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  1. no you cant... people are going to do what they want. if they are going to be late, they are going to be late. you can charge from the booked time and not arrival time which is what i do for people so that kind of elimates any issue there notifying them before hand so they know and its not some suprise. still, blaming others for what you claim as a personal weakness? =LAME. i would say his weakness is definately his arrogance and egotism. im sure he has many more, but those are two pretty big and important ones. gee there pissy pants...thought you put me on ignore. at this point, if someone said these things to me face to face, you'd be bleeding. not because im angry, because you feel the need to insult people for no reason and the world would be better off without you. This whole board has been like this lately. I stopped coming here because of things like this and i decided to come back and see whats up. seems to have gotten worse. There are alot of people here who absolutely {censored}ing HATE someone saying something THEY don't agree with. If you disagree, say so. calling people names is soo 3rd grade. should i steal your lunch and stuff you in a locker next? I think im going to delete all my posts here. maybe i'll come back and spam the place. maybe i'll just come to argue. maybe alphajerk will finally get laid. but probably not. I will go record a band now tho. bye bye.
  2. my weakest point is getting people to be on time! I tell them straight up that whenever they decide we start the clock starts ticking and it doesnt stop until we're done that day. I usually dont get much of a meal break, usually just read a menu and tell someone what i want, then it appears and i eat while editing/comping/listening back etc. of course i usually do day rates tho. Im not taking money off their bill because i have to go to the bathroom. their jobs dont so why should mine? as for getting paid, make it policy to be paid at the end of the session each day, unless they'd like to pay for half of the projected amount due at the begining and the rest at the end. but nothing leaves till the balance is paid. thats the upside of payment after each session. for those of you doing it for free, as always its your choice but, people dont put much value on something done for free. It becomes expected. People look at a mercedes and see a fancy car because it is expensive. That would not happen if it cost less than a kia. they may say its neat or cute, but it wouldnt be someone's dream to hopefully own it one day so they can be the dirty old man picking up 20y/o playmates as they cruise by the beach. Don't get me wrong, you cant suck and charge $1k a day but you dont have to do it for free either. come up with a day rate or hourly rate that you think is fair for your time, skill, and equipment (if applicable). Talk to your client openly and honestly trying to find what works for them and letting them know you've got expenses too and feel you should be compensated fairly. If you said to a client "Well I'd love to do your project but I'm afraid I can't do x amount of songs for x amount of dollars because I want to make them sound as good as possible and I know that I'd need to spend roughly x amount of time on it which would significantly lower my rate. If you'd like to do fewer songs with me for the same price and time frame you can afford that would be great, if not I can recommend you someone else." They will find the money or do less because you just showed them you are quality over quantity and quality is what's valued. ah, the psychology of recording.
  3. id have to agree with blue2blue an A&R firm? hmmmm if they can make you famous and you can make big money they'd take a percentage. if they can't but want you to think they can, they charge a fee. at least from what ive seen. what are they investing in this? nothing. sound like some flyers will go up and ATTEMPTS to get you airplay will be made. if they can do all of the things you mentioned for $300 for 6 months why wouldnt they pay up front and take a percentage for years to come? afterall they're the one helping you make lots of money and become a big star right? but hey...its your money. some like drugs, some like gambling, some like collecting weird ass figurines. and some even like paying "A&R firms". btw, am i the only one who's never even heard of an A&R firm?
  4. well you are in buffalo so.... Buff Studios or recording or production or whatever. or not
  5. {censored} preamps. the key is to go straight into the A/D duh. how do you think they made st. anger dude
  6. http://www.wingmusic.co.nz/ thats to wing's main page, link to mp3's at the bottom. if you've never heard it prepare to be amazed.
  7. there are a ton but its really all subjective. i could hate something you love and vice versa. plus its hard to know where in the chain the album or song got sonically fuct. was it actually recorded bad or was it a {censored}ty mix or did the mastering guy destroy it? and if you did know where the crapification happened it could easily have been done because some A&R demanded it be that way. but hey, make a list. it'll be fun. the last album i heard that i was astounded at how bad it sounded was the killers. i wouldnt even know where to begin.
  8. Dual 1.25ghz G4 w/ 1280MB ram w/ a digidesign 002r running protools LE. BM-5A's and NS-10's for monitors
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