Members Jbrazz Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 has anyone else noticed this: people who have a great respect for music or the technology around it seem to only have an understanding of a small group of particular things. i would say, 8 times out of 10, you cant ask a guitar player to set up a PA system for a live show, and likewise the reverse, you cant ask a music tech to go out on stage and play a song. i guess what im trying to say thats the one thing that attracted me to music the most, trying to understand how everything works. then you can truly have an understanding for what you love to do. and this 'quest' taken me on this rollercoaster from playing classical music, to programming music using the soundchips in nintendo gameboys, and im still discoveriing stuff and moving on to the next idea and trying to just figure out how that works and this works. is this just me or what, because it seems everyone i talk to knows nothing about anything, yeah they can play a sick riff, but when you ask them to record it.... anyone else in the same boat as me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veil Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 No one can compete with your myriad knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankiej Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 if you gave me all the stuff to record with i could probably figure it out in time. otherwise, i have no clue when it comes to the guts of pedals/amps/guitars but i know when theres a problem with. Not to hard to tell that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jbrazz Posted April 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 i wonder how many people here would have to google 'myriad' to tell you what it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slight-return Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 In a different boat hereships passing in the night I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 I just got into it for the chicks, man! then when that didn't work, I just did it for fun. I didn't get into wanting to know how stuff worked until about a year ago. That came shortly after deciding I wanted to try to make my own backpacking stuff. After I was relatively successful w/ that I said, "hey, why not try this electronics stuff." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 a jack of all trades.. you know the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Hmm... I can play guitar, set up a sound system, set up and give a halfassed attempt to play a drumset, manage a soundboard, work my way though a studio. Maybe I'm an exception to the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toast Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Actually, an interesting topic of conversation. Guitarist/vocalist to start. Have my own PA. Can run live sound. Just dabbling into recording and that realm right now. Looking back on all the things I've dabbled my toes in, I wonder if I'd be better at one particular thing if I had stuck with it instead of trying to do everything. Jack of all trades, master of none type of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skitzy Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 i like knowing how stuff works and why things are the way they are; i've always liked science as a kid, and now that i'm in college, i get to study nothing but science and math. i like the noises that i can get out of a guitar and effects, so i make them and i like finding out why they sound the way they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 I got into home recording about 2 years ago. That's a lot of fun. I haven't really finished anything, though. Just a song or two. For the most part, I just record ideas and mess around w/ different tones and stuff. Once I buy a house, I hope to set up a little studio and have the guys over to record stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monkeyland Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 i love recording. my band demos everything we write here in my bedroom. i recorded all of the songs on our myspace page too. i do find though that it can distract a lot from writing, even though i use the recording as a writing tool. sometimes i get so bogged down in the technical side that it can take a while to get back to writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 has anyone else noticed this: people who have a great respect for music or the technology around it seem to only have an understanding of a small group of particular things. i would say, 8 times out of 10, you cant ask a guitar player to set up a PA system for a live show, and likewise the reverse, you cant ask a music tech to go out on stage and play a song. i guess what im trying to say thats the one thing that attracted me to music the most, trying to understand how everything works. then you can truly have an understanding for what you love to do. and this 'quest' taken me on this rollercoaster from playing classical music, to programming music using the soundchips in nintendo gameboys, and im still discoveriing stuff and moving on to the next idea and trying to just figure out how that works and this works. is this just me or what, because it seems everyone i talk to knows nothing about anything, yeah they can play a sick riff, but when you ask them to record it.... anyone else in the same boat as me? It's definitely NOT a zero sum game. Some are more experienced in one area, some in many areas and some have multi-talents, while others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 If I played gigs big enough to warrant a PA system, I'd take the time to learn! Next month I do have that fun though for the first time. Different people have different skills. A quarterback can't play every position on the field so why should a guitarist have to know everything about live sound and the recording process? I talked of Brian Wilson in a thread recently. He was bad at writing down music on sheet paper so he'd hum or sing what he wanted the hired musicians to play and someone else would transcribe it to sheet paper. Not being able to transcribe music didn't harm that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jb1911 Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 i wonder how many people here would have to google 'myriad' to tell you what it means. You must think we're all a bunch of dumb-asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Servant Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 I do a little bit of everything when it comes to the performing arts. Play, Lights, sound, rigging, pedal building, rack/case building, stagecraft, stagehanding, et al. You name it.I do think I am better at some things than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arcarsenal72 Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 I agree, there are a lot of people who don't have a wide variety of knowledge regarding musical stuff. I'm trying to learn enough to know the basics of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3red Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 it's clear to me now that Jbrazz is the smartest person i've ever encountered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jbrazz Posted April 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 it's clear to me now that Jbrazz is the smartest person i've ever encountered thanks asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sunsetcarcrash Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 it's clear to me now that Jbrazz is the smartest person i've ever encountered lol'd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MathiasWilliam Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 I am kinda like that, i am defanately a musician not a sound tech. But i am learning to setup and run PA's and i ran the sound desk at my school's production last year - but that was easy. My music/music technology teacher has said that musicians make the best sound operator's, something to do with if someone is not musical and someone was up playing trumpet, you'd have to know what frequencies to raise for the trumpet to be picked up and un-musical sound techs can't understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awdwon Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yes it's true, some people are dumb but it's all relative. I don't know a thing about how to fix a car, but I can make gasoline. Does that make me dumb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage-65 Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Who's peoples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mistersuperfly Posted April 11, 2008 Members Share Posted April 11, 2008 Hmm...I can play guitar, set up a sound system, set up and give a halfassed attempt to play a drumset, manage a soundboard, work my way though a studio.Maybe I'm an exception to the rule. Me too... minus the drums part, my feet and hands don't do different things. Being on tour taught me most of this stuff, we toured with our own sound system which is pretty expansive (ISP active mains, subs, and monitors, Allen & Heath board, plenty of outboard gear in a shockrack) I basically set it up everytime as I don't trust anybody but myself when it comes to making sure it didn't fail. Being on tour also taught me plenty of vehicle maintence knowledge... we've changed basically everything having to do with the electrical system on the side of the road. I can't even remember how many tires we blew on tour... my problem is that when I start doing something I get really deep into it until I know everything about it, which is why I'm on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flip333 Posted April 11, 2008 Members Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm glad there are many temperments with regard to musical talent. Some people are focused, and others hold a broad array of skills. This is very useful in a band situation for problem solving. Don't forget that we all have different intentions and inclinations. Allow others to thrive with what they have, and you will benefit from what they have to offer. And yes, there are plenty of those who can pick a sick riff, but can't pay their electric bill. Often times, they are too busy to load PA equipment too. Or just by coincidence, they have a bad back...or can't make it to practice... Finally, some brainiacs can do it all, but they can't relate well enough with others to co-produce a project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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