my pours.
Good artical.

Thank you

By: Jamison A. Johnson

Jamison A. Johnson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:06:13 +0000

Right on the money. If you suck in the studio, you will suck and sound bad. It is humbling to do the studio because it exposes your weaknesses in all forms. If you work with the right people, they can help you get what you are looking for faster in a recording and in less time.