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Episode 145, June 2, 2014

Guest: Joe Loesch

George will give tips about your work flow and efficiency

Dan’s Tip of the Week will be about using the EWABS clicker

0:02:06  The show begins and they succumb to “chit chat.”

0:03:40  George talks about your equipment—is it still costing you money?  Pro Tools is the example.  People stick with what they have because they paid for it and spent 3 years making it work…only they’re using it poorly!  Is there a point when you need to revamp and work more efficiently.  Your equipment and products might be perfectly good; but how productive are you?  In ProTools, some folks “bounce” their audio in real time, for example.  A fast workflow is key in this business.  Sometimes a little training can improve your workflow.

0:07:28  Also, people end up settling on mic’s that can be the most expensive.  Sometimes the least expensive mic can be the best for your voice.  Why keep 4-5 extra microphones?  Hold a “shoot out” of your mic and keep the best two.  

0:09:18  Another way you’re wasting your money is by sending out lousy sounding auditions.  Raw files aren’t good enough anymore.  Send auditions in at the quality of the final product.  Some processing is needed.  Your “RMS” or volume should not be lower than the rest.  Louder things can be perceived as better.  

0:11:28  One more thing: losing out on jobs on sound quality problems you aren’t aware of!  Pervasive sounds you may not notice will cost you work.  So, look for an objective review of your sound.  

0:12:50 Dan joins in the discussion.  Hissing and hums mean your audition won’t make it past the slate.  Expensive equipment that you don’t know how to use will just show how much you don’t know.  Juan Carlos Bagnall said he judges equipment and recording quality in the first few seconds.  

0:14:50  Break

0:16:52  They’re back.  Dan has lots of Studio Suit!  Come on down.

0:18:16  Audio question from Trevor Jones.  He wants more toys.  Is there any point to aspiring to better gear?  He’d also like to get out of the closet into a booth.  Will his sound get better?  Should he sell his Sony 75-6’s to an unsuspecting victim?

0:20:30  Dan on aspiring to more expensive equipment.  Get good stuff, learn how to use it, but the higher the quality o