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

[Al Haug]

Eye no!

2009/8/9 Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com>

> It can be unbareable at times!
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:22 AM, Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net
> >wrote:
>
> > ----- 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?!)
> >
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