Cool, thanks for the reply. But why do you need two microphones? Is it because of the same reason most animals have two ears, to be able to determine where the sound is coming from?BonsaiK said:
If you record using two microphones above the conductor's head pointed at each half of the orchestra, and pan them left and right when you mix them, the result is a stereo signal where each person in the orchestra sounds like they're sitting in exactly the position that they are sitting (more or less) when you're listening through headphones or with sensibly-located speakers. If you only used one microphone, the signal would be mono. You could of course use one stereo microphone, but that's rarely done because you can only point a stereo microphone in one direction, it lacks the versatility of two mono microphones.Herbivore said:
Most bands give up at that point thinking "well, we had our shot". The reason why is that labels tend to put a band in debt if the band doesn't recoup their advance costs, and signing the same entity again to another label usually means accumulating a second debt. It depends though. If the band has built a solid following during their time on the label, they could easily get another deal, and may not even need the label after that and may do future projects as a distribution deal only, or on the internet. That's how people like Trent Reznor managed to make the transition to Internet sales, but of course if you're not as big of a household name as him that's not going to work for you. Another option is of course going to work on the other side of the business and there are people who do that but relatively few, as being a "rock star" doesn't tend to attract people with a good head for business and aspirations to be in an office somewhere 8 hours a day, rather it tends to attract people trying desperately to avoid all that.Squarez said:
Well if you don't even care how many you sell, then you can just sell them to family and friends and you don't even need the label stamp. A record label is essentially a "company", it's a business entity, so you only need that if you're actually planning on doing business. Of course some people choose to have a "label" anyway even if they only sell 3 CDs but I think that's more about ego and personal validation. But then I suppose, what music industry activity isn't...zombie goat fetish said:
Touring: depends what your home country is. Geographically, Europe is by far the easiest place to tour. Everything's nice and close together with lots of people. Makes a big difference. In touring you're away from family and comfort in any case, the main issues you have to worry about when going international are making sure your visas are correct and that things are appropriately organised wherever you're going (or that you'll be okay even if they aren't). A few pages ago someone asked me about touring internationally and I wrote a long list of things to check up on before you go.Arkhangelsk said:
Okay, cause from what I've seen metalcore receives lots of criticism for it's simple songwriting. There are good bands, but there seems to be a very big line of bands who write the same stuff. And many of those I meet who do like metalcore specifically like those with over-the-top clean vocals, such as Asking Alexandria and Bullet For My Valentine.BonsaiK said:
Since when was simplistic songwriting ever a barrier to mainstream success, career longevity, or even being taken seriously as a musician? Sometimes the best things are the simplest. That's not to say that there isn't a place for technical complexity too - musicians in particular like to hear other musicians push the boundaries of their chosen instrument - but the average punter doesn't care about that stuff and just wants to hear sounds that they like, preferably in some kind of danceable rhythm.Arkhangelsk said:
Yes. I promised a recent girlfriend that if we broke up, I wouldn't write a song about her! Then we broke up. So far I've kept my promise. I also wrote a song about a death threat I've received, I've played it to rooms full of people including that specific person but I guess he didn't want to call me out on it because he knew that'd make him look like even more of an asshole.Ham_authority95 said:
I try to use vinyl exclusively if I'm DJing at a club somewhere, but I'll use all three if DJing for a radio station. DJ setups are modular like computers, and can be rigged to use any sound playback device, just like a computer can be rigged to use a hard disk, floppies, USB drives, optical drives etc.Ham_authority95 said:
Managers are there to do things that you can't/won't, that's the bottom line. Really big artists need them because there simply isn't time to fit in everything, the manager is really a "workload manager" much like a personal assistant, who takes control of all the more menial shit that the artist doesn't have the time/inclination for so they can stay focused on the business of making art and making all those gigs, interviews and promo appointments. If on the other hand you're already doing everything that a manager would conceivably do, and you don't mind that being the way it is and aren't snowed under with work, I'd advise against getting one. Quite a few artists manage themselves and that's fine, however some hate the drudgery of it (and the bigger you get, the more drudgery there is) so they'll get managers.gyroscopeboy said:
I knew someone would ask me about Glee eventually. Amazed that it's taken this long.Shivarage said:
Very interesting... I do understand why people like it, High School Musical was a great success so why not (what I think is basically) a tv series of it?BonsaiK said:
"Selling out" - what that constitutes depends who you talk to. Even so much as putting an album out is usually "selling out" in the eyes of somebody. What is "selling out" anyway? Should musicians not be entitled to make money from songs that they wrote? But yes there are artists who have vetoed Glee covers, no doubt to protect the brand (aka "integrity").Shivarage said: