Subj: Tough gig
Date: 97-10-15 23:52:59 EST
From: Atl Digi
Just have to vent a bit.
A repeat client has been in all week doing edits for a mock up read with FX & music of a musical play. Shouldn't complain as it's paying well, but jeez, I started doing every sentence, then it was phrases, then individual words, and now it's syllables! "um, the fff sound at the begining of the word 'far' isn't quite right, could you bring it up a bit? That S sound needs to have a fade out, slide it to the right, and lower it a bit. Oh, and do have any sounds of East African chinchillas eating raisin bran that we could put over an indian chant and mix into the soliloquy? (45 minutes of editing later) Oh, actually, mary's soliloquy isn't what I wanted, set up a mic and I'll record the changes in falsetto, and what's with that chinchilla sound? Axe it!" (all based on actual events-except for the chinchillas eating raisin bran part!) It's taken 53 hours to do 1 hour 50 minutes of completed work so far and the TRT is about three hours. Well, at least I'm working! And there are some good people involved, if a bit picky. (a bit? who am I kidding?)
Thanks for listening!
-Jay
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 01:03:25 EST
From: Jazzooo
Chincillas eating raisin bran. This was a very funny post!
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 01:31:42 EST
From: GO 3DAUDIO
<<Oh, and do have any sounds of East African chinchillas eating raisin branthat we could put over an indian chant and mix into the soliloquy?>>
I think Clearmountain had some killer chinchilla sounds on his last CD-ROM. I don't remember if there was a raisin bran sample, but the potato chip sample was to die for.
Lynn Fuston
3D Audio, Inc.
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 02:12:14 EST
From: Rob1622
<<Oh, and do have any sounds of East African chinchillas eating raisin branthat we could put over an indian chant and mix into the soliloquy?>>
Actually, chinchillas are indigenous to the Andes mountains in South America. And they do love raisins and cereal, although too much will give them the runs. I think this might be entirely too much info though........
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Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 07:27:06 EST
From: Donny269
<<Oh, and do have any sounds of East African chinchillas eating raisin branthat we could put over an indian chant and mix into the soliloquy?>>
God.. I do love these message boards... :)
I do know of the sometimes frustrating projects though..have had quite a few of them myself; it seems as if those "narrative/story" projects are the mostcomplex. What gets me through though is knowing that I could be standingbehind a counter wearing a funny hat repeating to each person who walks up..
"You want fries with that"?
Donny
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 07:35:31 EST
From: Matt Fort
Jay,
Take it from me. YOU'RE LUCKY! Be quiet and keep the meter running.
Matt (from back home where NO ONE wants to record anything...)
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 10:55:03 EST
From: GO 3DAUDIO
<<What gets me through though is knowing that I could be standing behind a counter wearing a funny hat repeating to each person who walks up.. "Youwant fries with that"?>>
You mean you don't offer fries with each recording project? Man, I must be seriously ahead of the times.
Lynn Fuston
3D Audio, Inc.
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 13:56:16 EST
From: VD King
<< You mean you don't offer fries with each recording project? Man, I must beseriously ahead of the times. >>
i offer to "supersize" for only 39 cents more.....
-vd king
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 14:35:53 EST
From: KarlSutton
<<It's taken 53 hours to do 1 hour 50 minutes of completed work so far andthe TRT is about three hours.>>
Hey that's not bad! I had a client use 40 hours for a 2.5 minute video!This included spending two hours of foley on the opening scene of an Olympic runner. He (the producer) just couldn't get the breathing right!
-K
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-16 22:30:35 EST
From: Atl Digi
<< <East African chinchillas eating raisin bran that we could put over anindian chant and mix into the soliloquy?>
<Actually, chinchillas are indigenous to the Andes mountains in South America. And they do love raisins and cereal, although too much will give them the runs.>>
So you can imagine how difficult it was to find these sounds! By the way, he also killed one of my fish and ripped up the couch. He thought it was a good idea to tap the glass of the fish tank and then open the top, put his hands in, and try to pet the fish. (??!!!) As for the couch, it has cushions on the bottom that are sewn in, they don't come out, but if you pull long and hard enough while looking for your cell phone, they do come up! My girlfriend is about ready to kill him (she lovedthat fish!), but hey, another day, another bill paid.
Thanks for the light hearted responses guys!
-Jay
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-17 07:20:18 EST
From: Donny269
>>You mean you don't offer fries with each recording project? Man, I must be seriously ahead of the times. <<
I used to...when I had a drive through window in the back of my controlroom... :)
Had to get rid of the deep fryer as well..for the life of me I couldn't keep the damn thing biased.
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-17 07:37:01 EST
From: Donny269
>>Matt (from back home where NO ONE wants to record anything...)<<
Business is slooooowwww for me at the moment as well...dunno why..usually autumn is the time where I'm working 50-70 hours a week....Anyone else notice a peak or valley seasonally?? Or is it just me? My studio's been fairly quiet for a few weeks now...
Oh well; time to catch up on some personal projects..I won't start worryinguntil November...when my rent, mortgage, car payment..etc etc..are due.
"Y'all want fries with that??" :)
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-17 09:54:35 EST
From: ActivRadio
I can't believe you still use those old analog fryers that need biasing!! Get with it!!! The latest digital fryers never need biasing, there's no wow or(grease) spatter, and the potato to noise ratio is at least -94 spudBs! Of course, the fries don't seem as "warm" somehow...
John Bartus
Radio Active Productions
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-17 10:33:06 EST
From: Matt Fort
>>Of course, the fries don't seem as "warm" somehow...<<
Is this going to be another thread about analog fries vs. digital fries?
Let me just say that as much as I love analog fries, I'll never eat them again. Analog fries just seem to dark, perhaps from over saturation... The digital fries have less fat, salt, sugar, and when I use my digital fryer with my new ketchup.... MAN! What a sweet comibation! Granted, 16 bit fries aren't nearly as thick as 24 bit fries... Jeez, nothings perfect!!!! Just make sure it's class A discrete or all tube ketchup. Ok guys....
Then again... Ever burp up digital fries? Yuck.
Subj: Re:Tough gig
Date: 97-10-17 11:54:40 EST
From: GO 3DAUDIO
<<I can't believe you still use those old analog fryers that need biasing!! Get with it!!! The latest digital fryers never need biasing, there's no wow or (grease) spatter, and the potato to noise ratio is at least -94 spudBs! Of course, the fries don't seem as "warm" somehow...>>
Touche'. (followed by hearty laughter)
Now if we could just get some creative people to post here. And who was it that said we never talk about recording techniques? If he could see us now.
Lynn Fuston
3D Audio, Inc.
Here's one of the final humorous threads from SSS, a regular comic swansong. It's about the enigma of negative pressure and the resulting anti-matter attraction around the sound holes of guitars. (Thanks to Jay,BrownSnd14@aol.com, for providing it.)
Subj: Last equipment opinion
Date: 98-01-31 01:23:55 EST
From: GSyl
Guitar picks get lost easily.
Subj: Re:Last equipment opinion
Date: 98-01-31 02:07:43 EST
From: BrownSnd14
<<<<Guitar picks get lost easily. >>>
Just look under the console or couch,
Hey where did they go???
Subj: Re:Last equipment opinion
Date: 98-01-31 09:39:40 EST
From: Cwprod
I've been told that my acoustic is the victim of "Shaken Guitar Syndrome" and that the Society for the preservation of cruelty to guitars might take it away from me if I can't keep a grip on my picks!
Do you think that hard playing creates a negative pressure within the body resulting in loose picks being immediately sucked in through the sound hole???
Subj: Re:Last equipment opinion
Date: 98-01-31 10:04:21 EST
From: Donny269
>>Do you think that hard playing creates a negative pressure within the body resulting in loose picks being immediately sucked in through the sound hole???<<
Yes. There is a documented case regarding a guitar player from Enid, Oklahoma. Apparently lost various picks, two fingers and 2 eye teeth.
Subj: Re:Last equipment opinion
Date: 98-01-31 11:27:32 EST
From: GSyl
That's a fact. I'm afraid to venture inside the sound hole area sometimes. I may find my homework or something the dog ate. But, I rarely find a guitar pick that wants "out"....maybe they have a good benefits plan inside there or something.
Subj: Re:Last equipment opinion
Date: 98-01-31 14:58:00 EST
From: Spooky4623
>>That's a fact. I'm afraid to venture inside the sound hole area sometimes.<<
The action of moving strings over magnetic pole pieces has been known to cause 'energy vortex syndrome' on hollow or semi-hollow electric guitars. This causes small objects, as in picks, coins, very small cats, etc. to get sucked in to the f-holes- I know from personal experience. I had a cousin, who I won't name here, have this happen to him. Steve was playing his Rick 12 when all of a sudden, ZAP! Gone like M. Jackson's pants at a cub scout meeting. I never saw him again, but I can still sometimes hear him screaming from the inside of my brand new Rickenbacker 12 string...
heh heh heh, sorry,
spooky
Subj: Re:Last equipment opinion
Date: 98-01-31 18:50:17 EST
From: Ai3000jfs
<<ZAP! Gone like M. Jackson's pants at a cub scout meeting. >>
spooky's ability to conjure up lunatic and horrific mental imagery is something to be admired.
jfs
