michaelhanson

My understanding has always been that theory was developed to explain why music works and sounds good.  It’s kind of like what came first, the chicken or the egg.   
 

When theory is not followed, but something still sounds good, then it’s often written in theory as an exception.   
 

I think it’s good and OK to understand theory, but I do think that it sometimes keeps people from coloring outside of the lines.  Some people can’t stand coloring outside of the lines and others find that to be interesting and creative.  
 

Similarly, blue is a primary color and that is a rule of design….but does the sky need to be painted blue.  

1 hour ago, paulo said:

Just tell them all that meetings are for people who can't make their own decisions, so if they need to have a meeting then they're clearly not up to the job.

 

 

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I wish it were that easy.    The problem is that they can all make there own decisions, but then they vary from staying with national standards.  😀   Our customers expect the same experience at NAMM or CES.  

3 hours ago, Rain said:

I've been working remotely since 2019. I had done that for a year before moving to the US in 2010-11.

A lot of friends reached out when the pandemic hit because they had trouble adjusting to remote work.  I couldn't imagine why they had so much difficulty - for me it's the best possible scenario, short of earning a living with music and books. I never have to leave the house except for groceries, once a week.

I have my work laptop and display on a file cabinet on wheels, tucked by the side of my desk. Come the weekend, it takes me less than 40 seconds to clock out, close everything and roll that thing out of sight in another room for the next couple of days. Otherwise, it can always be tucked in a corner when I work on music on weekdays. 

 

I'm a  national operations manager and my job consist of holding meetings with our Branch locations all over the US and Canada.  So, for me, it makes total sense to not go to an office when my office is really MS Teams.   I travel quite a bit, so I am still face to face with people as well.  

At this stage in my career, I find working from home to be a huge blessing.  I also have the discipline to do so.  I might not have had that discipline in my younger years.   Eliminating 2 hours of travel and replacing that with sleep has been great for my overall health.  

4 hours ago, Shane_B. said:

When companies start to equalize the WAH/salary ratio it's gonna get real fugly.

 

I'm not really worried about that, as I'm 3 years from retirement.  

5 hours ago, Bapu said:

As of this writing I'm doing both.

I'm on the forum, in my office that is both my job workstation (on one side of the room) and my studio (on the other side of the room).

I can relate.  A little over 2 years ago I became full time remote at my work position.  My office serves both as a studio and remote work office.  Two separate computer systems, each with a set of dual monitors.   Lunch hours often become recording sessions. 

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It takes a while to transition to Studio One from Cakewalk.  All of the features are there and more, but they are often called by another name.  YouTube is your friend.  
 

I now prefer the work flow in v6.5 over Cakewalk.  I never thought I would say that after 20 years as a hardcore user. 

13 hours ago, Bapu said:

I can without reservation that all my DAW products (CbB, Studio One, Reason, Bitwig, Cubase, Digital Performer, Mixbus/Mixbus 32C, Reaper and ProTools) have pluses and minuses of somewhat eqaul measure (just not the same ones).  Each one has its use for me and I use them when I need to.
 

Just curious, which DAW are you using as your primary recording software?  

The June 6th announcement kicked me in the pants to upgrade from v3 to v6.5 and truly learn Studio One.  Im happy as a clam and I’m not going back.   I’ll keep a free version around if I need to work on a collaboration.  

1 hour ago, Rain said:

I say Meg White formerly from the White Stipes. It's 2023, you guys... 

More seriously, I love those guys, and I respect their decision whatever it is, but part of me wishes they would let Rush rest in peace.

I get what you’re saying Rain.  The fan in me wishes for Rush to remain the image of what they’re where and to leave it at that.  However, they do what they do, because they love music and it’s in their DNA to write, record and perform.  

I turned 62 today and I’m planning to work until I’m 65.  I’m excited t be moving towards leaving the work force and an occupation that I’m not entirely thrilled with.  I’m equally excited and anticipating having more time to engage in the things I love, music being one of those loves.  These guys are doing what they love and live for already.  They are some of the lucky few who were able to combine a passion with a career.   Why would they want to quit?

We view through the lens of a fan while they view the lens of their lives. 

I think the public and the market determine what lives on.  Hey, if it sells, why not.  It’s a nice retirement plan . 

On 11/10/2023 at 9:21 AM, Bapu said:

Headed straight for the Am I presume?

You got that right! 

On 11/8/2023 at 2:30 AM, Rain said:

Back in the days, I was so anxious to put my hands on anything by The Beatles that even poor audio quality recordings such as the ones on this record would be played constantly.

I learned every track on that thing because we always needed more songs when we played weddings and ballrooms and such. Much of it they eventually recorded on their first few albums but there were a few odd numbers that never made it on any official record. And I was still discovering their official discography, anyway. 

In many cases, it was the first time I was exposed to those songs (Be-Bop-A-Lula comes to mind).

I thought it was amusing because a lot of material was stuff that The Beatles themselves had learned because they needed to play for hours every night back then. 

Man, I love the Beatles. They weren't even around anymore when I was born and I feel I owe them so much.

This describes me to a tee!  They were over with by the time I was old enough to listen to music and then when I discovered them, I couldn't get my hands on anything Beatle related fast enough.  

Me with my first electric guitar.

Maybe I’m in the minority, but I like it a lot.  The minute I heard John’s voice and his natural ability to make his voice the hook.  I smiled from ear to ear upon first listen.  John sounds sooooo good.   It actually reminded me how awful modern music  is.    

I’m still thinking….

I wouldn’t personally say the Who sucked, but I have never been a fan.  They just doesn’t do anything for me.  

EVH probably had the biggest impact on me of the 80’s guitarists.  He changed everything, from the innovative mix of rhythm and lead, to the tapping, to the brown tone he was getting from his rig.  It was the first time I started changing pickups in my Les Paul trying to get the tone.  We were all trying to learn to tap.  

A close second for me was Alex Lifeson.  I was more a product of the late 60’s and 70’s, however.  

Post humorous.

These lists usually are compiled of the writers personal favorites and those writers are typically too young to understand the history of guitar playing in relation to its evolution.  It’s the YouTube generation. 

Most excellent!

I’ve already used this on a Bass track and I’m extremely impressed.  Very smooth!

Maybe this is a silly question, but as another Bass player who also plays guitar when needed, won’t the Kemper capture a Bass head and cabinet well?  

I ask because I have seen other players use a Helix, Sansamp or even now Tonex has captured Bass amps and cabs. 

For me my Bass came out of my Markbass head direct out and to front of the house most of the time.  I usually ran it low volume through the cab, even while going to the mixer, just so I could feel some vibration.  
 

 Wish I still had my first Les Paul Standard, bought new in 1981.

3 hours ago, Shane_B. said:

Ok. I have to correct myself here regarding this.

This was a free update to version 6. When I clicked for details in the email my browser said it was unsecure so I never read the full details. I just manually went to the site and checked it out.

This was actually a huge update in some regards. They now have native Dolby Atmos support. You don't have to pay extra for a Dolby Atmos license/plug-in. You can mix and export.

This is something I would actually use. I always liked mixing instrumentals I recorded in surround but never had a way to export to a file that was playable on a surround system.

Did the update this morning.  

1 hour ago, Shane_B. said:

I still do but I'm not sure this is what you are looking for. It may lead you on the right path though.

I export an ISO image with Studio One which includes CD Text and all that good stuff, then use IMG Burn to make the disc.

I always do it at the slowest speed possible even though with technology now I can do it fast as lightning. 

IMGburn is rife with viruses if you get it from anywhere but the official IMG site. Be careful.

 

Do you do this in Project mode of Studio One, Shane?  I have just begun to dabble in Project since upgrading to V6 and it seems to lend itself to importing an entire album to work on.  I have yet to even figure out 95% of its capabilities.  Seems like it is set up to Master and prep entire album to be burned to a CD.