Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: It's music tim again

On Thursday 09 February 2006 13:36, timg was like:
> tim hall wrote:
> >On Thursday 09 February 2006 12:51, Arnold Krille was like:
> >>2006/2/9, james@email-addr-hidden-dot-dat.net <james@email-addr-hidden-dot-dat.net>:
> >>>One day, I'll spend some money and get a soundcard that costs more
> >>>than 20 quid and speakers that were meant for more than Doom. Then
> >>>maybe I'll stick with a track long enough to produce something
> >>>polished.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>From my (limited) experience: Start learning to polish before you buy
> >>
> >>new equipment!
> >>Often we think "If I have this and that, all we go easily" but the
> >>truth is that all the technical gimmicks like soundcards, speakers,
> >>preamps, amps, micorphones are just tools. If you know what you are
> >>doing you can get the best possible out of the most crappy hardware.
> >>If you don't know what you are doing, it won't get any better with
> >>speakers that cost 1000€ each.
> >>
> >>Start polishing, mastering, etc before you decide which new gear you
> >> buy...
> >>
> >>And continue to make music!
> >
> >I just want to say a big AYE to that!
> >
> >I made 'Do what you can with what you've got' a production rule a few
> > years ago and my productivity soared. Anything you can't put your hands
> > on right now only exists in the world of fantasy. Not making the album
> > because you haven't got the latest bit of kit / musicians / whatever will
> > SCREW YOU UP.
> >
> >The corollary to that is: 'Be grateful for the skills and equipment that
> > you DO have' - some great albums were made with nothing but a beat up old
> > guitar, beat up old voice and a walkman. As it happens, we also have a
> > huge pile of excellent software.
> >
> >That said, one day I too will spend some money and get a soundcard that
> > costs more than 20 quid, hopefully on the proceeds of the beat up old
> > solo acoustic album I recorded in my front room. ;)
>
> Perhaps the Best advice I can give is to SAVE / archive anything in it's
> rawest form...
> remixing / masterin with better gear later in live can be a riot.

Then you will be able to restimulate and optimise those intimate timbres in
the fullness of time!

Now there's an optimistic reply!

-- 
sorry, I just couldn't help it. !:]
tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk/tim