Comments for Two Bodies of Water Productions http://www.twobodiesofwater.com An Edmonton Recording Studio Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by James Seabrook http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-170 James Seabrook Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-170 Good point. That must be a full time job keeping that many decks in shape! Good point. That must be a full time job keeping that many decks in shape!

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by mike http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-169 mike Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:11:13 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-169 Takes effort. I'm too busy maintaining the crap... :) Takes effort. I’m too busy maintaining the crap… :)

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by James Seabrook http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-167 James Seabrook Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:32:32 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-167 And Sweet Dreams went on to have relative legendary status. And you should document all your great gear in one place... like djdudeman.com, so us gear geeks can indulge in your obsessions. :) And Sweet Dreams went on to have relative legendary status. And you should document all your great gear in one place… like djdudeman.com, so us gear geeks can indulge in your obsessions. :)

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by Mike http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-166 Mike Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:57:38 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-166 I should also add, a few more albums made on sub-par gear... Primus - Suck On This - A live album that launched Primus' career. Recorded on a Tascam 388. A home portastudio deck. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams - Another killer hit recorded on another semi-pro deck, the Teac 80-8. Two good examples of being able to make money or a career off of gear that isn't boutique or top of the line. Yes James, I have both machines in my basement. I should also add, a few more albums made on sub-par gear…

Primus – Suck On This – A live album that launched Primus’ career. Recorded on a Tascam 388. A home portastudio deck.

Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams – Another killer hit recorded on another semi-pro deck, the Teac 80-8.

Two good examples of being able to make money or a career off of gear that isn’t boutique or top of the line.

Yes James, I have both machines in my basement.

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by Mike http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-164 Mike Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:52:09 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-164 Elvis Presley... 1957... 1 mic... 1 track... enough said. Elvis Presley… 1957… 1 mic… 1 track… enough said.

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by James Seabrook http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-162 James Seabrook Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:11:17 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-162 That's exactly what I'm taking about. Sometimes we need that reminder about what's more important... Sure quality matters, and good engineering matters, but when either of those become more consuming than the music, the music suffers. I've referenced this before, but one of my favourite producers is Daniel Lanois because he concentrates on the music and doesn't let equipment or technology get in the way. :) As the legendary Rupert Neve says, "...who cares about efficiency when we're talking about music..." That’s exactly what I’m taking about. Sometimes we need that reminder about what’s more important… Sure quality matters, and good engineering matters, but when either of those become more consuming than the music, the music suffers.
I’ve referenced this before, but one of my favourite producers is Daniel Lanois because he concentrates on the music and doesn’t let equipment or technology get in the way. :)
As the legendary Rupert Neve says, “…who cares about efficiency when we’re talking about music…”

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by Shaun Bosch http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-161 Shaun Bosch Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:00:02 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-161 Ok, that didn't add much to the convo... I find the quality thing to be very important these days. Just as image and presentation is. People want to know that you take yourself seriously before they are willing to emotionally invest in your work. As a musician as soon as get into my tiny bedroom studio, I too often find that the pursuit of 'quality' distracts me from making music. Before I know it I'm at Long and McQuade renting mic's and pre-amps. Once this happens I become far to focused on the sound rather than the performance or the song. You simultaneously become both the artist and the critic. It's hard to say one matters more than the other - both are important when it comes to sharing your music with the world, but long before a microphone ever existed people were making music. And even if recording technology was not available to me, I would still be a musician - I try to remind myself of that when I get wrapped up in the process. Ok, that didn’t add much to the convo… I find the quality thing to be very important these days. Just as image and presentation is. People want to know that you take yourself seriously before they are willing to emotionally invest in your work.
As a musician as soon as get into my tiny bedroom studio, I too often find that the pursuit of ‘quality’ distracts me from making music. Before I know it I’m at Long and McQuade renting mic’s and pre-amps. Once this happens I become far to focused on the sound rather than the performance or the song. You simultaneously become both the artist and the critic. It’s hard to say one matters more than the other – both are important when it comes to sharing your music with the world, but long before a microphone ever existed people were making music. And even if recording technology was not available to me, I would still be a musician – I try to remind myself of that when I get wrapped up in the process.

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by Eleazar http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-160 Eleazar Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:34:58 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-160 Touché Touché

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by James Seabrook http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-159 James Seabrook Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:07:42 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-159 Are you kidding? That is one of my favourite songs of all time! :) Are you kidding? That is one of my favourite songs of all time! :)

]]> Comment on Why the gear doesn’t matter by James Seabrook http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/why-the-gear-doesnt-matter/#comment-158 James Seabrook Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:06:47 +0000 http://www.twobodiesofwater.com/?p=15332#comment-158 Objective Assessment or Self Justification? :) Objective Assessment or Self Justification? :)

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