Danhedonia
Noted duckfat enthusiast
Many, many years ago, I hung around some very serious studios. Major label artists, names you'd recognize, etc. etc. etc. I did no engineering or producing -- I was there as a project manager, and a good pair of ears. Some of my friends are very talented producers.
Oddly enough, the one type of session that I sat in on and was able to contribute to were mastering sessions. I 'got' it immediately, and was able to work with a few folks on their Macs to come up with some nice recordings. This was the early 90's.
Fast forward to mid life, and I never have been able to figure out recording on a computer. In the meantime, I have what I'd call a low-end pro-sumer pure analog studio:
TASCAM DP-24
A very few processors (god bless BBE Sonic Stomp)
Some OK mics (NT-1, SM57's, VinJet, etc.)
And that works just fine; I run my drums off an iPad (a few different apps), have a Kaossilator II for looping, and play the rest as live takes. I'm quite happy with the results until ....
... time for mastering. I mix down to final in Audacity now, and while it's OK, I still struggle with the interface. I understand the frequency-response display, it's the track-activations and etc. that tend to frustrate me.
So here's my statement, and follow up question. I clearly have some sort of personal learning challenge with computer-based recording. Given that I have a fine alternative now, is it worth my while to try (once again) to learn? How would you suggest that to someone who lives in a sparsely populated area and doesn't have a lot of free time or disposable income?
I've felt like the kid with the nose to the glass of the candy store for 15 years now.
Oddly enough, the one type of session that I sat in on and was able to contribute to were mastering sessions. I 'got' it immediately, and was able to work with a few folks on their Macs to come up with some nice recordings. This was the early 90's.
Fast forward to mid life, and I never have been able to figure out recording on a computer. In the meantime, I have what I'd call a low-end pro-sumer pure analog studio:
TASCAM DP-24
A very few processors (god bless BBE Sonic Stomp)
Some OK mics (NT-1, SM57's, VinJet, etc.)
And that works just fine; I run my drums off an iPad (a few different apps), have a Kaossilator II for looping, and play the rest as live takes. I'm quite happy with the results until ....
... time for mastering. I mix down to final in Audacity now, and while it's OK, I still struggle with the interface. I understand the frequency-response display, it's the track-activations and etc. that tend to frustrate me.
So here's my statement, and follow up question. I clearly have some sort of personal learning challenge with computer-based recording. Given that I have a fine alternative now, is it worth my while to try (once again) to learn? How would you suggest that to someone who lives in a sparsely populated area and doesn't have a lot of free time or disposable income?
I've felt like the kid with the nose to the glass of the candy store for 15 years now.