New to Recording

Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:06 pm

"So much drama in the L.B.C. it's hard being Snoop D.O. double G...."

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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:12 pm

If I may interject a moment.

All here have, for all intents and purposes, clearly stated several sides of a coin which will get the original poster closer to his task set before him.

Both sides are viable. At this level, getting a decent signal into a storage device which allows future manipulation and lacks a significant amount of extraneous noise and other unwanted artifacts , is exactly whats needed.

I know nothing at all about usb mics and I really dont care about that technology either......but if it works and its under budget then it works, and its under budget.

See?

As for the suggestion that Mr.Space is simply trolling for disruption, this cant be further from the truth. He has always been a friend to the beginning recordists on this site and continues to give good advice and props where deserved.

Mr.Greener is relatively new to this board and has viable points. And while he has clearly stated his prescription for relief for this beginning recordist, he has been long-winded and insistant towards his way being the 'best' and gives reasons why.

Not to belittle either at this point, but there is a point at which the argument can take on a personal note and THIS is what we work so hard here at R.O. to limit.

So as Ben says, play nice fellers ..........

And YOU....original poster.....its your question....you need to continue your input ....Or did you simply 'post-and-go????

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:34 pm

That may be true.. I just take offense at belittling a high school student who is asking legitimate questions about 'how to get started'. Dismissing their question as being naive and telling them to basically take a hike and find another endeavour, is insulting, disrespectful and ignorant... no wonder the OP decided to 'post-and-go'.

Anyway I've said enough - I usually don't waste time on stupidity like this.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:30 pm

Rimshot wrote:

That may be true.. I just take offense at belittling a high school student who is asking legitimate questions about 'how to get started'. Dismissing their question as being naive and telling them to basically take a hike and find another endeavour, is insulting, disrespectful and ignorant... no wonder the OP decided to 'post-and-go'.

Anyway I've said enough - I usually don't waste time on stupidity like this.

I understand where you're coming from. Everyone could calm down a little. It's tough sometimes when the same question gets asked over and over again. Not to mention that often the questions are about things that could be learned with a google search. It's frustrating.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:13 pm

"run in the other direction, save your money for more pressing issues like keeping a roof over your head."

It's a money pit.
The satisfaction can come few times to warrant the actual dollar cost.
Things are financially tough and musical endeavors are not known for any spirited payouts.

I didn't know then and do not know now the OP as being an high school student...it was not part of the original question Smile

Pretty much that in a shell. It was and remains a legitimate answer.

edit:
If I may, the answer could have enlisted a reply from the op which would have led to further explanation. As is often the case here, there and many places I am involved, the question is asked never to be revisited by the person asking for suggestions.

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:35 pm

Rimshot wrote:

That may be true.. I just take offense at belittling a high school student who is asking legitimate questions about 'how to get started'. Dismissing their question as being naive and telling them to basically take a hike and find another endeavour, is insulting, disrespectful and ignorant... no wonder the OP decided to 'post-and-go'.

Anyway I've said enough - I usually don't waste time on stupidity like this.

I dont feel this to be 'belittling' in any way. It is a profound pronouncement on the nature of the beast we are all saddled with. If a young person has some pie-in-the-sky aspirations about being in this business, and a swift kick to the cranium gets them inline with reality and saves them the years and years and years of searching for something that is intangible at best, then so-be-it. However if they are driven and seriously deranged to the point that this is all they can think about, then a simple statement of the truth wont do much to dissuade them anyway.

Whether you believe it or not, there are many many people out there in this business who can only throw money at their situation simply because they havent the talent or the ear for this even after all the training and apprenticeships can possibly offer. There are also many many folks involved that can mix circles around established 'pros' who will never be heard simply because they havent the people skills to afford themselves a chance to demonstrate their abilities.

Its a fine line to walk to success in this business. Without the proper introduction to its various and deep pitfalls, a youngster has zero chances no matter what their situation. Telling them what it can be like, is very very good advice.

I'm not sure the intent here was anything bordering on 'stupidity'.

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:01 am

Actually what I meant by 'stupidity' was my own - for working up a lather over a few comments! I actually probably hurled more insults than anyone - which was what I was reacting to. Doh!

So to get back to the original topic, this was posted in Home Project Studio - and I don't think the OP was talking about building a mondo studio money pit - just getting started... and we all know it's not that expensive to get started for the home studio/hobbyist etc.

Codemonkey posted a great link that gives a great overview of various 'getting started' options. Maybe it should be a 'Sticky'!

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:37 am

It is sticky, sticky with blood, drawn from men caught in battles played out on lines drawn on imaginary maps, by real people, wearing imaginary hats.

In any event. The link Code put up was:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/guide.htm

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:21 pm

Yes that's the link.

BUT that link was posted somewhere else on here, I think Cucco or Space said we should just link everyone who asks this question to it.
And so, I did. I take no credit although I'm glad to see my information retention is still good Very Happy

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