[78-L] Unfinished recording [was Acoustic-era monitoring]

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Steven C. Barr wrote:
>> Personally, I would record "live off the floor" into TWO mikes 
>> (stereo?!),
>> with NO "final mix-down!!" The only time I tried multi-track (each player
>> on his/her/its separate track?!) recording...well, the recording was 
>> almost
>> NEVER finished...each musician insisted that he/she/it could improve his/
>> her/its track, given a second chance...?!
>> Steven C. Barr
> ===========================
> A similar situation pertains to the use of the PC. Remember the old days
> when one wrote (or typed) a letter? When you finished you'd read it over
> and, if there were only minor corrections, you'd make them and send the
> letter on its merry way.
> Nowadays, however, when one has finished a letter on a PC, you look it
> over and ask yourself if there are any improvements to be made. If there
> aren't you still hang on in case something comes to mind.
> "Are there any ways I can improve how I've expressed myself? I'll hang
> on till tomorrow to see if anything comes to mind."
>
To make things worse...ESPECIALLY given the "functional illiteracy" of
the vast majority of folkses these days...the one "edit" that is ALWAYS
used is a final "check" using the typing-program's "spell check!" This is
only a problem because to-day's "writers" have NO freaking idea how
to spell words beyond "a," "an" or "the"...and generally MIS-spell words
so badly that "spell check" substitutes an entirely DIFFERENT word,
based on the party's attempt at spelling!

This wouldn't be a serious problem were it not that it appears in virtually
ALL newspapers; only a familiarity with common "spell-check errors"
enables the reader to make an intelligent guess as to what the effectively-
illiterate "writer" WANTED to say...?!

Steven C. Barr
(who is usually spell-checked to "Steven C. BRA?!)