HI TOm,

On Sat 2036-Aug-02 12:35, Thom LaCosta (1:261/1352) wrote to Richard Webb:

 RW> GUess we still need a fidonet historian .
 RW> Back in the day Marge Robbins in IOwa was sort of filling
 RW> that role >

TL> Yea....but the Historian would have to promise to be the one that
TL> turns off the lights and closes the door when it all goes away.

YEp, but usually they're not around then because they've
lost interest in collecting its history .

TL> And don;t forget all the out-takes and flubs. 


 RW> SOunds to me like that one needed to be kicked back at the
 RW> writers for a rewrite.  USed to do that gig myself, and
 RW> sailed more than one back at the writer.

TL> Oh we were never crass enough to send it back....all of us charged
TL> by the hour, so we just laughed and watched the Ad Agency's bill get
TL> bigger.  The worse the copy, the more money we made.

Yah but when we had to do that the producer usually made the call.  I just
push buttons and turn knobs .

 RW> IF you're producing an album for a client, never neer allow
 RW> the client to stay at your home if home is also the studio
 RW> .

TL> I have never and will never have anyone with whom I do business
TL> enter my home.

YEp, big mistake on my part.  she was a friend before she
was a client, even though I met her in a professional
context.  editing the multi-tracks to make mixdown easier
with her present was a real adventure.  Example:  I'd kill
everything but the piano and her vocal lines so I could
record silence on the little musical interlude between
verses etc.  SHe'd holler and ask me what happened to that
lush arrangement, etc.  I finally gave up, even though I
prefer to do such edits before I save the project back to
archival media so all I have to do is import it in ready
form when time comes to do final mixing and production on
the tracks.  THey're two different skill sets, and I don't
translate from one to the other very easily.  TO keep my
ears and mind fresh on the mixing sessions I like to have
all those little piddling edits done and be able to
concentrate on the artistic part of the craft: i.e. balance
between elements, stereo placement, etc.

 RW> will continue this in netmail if you like as it's not
 RW> topical here .

TL> We have strayed a bit....but the moderator is tolerant.

THanks, you don't want to get me started on these sorts of
shop talk discussions I guess .
 RW> Could probably be done with grep like utilities etc.

TL> Ah...that was an attempt aat scatalogical humor.

TL> I had better reign myself in...observing the national scene I am
TL> lead to believe that it is no longer acceptable to poke fun at
TL> scared cows or wanna-be sacred cows.


\YEp, sacred cows make great hamburgers .


Regards,
           Richard
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+