THERE ISN'T ONE.

The only way to succeed in this business is work, work & more work.
Then, when you have finished working, study some, ask questions. Pick other peoples brains - anything to get that extra bit of knowldege or experience that s going to set you apart from the 15-20,000 applicants that there are every year for around 200 jobs at best.

The reason I posted this as a trick question is because I see we have 5030 members, and a grand total of 49 articles posted.
This is another way of saying that IMHO, most of you either already know everything, or else you don't stand a cat in hell's chance of ever making it in this business.

I defy any of you to prove me wrong here with tales of how you are that busy in the studio you simply don't have the time to post here. I hope that is the case.

I strongly suspect it is apathy though. Nobody wants to be first, or be seen to ask a silly question.
Let me say that there are no silly questions, only silly answers. Let's face it - once you know the answer everything is easy. But until then, how are you supposed to know if you don't ask? And that is a part of what these forums are about - gaining knowledge.

It is why I am here. To gain yet more knowledge and to share the knowledge I have. Yet I see a list of over 5000 members who have not yet asked 50 questions, or shared 50 pieces of knowledge between them.

Are we all too busy, or just too lazy?
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Wow, that many members and they surely must know more than me. Hopefully they will have all the answers when I have some questions.

I am pretty new to recording and am very motivated to learn. This past year has been an eye opener to how much there is to learn. Between hardware and software, having a good ear and being a musician is just not enough anymore.

Personally, I am biting the bullet, taking some time away from my full time job (two actually) and pursuing some Protools and hardware courses at the local college. You can be assured that I will be posting then!!

I purchased Studio Recording Engineer so that I could have a good reference for my questions. So far it has been able to answer the few I have had. Now this forum will hopefull help fill in the gaps.

Here's a piece of knowledge I'll share, which has nothing to do with recording, but instead one's self; Wake up, look in the mirror, see your reflection; turn around, look out the window, see your future; open the door, take a step out, go get your future. Do not stop until you can teach other's to get their future.

Thanks! I hope to frequent often in the coming months.

Pat

Our very own resident philosopher. Welcome aboard, Pat.

One of the best things in this business is that there is always something new to learn. It just never stops.
Every time you pause & take a breath, and think to yourself how much you've learned, and how far you've come, think about this.

If every question has an answer, how many new questions does each answer bring?
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Thank you

Not every question needs an answer. We can seek but should not require a solution for all our questions. Accept questions as they are, because sometimes the question is the answer.

The thought of going back to school is very exciting. Oh boy, here I come...watch out youngin's, the old dog is going to learn some new tricks

Hey everybody. I love asking questions ... this is just the first time since I signed up to be a member that I have seen any posts. I thought I came across a dead forum by mistake. I'm very excited to see some activity now...

So I do have some questions.

I would like to see some creative treatments for Lead vocal in a singer/song writer mix.

I am currently working on one using combinations of Rverb and True Verb from Waves and also using a slight bit (very very slight bit) of Tube distortion to create some unique sounds but would really like some other ideas.

Thanks
Danno

OK firstly welcome to the forums.

Secondly, you are asking in the wrong area.

Choose the area carefully, i.e for production choose this one:
http://www.studiorecordingengineer.com/forum-13.html

Etc etc, it;s so very important threads stay On topic.

See you around.

Cheers
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Last edited by AC on Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:58 pm, edited 1 time in total

Okay, I have a question. What is the best technique for fattening up the lead vocal track? I want presence without losing the purity so to speak.

This is the WRONG thread, this thread is called:

The FAST route to success as an Engineer.

This has nothing to do with vocals, please use the correct thread.
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I appreciate your admonishment of my mistaken posting. I'll try to use more wisdom in future postings.

It's just that a board of this nature gets impossible if there were hundreds of mixed topics in one area.

Thanks for understanding!
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My 2 cents worth.
I am one of the lucky few who has carved out a meager existence as a record producer.
Want to know the secret ???? - Beg for free work or even offer to pay to learn. Master pro-tools, develop your hearing, analyze every song you hear.
A lot of studio engineers would rather do the final mixing and mastering only. They MIGHT allow you to handle the bed track recording and setting up the basic mix.
After years of hanging out at studio's I decided to try my hand at production. The first project was for free, and it even cost me a few bucks to finish it BUT my name got on as producer.
Slowly people approached me for indie projects. I would earn the massive sum of $100 per song as producer. Now after 20 projects I get a lot of work all through word of mouth. And yes I can run pro-tools but that is not my specialty. To relieve the engineer I do the editing, cross fades etc but keep my eye on emerging technology and incorporate it into making my clients sound their best.
Find a busy studio to learn from. Offer to sit in and watch. If you have talent it will be recognised. Don't forget to offer to bring coffee. Once your ear is developed you MIGHT get a chance to set up a session.
Good luck !! there ain't no better job than to sculpt the sounds of new recording artists.

you guys have great input, im moving to california after completing a year at idaho state. i have been workin with audiop for about 4 years now and now im really getting the hang of it. good luck to everyone, and dont ever give up, the only reason why it seems as if its impossible to do something with music, is because there arent many people willing to work hard to get to their goals. they give up. dotn give up guys, happy new year