The "client" in the last ad was not even remotely a douchebag. Yeah, he had no clue how much recording a 4 song EP actually costs, but he was courteous and nice about not knowing. Asking someone for contact information is not spitting in their face. Especially if the person you're asking just referred you to them. Not all idiots are douchebags.
The last one wasn't terrible. It sounded like some young kid who got a garage band together with his buddies and saw some online ad and didn't understand how it works. At least he wasn't a jackass about it.
K4RN4GE911 Yeah like Paul McCartney - singer of the best selling band of ALL Time….. LOL yeah nobody likes them douchebags… especially if they're decent looking.... cheers charliewired
I think we are all lightheartedly poking fun… @ Glenn, @ ea other & @ ourselves .. if we are big enough…. of course everyone knows that bassists are dildos ;) cheers charliewired
Matt Newman lol, its not that deep, people only get on your nerves if you allow them too. All you do is state your hourly rate, if people start asking can you do a song for $25, you arent inclined to return a text.
@Tater Puddin That's what I've been thinking. Doing my thing, but I really don't aspire to be the best of the best in the business, just keep it as a hobby
Yup! Until i find a band or artist that i like more than my music I'll chase them down and do a song for free lol. Until then, I'll be over here getting better at the craft. The two metal head producers I've worked with were always paid before we even walked in the studio. Granted, I live in Shreveport LA so there rrally wasn't that many options when i was coming up. Actually, the second metalhead producer bought the first metalhead producer's equipment, so we were using the same board. I wrote the songs and also did all the vocals. I spent so much time in those studios, and that's where i learned how much work goes into production. We had some solid hangs and got some great songs out of it. It isn't as fun doing everything myself!
Yeah. He was too harsh on that one, but I suspect that when he already gets so many outrageous requests, he stops distinguishing between who are the truly respectless and those who simply don't know better. I know that I myself had such moments as a musician when people wanted to hire me, though I admit that I don't feel good about myself remembering those.
@@OfficialJahn Sadly that's the truth, there's just too many idiots floating around in the world, that when genuine people with less knowledge shows up, they're easily mistaken for those idiots. Personal guess on % of idiots currently alive today? 99.95% give or take 0.01%.
Last guy seemed okay. Am I the only one? haha I got 5 songs recorded once for $150 and a case of beer. Granted it wasn't the best quality, but I didn't care. I just wanted something.
I'm not an engineer but I once had a guy come to me about starting a band saying he wanted to play rhythm guitar and sing so we could record 16 "songs" he had written, he could barely play basic chords, couldn't sing worth a shit and above all that he wanted me to put together this huge band to back him up including but not limited to: 2 guitarists, a drummer, a female vocalist, a violinist, bassist(me), a keyboardist, and a fucking DJ.
John Smith I recently had someone do this to me wanting to hire a guitar player to record songs for him. He told me he wasn't a guitar player (which is fine) but that he had his ideas about what the guitar should be doing. So I told him, send me what you've got played out on whatever instrument you play and I'll tell you if it's doable for me to record it. Turns out the guy had NOTHING and wanted a guitar player to WRITE and TRACK all of his "songs" for him, while receiving "good compensation" for what he was only advertising as needing just a guitar player. I told him to kick rocks, I wasn't going to write AND play MY parts for his "songs" and that maybe he should re-word his advertisement as it was severely mis-leading.
Chuck Costello Ha damn, seems like we've got too many song writers and not enough musicians. Everyone thinks they're Daniel Johnston and that they can get everyone else to do all the hard stuff for them.
John Smith i know some mentally diseased people who write "nonsence" and think that they do masterpieces for real. Not funny, just feel pity for them. They just suffer.
Chuck Costello This. This was the reason I had to stop playing with an old buddy of mine. He would constantly tell me we needed to start a band, which I was all for, but when It came time to do the work I was the one loaded with the creative process. It eventually reached a point where he would occasionally show up to practice and ask what he was supposed to sing. I felt so bad because he was a really good guy and I wanted him to have a creative input but he simply brought nothing to the table and nobody in the band had the heart to kick him since we were all good friends.
Just my 5 cents. I fucking _love_ this generation of musicians. They are so teased by all the successful bands that they think they've got a chance too. People simply don't consider a time factor: 1. People don't buy music as good as they used to, so labels don't make as much money as back in the days. 2. There are a shitload of patterns in any genre already, so it's hard to impress listeners with your deep feelings/bad romance bullshit even if your sound is great. 3. There are so many musicians these days that it's not special anymore to be a flawless instrumentalist. Just open youtube and throw away your recently purchased electric guitar. 4. These kids don't understand that back then the musicians didn't have a lot of role models and they were honest about the things they do, it was a challenge and they had to rediscover the genre over and over to be on the top. For some of them doing music was something they weren't sure about. I've read a lot of articles about musician families, and how their parents wanted them to be managers, doctors, businessmen. They fought their way through with their talent and an amazing amount of luck. And just look at these fucking kids. They act are like they are rockstars already. Jeesh.
Yeah, I'm with chamox above me here. That's a very pessimistic way to look at things and while you're not wrong about a lot of what you said, discouraging people from the arts is a really shitty thing to do. Especially since the society we live in doesn't give two half-rotted shits about the arts in any form anymore.
***** "here are so many musicians these days that it's not special anymore to be a flawless instrumentalist. Just open youtube and throw away your recently purchased electric guitar" that? if that is your approach towards music and instrument, how can you be so fucking pessimist about it? who start playing instrument to get super famous and be superstar (you have probably mistaken it with singing), they are tons of ppl who enjoying it and dont need to be musicians proffesionally (aka earning money), no you are right! lets all ditch our equipment and instruments because there are some great musicians, worst attitude i have seen towards hobby ever
chamox3001 "The next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged" :) Im certainly not inspiring kids, who went into music because they wanted to get laid more in their lives. If you really love making music, there's nothing that could make you quit it. I personally tried to quit like 20 times already, because I had no time, I needed to focus on more important things, it was an obsticle for relationships, sitting for hours and recording stuff had a bad influence on my health, etc etc. When I went to army and I thought that Im never going to write any nice melody after such a rough life. Came back and became better than ever. You either have it or you don't. The person who has it won't be discouraged by my words, because there's nothing I can say to tear it away from him.
I'd like to thank you. I joined a band with some buddies in high school and got put on the bass. Now, instead of being butthurt about playing an instrument that I didn't feel comfortable with, I decided I wanted to be the best bassist around. So I went to see a couple local bands and paid special attention to the bassist. Not only did I want to be like them, I wanted to surpass them. Around 3 months ago, my band was hitting a rough patch and everyone was getting pissy with me because they felt the bass wasn't important. That's when I came across your "How to not Completely Suck on Bass" video. It brought new light to me and my band mates. Ever since then, my band has been relying on me to make sure everything is going smoothly. So again, I'd like to thank you for sparking my love of music and my camaraderie between my band back up again.
SpectreSoundStudios You also used 'now' instead of 'know' in that last section, and still read it as 'know'. Jeez, what are you, a bassist? Great vids! Keep them coming.
And let's just say for the sake of argument that one of these bands actually made it to be world famous. "OH NOO... I missed the chance to make a shit amount of money from these guys when they were a bunch of obnoxious teenagers and by now have completely forgotten about my existence."
Jesus, do they even bother teaching English in schools anymore? The grammar and communication skills portrayed in these texts sound as if they come from people who never got past the 2nd grade. "I weep for the future" is right man. It's grim out there these days.
Phil Sackett If they do teach it, no one's paying attention, or gives a shit anymore. The school system just keeps dumbing down the curriculum to make sure the the little shits get through! I'm glad I'll be dead in about 25 yrs. so I don't have to suffer through decades of dumbasses! Definitely don't want to be around when the Chinese take ownership of the U.S.
Not sure what you're referring to. Enlighten me. If it's "grammar" instead of "grammatical", I would have to argue about the term "cringeworthy", which should actually be "cringe-worthy". ;)
As a Christian and a musician I am kind of put off by the jab at Christianity, Im not offended and you have some pretty kick A vids so i will continue to watch. Just saying that the comment was narrow minded (your religious views arent narrow minded, just the comment) and kind of a crappy thing to say. I understand where youre coming from but it was still kind of a douche-y thing to say. That guy was an idiot though. Keep making the great vids!
While I respect your right to believe what you want, I'm not obligated to respect what you believe. Stories about the origin of life on Earth without supporting evidence will be mocked without mercy.
SuperCoon88 I think he was just setting up the scene in a way that suited him. As a Christian myself (and a member of a christian band, no less), I expected nothing less or more from him about it. Regardless of the genre of the band who contacted him, they were overall incredibly flaky and out-right dumb in how they approached him in regards to their needs (immediately saying, "If you don't do x, y, and z you WON'T get paid!!" is ridiculous, regardless of your profession and if anyone told ME that, I'd tell them to kick rocks, I don't wanna do business with them anyway.
SuperCoon88 As soon as I hear or read the words 'As a Christian..." at the start of a sentence, I just want to scream at the person. Why don't you just say, "As someone who thinks they're way better than you..." or "As a hypocrite...".
Wangavision I never said I was better than him. I said that I beleive that there is a supreme force that controls things that happen here on Earth. How am I a hypocrite for beleiving in more than a physical world?
Seriously these are great. It helps me as a musician find out ways to not piss off the engineer, and the best way to not fuck up during the process, and develop price points for what I would need. Please keep these coming man.
I'm a graphic designer and a part time session bass player. I totally agree with you. Have to deal with these type of cheap ass clients who want all for free. Also, I played session Bass for 3 album and yes, Engineers deserve more respect and need to be payed well for the patience and bullshit we musicians throw around in the studio. Great video Sir!!
I recorded a 4-song demo for a horrible 3-piece one time, and the guitarist insisted on tracking with his Line 6 spider 15 combo amp. On top of that, he refused to play to a click. He said it makes the music sound "mechanical," and literally described himself as a "non-conformist." He wasn't a terrible guitarist, but he had absolutely no concept of tone, and was a total diva. The vocalist was a real piece of work too. He had absolutely no idea how to properly use his voice, and had to take several hours-long breaks between songs, and even in the middle of one song, to rest his voice, because he was literally destroying it with the awful screaming he was doing. The drummer was the only one who actually had some concept of what was going on, and it was really a pleasure to work with him. After guitars, vocals, and drums were tracked, they asked me to lay down bass guitar tracks, because they'd seen me play bass in the band that I was in at that time. The tempo of all the songs was all over the place, and I couldn't figure out anything to do with any of the songs. It's a wonder that the drummer could play along with them at all. The songs still turned out okay, and apparently the band was approached by some local label for a record deal. I don't know if they ever got the deal, and I don't care. I wouldn't wish their band upon any recording engineer, ever.
Had one a couple of weeks ago that came to me (an engineer) with an out of tune acoustic guitar and sloppy out of tune vocals. She wanted all other instruments WRITTEN for her plus recorded, mixed and mastered for a mere 60 quid. Because I was absolutely skint at the time, I took the job but wanted £100 from her as she was clearly no millionaire and also I'm nice. Oh and there was a time limit of around 4 days for all this to be finished. And as another side note, she had no idea how to play to a click track, so all these virtual instruments I had to do for her were tediously positioned in her version of time. So basically I have to turn shit into gold with a time limit of 4 days. So I did everything, wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered all 4 tracks for her, even kept her up to date throughout with sound clips, screen shots, the lot. When it came time to hand over the money (through skype) she didn't trust me to give her the product (via Dropbox) I'd been tirelessly working on for days. She wanted her songs first before she paid me and also wanted to give me £80 instead of the agreed £100. I must have spent about 2-3 hours from about midnight to 3am convincing her to send me the full amount of money before she FINALLY did it. Safe to say I won't be working with her again. Fucking "musicians."
You might consider correcting it or making the misspelling more intentional by screwing up the other words. The way it looks now comes across as less ironic and more "this guy is an idiot".
+SpectreSoundStudios I've seen your other "Stupid text" videos, but this is the first episode I saw "they're" and my gut reaction was "how did you screw that up" not "ha thats funny". I know what you're doing, I get it lol. For those that don't pay attention it can come off as a myopic mistake.
I just got done working from 10 to 11 and I was so tired when coming home. When I arrived at my house I was pumped to see a new video from your channel. So I admittedly woke the fuck up to your new video. And not just any video.... Part 3 of stupid texts! Man, honestly you made my day so much better. I cannot tell you how wild of a day I just had. It blowed. I'm just a cook at a burger joint, but my life outside of work is pure music. Like so many others of course, but anyways man thank you for being you and entertaining me after a long, sweaty day haha
Back in 1988, I was the engineer and in-house studio musician at a 24 track analog studio in NYC. One day a guy named Mike (a big guy who looked like he belonged to a certain Italian-American subculture,,,) bought some studio time to executive produce a kiddie-pop singer I'll call Cindy. He hired a very talented keyboardist I'll call Dave to produce a single. Cindy was a very pretty young woman. The plan was to record basic rhythm tracks, a scratch vocal track, and a rough mix. The next stages would be done later. Mike left, and Dave did the tracks. He nailed everything perfectly. Very professional. Cindy's vocals were competent, but unremarkable. Then we did a rough mix, which I recorded to cassette (hey; this was 1988). Mike returned to check on our progress. We had actually achieved the objectives of the session. We played the mix from the multitrack. Mike said "Well, it sounds OK, but I think we can do better." So, he starts playing with the faders and EQ on the console. Meters are slamming into the red, tracks are distorting, nothing is making sense. He said "Alright, it sounds a little better. But it's not really what I wanted." So, with a wink to Dave, I said "Hey Mike; give this a listen." I played the cassette of the exact same mix he wasn't happy with. He said "That's what it should have been the first time!" At least he paid his bills.
I do completely understand why you get annoyed by these texts, you are just trying to make a living and any band who have been around long enough should understand that. Although I am a bit worried that some people who are only starting out are getting scared away from trying to record. Obviously recording isn't easy, it takes a lot of practice and time, as well dedication and that's before you even get into the studio. When I recorded my album I was definitely not where I should have been practice wise but I've learned from that mistake, sometimes you need to face these things to fully understand how much work it takes. I think personally people starting out should start off trying to record their own demos at home, if you want something just to get an idea of what you want to do. It's not that difficult or expensive and these people starting off can maybe begin to understand the amount of work engineers/producers do. I know this was a long comment but it's just something I wanted to add. I want to say as well I love your videos they are both informative and amusing.
Worked as an engineer at an in-demand studio in Chicago for about 8-9 years . Your time is as valuable as you make it in this profession . All of these texts I would have not replied to. Reason being , I literally only had so many hours in the day and I wanted my energy to be channeled jnto the clients who “ get it “
Delusional is the word I think of when I first started watching this video. I’m a musician and have done plenty of recording in my time. It definitely takes money to get everything in order and have a good engineer help you work on your recordings. I would never even think of getting in the studio without having a plan and goal in mind, not everything goes as planned so you always have to expect the unexpected. Good video and thank you.
"real authentic grungecore band" AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAHHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAA JESUS CHRIST HAHAHAHAHA I AM SUFFOCATING
+NickB33 Then you sound like someone who has never run their own business. Especially in music. You need a no bullshit attitude or you're going to get trampled.
+Marko Petkov Ok dude.... You don't know me but I've been working as a full time studio musician for the last 20 years and I know what it takes. This is just a funny youtube clip and I recognize the types of messages he is talking about. That's why I think it's funny. Heck, I don't even know the guy but I like his humor!
Dude you're so funny, it would be great to work with you, but I'm unsure if you have big enough mics, what diameterez is your mic's and if I was to hook them up to my car battery could I then get the mic recording part done for free seeming its my electricity generated by the miles I have done with my own petrol, I dont have much more money to pay you for rest of the stuff I need doing for my debut release which is gonna be SICK!! However I notice you have long hair, and I have a great hair brush, it's worth well over £40 at least. I'll even throw in a free copy of my album "legend of god" and who knows, I might even sign it for you so that in the future you can put it on ebay for millions of dollars. Oh and do you also pay for flights, I'm from the UK, and is my cat stevie aloud in the stoodio? And do you know how to fly pets over, is that extra expensive? If so I'll just go to my mate Gavin, he has a mac and garageband so I could do it there, but like I said, it would be great to work with you! Btw, my music is like metal latin hip-hop jazz fusion, I hope you can handle that!
As a mixer myself, I'm also a musician and have plenty experiences in some other parts of the business - so the sad thing is: I can understand you all. Because the biggest issue is the lack of a cashflow in the whole business. You always find people who exchange services or be willing to do you a favor by hoping you return it someday - but no one can pay the other to make a living. The music business is no business anymore. It's amateur hobby shit. I'm sorry to say that, but it is how it is. Try to make your money with something else to avoid more trouble in your life. I've heard the gaming business is a good place for former music folks.
This guy is a genius. He tells it exactly how it is. You spend money on sound engineering classes, you do shit loads of research on youtube, you spend time, money and effort on building your studio. Then you get idiots who want you to work with them for nothing. Like they're doing YOU a favour by gracing you with their presence.
I went recording school. I received much education. I discovered that I not only love being a live player and was actually better than I thought I was, I found out the engineer can get me and my co-producer get what is needed. What is needed is different for different projects, markets, end format, time constraints etc. It helped me become better at producing my acts demos. I produced and let the engineer engineer with suggestions from me about the 'sound' I wanted. I'd say, " let's try using an RE20 on the guitar" or "I'm going for a fifties vibe, lets not close MIc the drum". Thing like that
You should make the fourth installment of texts that engineers got from famous musicians that were plain stupid. I'm sure some engineers of well known metal bands have some dumb texts of their own.
Just because the last guy didn't realize the price, couldn't afford it, and asked for contact info (which by the way is normal to share and ask for) doesn't mean he tried to disrespect him. Some engineers are also assholes, who feel the need to belittle other people who make mistakes. Ever thought of that?
Sounds like being an engineer is exactly like every other job I've ever had. Retail, personal business offering services on a contract or hourly basis, etc. You always get idiots that want free shit and get mad when you don't give it up. Great video. You just got yourself a subscriber.
This guy has SO MUCH contempt for his customers it's insane. This is after checking out multiple videos. Like, if I was the type of guy who needed him and I found him on CZcams I would stay farrrrr away
Imagine this scenario: Me mixing a backing vocal with a talented (but with absolutely no knowledge about sound engineering) vocal director by my side. He also acted in the backing vocals me: Do you see?? Using the pan i can emulate the position that you place yourself while you sing. Vocal director: Well, sounds nice, but i could not let pass that my voice is being heard only in the left monitor: Me: Yeah, thats the idea, have you heard how it sounds cleaner, and more spacial?? Its just like yourselves are side by side singing for me. Vocal director: well, i´m just worryed about what would happen if someone in a mono player or someone with a malfunctioning speaker hears this recording. Will my voice be heard?? You know, there is lots of my work, sweat and tears on it. It is heartbraking to know that in some ocasions I will not be heard.
We're willing to offer you the lofty privilege of producing and engineering the next Sex Kittens cd, but only if we can use sound replacement drum samples, time-aligned guitar tracks and auto-tuned vocals. And you have to have to record, mix and master the songs for $12.50 each. Deal?
Wow this video has just appeared in my related videos. Glenn Fricker, wait a go man. Great to see a video like this! It just made me realise not only do singers/musicians like me get ripped off at gigs but you have opened my eyes to the shit you sound engineers have to deal with, it really is disgraceful! I currently have my own set up here in Ireland, many thanks for your time to bring awareness. Good stuff though your doing a great job :)
Glen, I'm happy that your channel is getting more popular. Each view is well deserved and I'm proud to be at least a small part in your channel's growth!
QUESTION: Do you think these videos or your youtube channel as a whole has scared off hundreds of potential customers from you whether what you say is true or not you come off as scary and not fun to work under especially if you're a bassist lol!
Dude is whining about being an engineer and people not appreciating his time and worth. Have you EVER worked in IT? I have my whole life and it is not just YOU , it's in this industry too, so quit freaking whining man!
I recorded and mixed for this guy that wanted a 5 song EP of his acoustic songs... He dragged the tracking process out for about 4 months and wanted it mixed in about 2 weeks (of which I spent most of my time re-recording everything he'd done). At the end of it, he'd already paid for album art, graphic design, and CD's, but had absolutely no money to pay me for the final songs and wanted me to just give them to him. I'll never record anyone again.
Okay not to start a major religious argument on CZcams because it's fucking stupid and a waste of everyone's time BUT the way you constantly bash others who believe differently is obnoxious and irritating at times. Science is just as much a belief as any religion as far as the origin of life is concerned. Not expecting any major apology or anything because you don't need to give one but if you could just tone down the religious bashing a bit I'd appreciate it. Love the videos anyway!
Justin Gaede You're right, science has no answer to abiogenesis yet, but much more than any religions have. And science isn't a belief even if it hasn't completely cracked abiogenesis, it just means that they're working on it, like they're always are: science is ongoing process of figuring things out.
"Science is just as much a belief as any religion AS FAR AS THE ORIGIN OF LIFE IS CONCERNED." I wasn't talking about any other aspect of science. Thank you all for starting that religious argument I said I didn't want to have and further proving that we can't have enough maturity to accept the fact that different people have different theories.
Correct way to phrase that would be "science has no conclusive theory about the abiogenesis yet." and that's that. I don't understand this "belief" thing that you put in there.Justin Gaede
man I'd sell my kidney to record a full album at your studio not for the sake of these days dead music , only to enjoy you roasting me face to face lol
Keep these coming man, I always love watching musician texts and I get really excited when a new one is avaliable. Appreciate all the vids and info you put on here.
Yet another vid that made me laugh, cringe, and be joyful in that it is good to know that for all that I suck at playing a bass, at least I never wasted anyone's time with my awful shit, my lack of organisational capacity, and my lack of funds to get things done with. Great work as always Glen. Keep these stupid as fuck communication shares coming, they are golden.
I just want to apologize on behalf of all musicians you have had the displeasure of working with. We're not all ignorant and/or entitled. Thanks for sharing the hilarity!
I love your videos! Being the vocalist I am, they keep the ego in check and sure as hell teach some humility. :-P Keep it up! The industry needs you good sir!
I remember paying $350 for a 3 song demo back in the early 90's, and that was on the cheap end and it sounded like too. You had about 8 hours to track everything and get it mixed. That means when it was your turn to track, you had to have your shit tight, with maybe one or two punch-in's over-all to fix a fizzled note. It blows my mind that there are people out there now, still asking for a fully tracked and mixed song for under $100. Even more disturbing, they don't even have their music finished, let alone have it tight. Back then, any serious demo we would had off to an A&R guy costs the band thousands. Btw, very entertaining video SSS, I look forward to viewing your other video's.
As an IT developer I find myself in the same position with managers and some users. They take months to cook up some half-arsed idea, present it to me then expect me to get their idea to work with a nice user interface in two days! What usually happens is that I have to totally re-engineer(re-think and come up with something that will actually work) their idea and still get it up and running in two days.
This is so funny. The studio engineer's equivalent to the Clients from Hell (about web development) I'm not and engineer and I had never seen this channel before finding this clip. But I enjoyed it so much that I've had to become a subscriber.
It's good to see that you also prefer a sequenced drum pattern over sample replacement. Sadly most metal musicians I got to know where thinking the opposite.
This is so insane...I've bee playing guitar for more than 15 years and every single time I went to a studio to record I always payed upfront and cash. Stop. No money? No record, that was my band philosophy...
The studio I work at is on the other side of the city. I take two buses all the way across town to get there, only to find out the singer cancelled at the last minute. I told my boss he should charge for the time slot, regardless of whether the musician shows up. But apparently it's hard enough to get these people to pay up when they do get work done.
The "client" in the last ad was not even remotely a douchebag. Yeah, he had no clue how much recording a 4 song EP actually costs, but he was courteous and nice about not knowing. Asking someone for contact information is not spitting in their face. Especially if the person you're asking just referred you to them.
Not all idiots are douchebags.
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ClamsAnonymous Not all idiots are douchebags...
But all douchebags are idiots?
ShinyPants I know a few people who use their smarts for douchebaggery.
ClamsAnonymous for sure.
ClamsAnonymous True most of these people are uninformed.
At least the last guy was polite and clearly just didn't know about the man hours and cost that recording can take.
The last one wasn't terrible. It sounded like some young kid who got a garage band together with his buddies and saw some online ad and didn't understand how it works. At least he wasn't a jackass about it.
Yeah, sometimes he gets a bit too harsh on people who genuinely don't know or just completely misinterprets it.
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Josuke cool avatar my son
A phone call would have worked better to explain it.
I think asking for a number of your competitor when you refer them is completely acceptable.
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That guy went full bassist. Never go full bassist.
K4RN4GE911 NOT. EVEN. ONCE.
K4RN4GE911 Yeah like Paul McCartney - singer of the best selling band of ALL Time….. LOL yeah nobody likes them douchebags… especially if they're decent looking....
cheers
charliewired
Before anyone tries to say Geddy Lee... He also played Keyboard. Not useless.
+pacorpse666 I am too just making fun of Glenn's running jokes about bassists (useless cunts) and singers (narcissistic cunts)
I think we are all lightheartedly poking fun… @ Glenn, @ ea other & @ ourselves .. if we are big enough….
of course everyone knows that bassists are dildos ;)
cheers
charliewired
Dude you are such a great host. Love these videos!
the grungy drug addict part had my dying
CannabisKills You left out the part about being illiterate.
Hey, that’s *former* drug addict, man! 😂
Jesus, I think I've realized I don't want to be a professional sound engineer. I think I'll just keep my skills for personal use only.
Matt Newman Good call
Matt Newman lol, its not that deep, people only get on your nerves if you allow them too. All you do is state your hourly rate, if people start asking can you do a song for $25, you arent inclined to return a text.
+Matt Newman Made that realisation my own self a while back.
@Tater Puddin That's what I've been thinking. Doing my thing, but I really don't aspire to be the best of the best in the business, just keep it as a hobby
Yup! Until i find a band or artist that i like more than my music I'll chase them down and do a song for free lol. Until then, I'll be over here getting better at the craft. The two metal head producers I've worked with were always paid before we even walked in the studio. Granted, I live in Shreveport LA so there rrally wasn't that many options when i was coming up. Actually, the second metalhead producer bought the first metalhead producer's equipment, so we were using the same board. I wrote the songs and also did all the vocals. I spent so much time in those studios, and that's where i learned how much work goes into production. We had some solid hangs and got some great songs out of it. It isn't as fun doing everything myself!
I don't see what's wrong with the final one. It's probably just a well-intentioned kid that doesn't really know what's going on.
Yeah honestly i'd probably be that person
Yeah. He was too harsh on that one, but I suspect that when he already gets so many outrageous requests, he stops distinguishing between who are the truly respectless and those who simply don't know better. I know that I myself had such moments as a musician when people wanted to hire me, though I admit that I don't feel good about myself remembering those.
@@OfficialJahn Sadly that's the truth, there's just too many idiots floating around in the world, that when genuine people with less knowledge shows up, they're easily mistaken for those idiots. Personal guess on % of idiots currently alive today? 99.95% give or take 0.01%.
Yeah he sounds like he's just got his first ever job and doesn't really know what anything costs/how much you need to make a living.
I want a T-shirt that says, "You will regret this when I am number 1, pal! And there better be free food and drinks!"
Yes, this one is the best.
Yes! Except that the sarcasm is not evident haha. Maybe a screenshot from the conversation might be better?
Last guy seemed okay. Am I the only one? haha
I got 5 songs recorded once for $150 and a case of beer. Granted it wasn't the best quality, but I didn't care. I just wanted something.
I'm not an engineer but I once had a guy come to me about starting a band saying he wanted to play rhythm guitar and sing so we could record 16 "songs" he had written, he could barely play basic chords, couldn't sing worth a shit and above all that he wanted me to put together this huge band to back him up including but not limited to: 2 guitarists, a drummer, a female vocalist, a violinist, bassist(me), a keyboardist, and a fucking DJ.
John Smith I recently had someone do this to me wanting to hire a guitar player to record songs for him. He told me he wasn't a guitar player (which is fine) but that he had his ideas about what the guitar should be doing. So I told him, send me what you've got played out on whatever instrument you play and I'll tell you if it's doable for me to record it. Turns out the guy had NOTHING and wanted a guitar player to WRITE and TRACK all of his "songs" for him, while receiving "good compensation" for what he was only advertising as needing just a guitar player. I told him to kick rocks, I wasn't going to write AND play MY parts for his "songs" and that maybe he should re-word his advertisement as it was severely mis-leading.
Chuck Costello
Ha damn, seems like we've got too many song writers and not enough musicians. Everyone thinks they're Daniel Johnston and that they can get everyone else to do all the hard stuff for them.
John Smith i know some mentally diseased people who write "nonsence" and think that they do masterpieces for real. Not funny, just feel pity for them. They just suffer.
Chuck Costello This. This was the reason I had to stop playing with an old buddy of mine. He would constantly tell me we needed to start a band, which I was all for, but when It came time to do the work I was the one loaded with the creative process. It eventually reached a point where he would occasionally show up to practice and ask what he was supposed to sing. I felt so bad because he was a really good guy and I wanted him to have a creative input but he simply brought nothing to the table and nobody in the band had the heart to kick him since we were all good friends.
Just my 5 cents.
I fucking _love_ this generation of musicians. They are so teased by all the successful bands that they think they've got a chance too. People simply don't consider a time factor:
1. People don't buy music as good as they used to, so labels don't make as much money as back in the days.
2. There are a shitload of patterns in any genre already, so it's hard to impress listeners with your deep feelings/bad romance bullshit even if your sound is great.
3. There are so many musicians these days that it's not special anymore to be a flawless instrumentalist. Just open youtube and throw away your recently purchased electric guitar.
4. These kids don't understand that back then the musicians didn't have a lot of role models and they were honest about the things they do, it was a challenge and they had to rediscover the genre over and over to be on the top. For some of them doing music was something they weren't sure about. I've read a lot of articles about musician families, and how their parents wanted them to be managers, doctors, businessmen. They fought their way through with their talent and an amazing amount of luck.
And just look at these fucking kids. They act are like they are rockstars already. Jeesh.
Wow, way to inspire the next generation of musicians...
Yeah, I'm with chamox above me here. That's a very pessimistic way to look at things and while you're not wrong about a lot of what you said, discouraging people from the arts is a really shitty thing to do. Especially since the society we live in doesn't give two half-rotted shits about the arts in any form anymore.
***** "here are so many musicians these days that it's not special anymore to be a flawless instrumentalist. Just open youtube and throw away your recently purchased electric guitar" that? if that is your approach towards music and instrument, how can you be so fucking pessimist about it? who start playing instrument to get super famous and be superstar (you have probably mistaken it with singing), they are tons of ppl who enjoying it and dont need to be musicians proffesionally (aka earning money), no you are right! lets all ditch our equipment and instruments because there are some great musicians, worst attitude i have seen towards hobby ever
Inspector Kemp ...there is a stark difference between discouraging from the arts and discouraging ignorant childish unrealistic BS...
chamox3001 "The next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged" :)
Im certainly not inspiring kids, who went into music because they wanted to get laid more in their lives. If you really love making music, there's nothing that could make you quit it. I personally tried to quit like 20 times already, because I had no time, I needed to focus on more important things, it was an obsticle for relationships, sitting for hours and recording stuff had a bad influence on my health, etc etc. When I went to army and I thought that Im never going to write any nice melody after such a rough life. Came back and became better than ever. You either have it or you don't. The person who has it won't be discouraged by my words, because there's nothing I can say to tear it away from him.
'This job would be great if it wasn't for the fucking musicians.'
Easy there, Randall. ;)
violetninja He hasn't spat in their faces at least
Yay! I have learned so much things from your channel for my band. From gigs to recording to even... Common sense lol thanks a lot! rock on!
I'd like to thank you. I joined a band with some buddies in high school and got put on the bass. Now, instead of being butthurt about playing an instrument that I didn't feel comfortable with, I decided I wanted to be the best bassist around. So I went to see a couple local bands and paid special attention to the bassist. Not only did I want to be like them, I wanted to surpass them. Around 3 months ago, my band was hitting a rough patch and everyone was getting pissy with me because they felt the bass wasn't important. That's when I came across your "How to not Completely Suck on Bass" video. It brought new light to me and my band mates. Ever since then, my band has been relying on me to make sure everything is going smoothly. So again, I'd like to thank you for sparking my love of music and my camaraderie between my band back up again.
4:04 - "lacking basic english skills" -> 0:53 "to they're engineers"
Sorry but I just had to post this :-)
davidgiga1993 I wanted to see how many "smart" people would fall for it.
SpectreSoundStudios I thought it was to see if the audience was even paying attention. I don't see how pointing something out is "falling" for it.
bennymountain1
"I can't say I get whose side you are on, Nazis or Libertarians."
How... you even made this connection?
SpectreSoundStudios You also used 'now' instead of 'know' in that last section, and still read it as 'know'. Jeez, what are you, a bassist? Great vids! Keep them coming.
I spit my cereal when you said "this job would be great if it weren't for the FUCKING MUSICIANS!" Lmao
Ok. That's it. I'm putting it on a shirt. Pm me & I'll send you a chicken picks pack.
'You will regret this when we are number 1 pal"
Yeah number 1 digging graves up for your own asses
And let's just say for the sake of argument that one of these bands actually made it to be world famous.
"OH NOO... I missed the chance to make a shit amount of money from these guys when they were a bunch of obnoxious teenagers and by now have completely forgotten about my existence."
Three in.
Not a musician. Not an engineer. Still love these.
You're a champion, sir.
Jesus, do they even bother teaching English in schools anymore? The grammar and communication skills portrayed in these texts sound as if they come from people who never got past the 2nd grade. "I weep for the future" is right man. It's grim out there these days.
Phil Sackett If they do teach it, no one's paying attention, or gives a shit anymore. The school system just keeps dumbing down the curriculum to make sure the the little shits get through! I'm glad I'll be dead in about 25 yrs. so I don't have to suffer through decades of dumbasses! Definitely don't want to be around when the Chinese take ownership of the U.S.
Not sure what you're referring to. Enlighten me. If it's "grammar" instead of "grammatical", I would have to argue about the term "cringeworthy", which should actually be "cringe-worthy". ;)
As a Christian and a musician I am kind of put off by the jab at Christianity, Im not offended and you have some pretty kick A vids so i will continue to watch. Just saying that the comment was narrow minded (your religious views arent narrow minded, just the comment) and kind of a crappy thing to say. I understand where youre coming from but it was still kind of a douche-y thing to say. That guy was an idiot though. Keep making the great vids!
While I respect your right to believe what you want, I'm not obligated to respect what you believe. Stories about the origin of life on Earth without supporting evidence will be mocked without mercy.
SuperCoon88 I think he was just setting up the scene in a way that suited him. As a Christian myself (and a member of a christian band, no less), I expected nothing less or more from him about it. Regardless of the genre of the band who contacted him, they were overall incredibly flaky and out-right dumb in how they approached him in regards to their needs (immediately saying, "If you don't do x, y, and z you WON'T get paid!!" is ridiculous, regardless of your profession and if anyone told ME that, I'd tell them to kick rocks, I don't wanna do business with them anyway.
SuperCoon88 You adore Human Sacrifice. Yecchhhhh.
SuperCoon88 As soon as I hear or read the words 'As a Christian..." at the start of a sentence, I just want to scream at the person. Why don't you just say, "As someone who thinks they're way better than you..." or "As a hypocrite...".
Wangavision I never said I was better than him. I said that I beleive that there is a supreme force that controls things that happen here on Earth. How am I a hypocrite for beleiving in more than a physical world?
Seriously these are great. It helps me as a musician find out ways to not piss off the engineer, and the best way to not fuck up during the process, and develop price points for what I would need. Please keep these coming man.
Thank you for this !!! It’s a wonderful reminder as to why I built my own private studio space and then got another job lol!!
I nominate 10:37 - 10:43 for your next T-shirt
so funny !!! lol !!! these videos are great man ! (Y) keep on posing them !!
I'm a graphic designer and a part time session bass player. I totally agree with you. Have to deal with these type of cheap ass clients who want all for free. Also, I played session Bass for 3 album and yes, Engineers deserve more respect and need to be payed well for the patience and bullshit we musicians throw around in the studio. Great video Sir!!
I recorded a 4-song demo for a horrible 3-piece one time, and the guitarist insisted on tracking with his Line 6 spider 15 combo amp. On top of that, he refused to play to a click. He said it makes the music sound "mechanical," and literally described himself as a "non-conformist." He wasn't a terrible guitarist, but he had absolutely no concept of tone, and was a total diva. The vocalist was a real piece of work too. He had absolutely no idea how to properly use his voice, and had to take several hours-long breaks between songs, and even in the middle of one song, to rest his voice, because he was literally destroying it with the awful screaming he was doing. The drummer was the only one who actually had some concept of what was going on, and it was really a pleasure to work with him. After guitars, vocals, and drums were tracked, they asked me to lay down bass guitar tracks, because they'd seen me play bass in the band that I was in at that time. The tempo of all the songs was all over the place, and I couldn't figure out anything to do with any of the songs. It's a wonder that the drummer could play along with them at all. The songs still turned out okay, and apparently the band was approached by some local label for a record deal. I don't know if they ever got the deal, and I don't care. I wouldn't wish their band upon any recording engineer, ever.
Had one a couple of weeks ago that came to me (an engineer) with an out of tune acoustic guitar and sloppy out of tune vocals. She wanted all other instruments WRITTEN for her plus recorded, mixed and mastered for a mere 60 quid. Because I was absolutely skint at the time, I took the job but wanted £100 from her as she was clearly no millionaire and also I'm nice. Oh and there was a time limit of around 4 days for all this to be finished. And as another side note, she had no idea how to play to a click track, so all these virtual instruments I had to do for her were tediously positioned in her version of time. So basically I have to turn shit into gold with a time limit of 4 days.
So I did everything, wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered all 4 tracks for her, even kept her up to date throughout with sound clips, screen shots, the lot. When it came time to hand over the money (through skype) she didn't trust me to give her the product (via Dropbox) I'd been tirelessly working on for days. She wanted her songs first before she paid me and also wanted to give me £80 instead of the agreed £100. I must have spent about 2-3 hours from about midnight to 3am convincing her to send me the full amount of money before she FINALLY did it.
Safe to say I won't be working with her again. Fucking "musicians."
Sorry not through skype, through paypal haha.
You misspelled their, champ :)
+Brittany Ortega It's called "irony," Brainiac.
You might consider correcting it or making the misspelling more intentional by screwing up the other words. The way it looks now comes across as less ironic and more "this guy is an idiot".
+Brittany Ortega he uses a different "there" in different videos....
+SpectreSoundStudios I've seen your other "Stupid text" videos, but this is the first episode I saw "they're" and my gut reaction was "how did you screw that up" not "ha thats funny".
I know what you're doing, I get it lol. For those that don't pay attention it can come off as a myopic mistake.
Pretty sure he was trolling you there...
I just got done working from 10 to 11 and I was so tired when coming home. When I arrived at my house I was pumped to see a new video from your channel. So I admittedly woke the fuck up to your new video. And not just any video.... Part 3 of stupid texts! Man, honestly you made my day so much better. I cannot tell you how wild of a day I just had. It blowed. I'm just a cook at a burger joint, but my life outside of work is pure music. Like so many others of course, but anyways man thank you for being you and entertaining me after a long, sweaty day haha
Back in 1988, I was the engineer and in-house studio musician at a 24 track analog studio in NYC. One day a guy named Mike (a big guy who looked like he belonged to a certain Italian-American subculture,,,) bought some studio time to executive produce a kiddie-pop singer I'll call Cindy. He hired a very talented keyboardist I'll call Dave to produce a single. Cindy was a very pretty young woman.
The plan was to record basic rhythm tracks, a scratch vocal track, and a rough mix. The next stages would be done later. Mike left, and Dave did the tracks. He nailed everything perfectly. Very professional. Cindy's vocals were competent, but unremarkable. Then we did a rough mix, which I recorded to cassette (hey; this was 1988).
Mike returned to check on our progress. We had actually achieved the objectives of the session. We played the mix from the multitrack. Mike said "Well, it sounds OK, but I think we can do better." So, he starts playing with the faders and EQ on the console. Meters are slamming into the red, tracks are distorting, nothing is making sense. He said "Alright, it sounds a little better. But it's not really what I wanted."
So, with a wink to Dave, I said "Hey Mike; give this a listen." I played the cassette of the exact same mix he wasn't happy with. He said "That's what it should have been the first time!"
At least he paid his bills.
I do completely understand why you get annoyed by these texts, you are just trying to make a living and any band who have been around long enough should understand that. Although I am a bit worried that some people who are only starting out are getting scared away from trying to record.
Obviously recording isn't easy, it takes a lot of practice and time, as well dedication and that's before you even get into the studio. When I recorded my album I was definitely not where I should have been practice wise but I've learned from that mistake, sometimes you need to face these things to fully understand how much work it takes.
I think personally people starting out should start off trying to record their own demos at home, if you want something just to get an idea of what you want to do. It's not that difficult or expensive and these people starting off can maybe begin to understand the amount of work engineers/producers do.
I know this was a long comment but it's just something I wanted to add. I want to say as well I love your videos they are both informative and amusing.
Haha it's just plain weird hearing someone from the other side of the pond saying "mate".
Lol...
sonicwingnut It's weird hearing you guys say it, too. :P
SpectreSoundStudios It MIGHT be even worse if you were Australian.. Get it?
Worked as an engineer at an in-demand studio in Chicago for about 8-9 years . Your time is as valuable as you make it in this profession . All of these texts I would have not replied to. Reason being , I literally only had so many hours in the day and I wanted my energy to be channeled jnto the clients who “ get it “
Delusional is the word I think of when I first started watching this video. I’m a musician and have done plenty of recording in my time. It definitely takes money to get everything in order and have a good engineer help you work on your recordings. I would never even think of getting in the studio without having a plan and goal in mind, not everything goes as planned so you always have to expect the unexpected. Good video and thank you.
"real authentic grungecore band" AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAHHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAA
JESUS CHRIST
HAHAHAHAHA
I AM SUFFOCATING
2:25 Has a go at musician for being illiterate, spells "their" wrong in title card...
Perhaps "irony" is a concept beyond your grasp.
SpectreSoundStudios Yes, it's "ironic" that you fucked that up. That was my point.
Zeke Iddon fuckin rekt
*facepalm*
Dipshit, he did it on purpose.
Engineers are true heros dealing with this madness!!!I truly admire your patience!!!Greetings from Greece.
"To they're engineers" you're killing me Glenn.
This engineer has the worst attitude. I would never consider my clients so negatively
OnkelSinna Ehh, it's got nothing to do with being good. Dude is just jaded. Countless top engineers are pleasant people
+NickB33 I am a full time musician and I dig this guy! He's funny!
+NickB33 Then you sound like someone who has never run their own business. Especially in music. You need a no bullshit attitude or you're going to get trampled.
+Marko Petkov Ok dude.... You don't know me but I've been working as a full time studio musician for the last 20 years and I know what it takes. This is just a funny youtube clip and I recognize the types of messages he is talking about. That's why I think it's funny. Heck, I don't even know the guy but I like his humor!
+NickB33
It's like graphic designers, always complaining about their clients.
Dude you're so funny, it would be great to work with you, but I'm unsure if you have big enough mics, what diameterez is your mic's and if I was to hook them up to my car battery could I then get the mic recording part done for free seeming its my electricity generated by the miles I have done with my own petrol, I dont have much more money to pay you for rest of the stuff I need doing for my debut release which is gonna be SICK!! However I notice you have long hair, and I have a great hair brush, it's worth well over £40 at least. I'll even throw in a free copy of my album "legend of god" and who knows, I might even sign it for you so that in the future you can put it on ebay for millions of dollars. Oh and do you also pay for flights, I'm from the UK, and is my cat stevie aloud in the stoodio? And do you know how to fly pets over, is that extra expensive? If so I'll just go to my mate Gavin, he has a mac and garageband so I could do it there, but like I said, it would be great to work with you!
Btw, my music is like metal latin hip-hop jazz fusion, I hope you can handle that!
***** True story
As a mixer myself, I'm also a musician and have plenty experiences in some other parts of the business - so the sad thing is: I can understand you all. Because the biggest issue is the lack of a cashflow in the whole business. You always find people who exchange services or be willing to do you a favor by hoping you return it someday - but no one can pay the other to make a living. The music business is no business anymore. It's amateur hobby shit. I'm sorry to say that, but it is how it is. Try to make your money with something else to avoid more trouble in your life. I've heard the gaming business is a good place for former music folks.
This guy is a genius.
He tells it exactly how it is.
You spend money on sound engineering classes, you do shit loads of research on youtube, you spend time, money and effort on building your studio.
Then you get idiots who want you to work with them for nothing.
Like they're doing YOU a favour by gracing you with their presence.
Him - wat up doe, I'm a rapper from da east side nd i wud lyke to buy a beet.
Me - You can find them at Meijers in the produce section. Good luck!
Regarding the official title of this vid *THEIR, not they're! Sheesh!
+Dan Lewis it's called "irony."
Yeah. That's it.
Elias, Why don't you grow up and get a life?
We'd all like you better that way.
I was trying to help, idiot.
Grow the fuck up.
Thanks.
+Dan Lewis you weren't helping! You're correcting an engineer!
I went recording school. I received much education. I discovered that I not only love being a live player and was actually better than I thought I was, I found out the engineer can get me and my co-producer get what is needed. What is needed is different for different projects, markets, end format, time constraints etc. It helped me become better at producing my acts demos. I produced and let the engineer engineer with suggestions from me about the 'sound' I wanted. I'd say, " let's try using an RE20 on the guitar" or "I'm going for a fifties vibe, lets not close MIc the drum". Thing like that
You should make the fourth installment of texts that engineers got from famous musicians that were plain stupid. I'm sure some engineers of well known metal bands have some dumb texts of their own.
Makes fun of people being illiterates had makes a typo in the intro. Nice one man.
Think about it for a minute.
js_greene Form a complete sentence, and you win!!
making a typo has nothing to do with being illiterate or your english skills failing, its literally just making a mistake in typing
Just because the last guy didn't realize the price, couldn't afford it, and asked for contact info (which by the way is normal to share and ask for) doesn't mean he tried to disrespect him. Some engineers are also assholes, who feel the need to belittle other people who make mistakes. Ever thought of that?
Sounds like being an engineer is exactly like every other job I've ever had. Retail, personal business offering services on a contract or hourly basis, etc. You always get idiots that want free shit and get mad when you don't give it up. Great video. You just got yourself a subscriber.
This guy has SO MUCH contempt for his customers it's insane. This is after checking out multiple videos. Like, if I was the type of guy who needed him and I found him on CZcams I would stay farrrrr away
Pro Tip: Don't give aspiring musicians your fucking mobile number. ;)
Lol
""stupid texts from musicians to THEY'RE engineers"?
Dear God. This is the best set of videos I have ever seen on CZcams. Ever.
Just wanted to say that this is the most clean and clear I've ever heard someone on a CZcams video ^_^
To their* engineers
Irony. Go look it up.
Oh okay I get it now xD. Love the videos.
*their
Rudy Deadly De Leon 831 I wanted to see how many "smart" people would fall for it.
SpectreSoundStudios i was going to ask that.
Imagine this scenario: Me mixing a backing vocal with a talented (but with absolutely no knowledge about sound engineering) vocal director by my side. He also acted in the backing vocals
me:
Do you see?? Using the pan i can emulate the position that you place yourself while you sing.
Vocal director:
Well, sounds nice, but i could not let pass that my voice is being heard only in the left monitor:
Me:
Yeah, thats the idea, have you heard how it sounds cleaner, and more spacial?? Its just like yourselves are side by side singing for me.
Vocal director:
well, i´m just worryed about what would happen if someone in a mono player or someone with a malfunctioning speaker hears this recording. Will my voice be heard??
You know, there is lots of my work, sweat and tears on it. It is heartbraking to know that in some ocasions I will not be heard.
Love how you talk about lack of basic English skills but at the start you went for they're and not not their engineers
Can you fire the cast of south park as your narrator? That is the most annoying sound I've ever heard in my entire life.
kjdxysz rmfdomg I find it very amusing
We're willing to offer you the lofty privilege of producing and engineering the next Sex Kittens cd, but only if we can use sound replacement drum samples, time-aligned guitar tracks and auto-tuned vocals. And you have to have to record, mix and master the songs for $12.50 each. Deal?
Michael Z Martin But even more shocking and dangerous \m/
Wow this video has just appeared in my related videos.
Glenn Fricker, wait a go man. Great to see a video like this! It just made me realise not only do singers/musicians like me get ripped off at gigs but you have opened my eyes to the shit you sound engineers have to deal with, it really is disgraceful! I currently have my own set up here in Ireland, many thanks for your time to bring awareness. Good stuff though your doing a great job :)
Glen, I'm happy that your channel is getting more popular. Each view is well deserved and I'm proud to be at least a small part in your channel's growth!
Am I the only one who's going to mention the typo? I hate to be that guy, but "they're" around 0:54.
QUESTION:
Do you think these videos or your youtube channel as a whole has scared off hundreds of potential customers from you whether what you say is true or not you come off as scary and not fun to work under especially if you're a bassist lol!
I could care less.
@@SpectreSoundStudios very professional xD
Whoa, man. The stupidity just gets deeper. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos!
I'd be willing to bet you could have an entire channel dedicated to this type of video.
I like that this guy repeatedly mocks their grammar yet, his is also awful.
Dude is whining about being an engineer and people not appreciating his time and worth. Have you EVER worked in IT? I have my whole life and it is not just YOU , it's in this industry too, so quit freaking whining man!
I recorded and mixed for this guy that wanted a 5 song EP of his acoustic songs... He dragged the tracking process out for about 4 months and wanted it mixed in about 2 weeks (of which I spent most of my time re-recording everything he'd done). At the end of it, he'd already paid for album art, graphic design, and CD's, but had absolutely no money to pay me for the final songs and wanted me to just give them to him. I'll never record anyone again.
Seriously, thank you again. Not only are the rest of your videos awesome, but this series is so fucking accurate man. Thank you!
That Christian thing was unnecessary, dude. Respect others views. Quit acting like a child
Ya Boy Osama He's entitled to his opinion
We will when Christians respect other peoples views and stop threatening them.
Okay not to start a major religious argument on CZcams because it's fucking stupid and a waste of everyone's time BUT the way you constantly bash others who believe differently is obnoxious and irritating at times. Science is just as much a belief as any religion as far as the origin of life is concerned. Not expecting any major apology or anything because you don't need to give one but if you could just tone down the religious bashing a bit I'd appreciate it. Love the videos anyway!
Justin Gaede Making a small comment about his opinion on people with those beliefs isn't really bashing, and science is NOT a 'belief'.
Science doesn't give a shit what you belive.
Justin Gaede You're right, science has no answer to abiogenesis yet, but much more than any religions have.
And science isn't a belief even if it hasn't completely cracked abiogenesis, it just means that they're working on it, like they're always are: science is ongoing process of figuring things out.
"Science is just as much a belief as any religion AS FAR AS THE ORIGIN OF LIFE IS CONCERNED." I wasn't talking about any other aspect of science. Thank you all for starting that religious argument I said I didn't want to have and further proving that we can't have enough maturity to accept the fact that different people have different theories.
Correct way to phrase that would be "science has no conclusive theory about the abiogenesis yet." and that's that. I don't understand this "belief" thing that you put in there.Justin Gaede
The part about "We don't really have endings to our songs.." just triggered me and I'm laughing so damn hard I can't stop.
man I'd sell my kidney to record a full album at your studio not for the sake of these days dead music , only to enjoy you roasting me face to face lol
Keep these coming man, I always love watching musician texts and I get really excited when a new one is avaliable. Appreciate all the vids and info you put on here.
I love all your vids but i really couldn't ever get sick of these ones. I hope they keep going. It's very educational for some of us haha.
Yet another vid that made me laugh, cringe, and be joyful in that it is good to know that for all that I suck at playing a bass, at least I never wasted anyone's time with my awful shit, my lack of organisational capacity, and my lack of funds to get things done with.
Great work as always Glen. Keep these stupid as fuck communication shares coming, they are golden.
I just want to apologize on behalf of all musicians you have had the displeasure of working with. We're not all ignorant and/or entitled.
Thanks for sharing the hilarity!
I love your videos! Being the vocalist I am, they keep the ego in check and sure as hell teach some humility. :-P Keep it up! The industry needs you good sir!
Best 11 minutes I've spent the whole day. Thank you! :D
I remember paying $350 for a 3 song demo back in the early 90's, and that was on the cheap end and it sounded like too. You had about 8 hours to track everything and get it mixed. That means when it was your turn to track, you had to have your shit tight, with maybe one or two punch-in's over-all to fix a fizzled note. It blows my mind that there are people out there now, still asking for a fully tracked and mixed song for under $100. Even more disturbing, they don't even have their music finished, let alone have it tight. Back then, any serious demo we would had off to an A&R guy costs the band thousands.
Btw, very entertaining video SSS, I look forward to viewing your other video's.
LOL!! I love these videos. I didn't even know they existed. What a pleasant surprise! Keep on keepin' on!
Just put your phone in the middle of band practice! Been there. Done that LMFAO!
''We take this band very seriously'' *Wants to go into studio with unfinished songs*
As an IT developer I find myself in the same position with managers and some users.
They take months to cook up some half-arsed idea, present it to me then expect me to get their idea to work with a nice user interface in two days!
What usually happens is that I have to totally re-engineer(re-think and come up with something that will actually work) their idea and still get it up and running in two days.
This is so funny. The studio engineer's equivalent to the Clients from Hell (about web development)
I'm not and engineer and I had never seen this channel before finding this clip. But I enjoyed it so much that I've had to become a subscriber.
this guys worth the money just for his sense of humour ! .
they don't know how lucky they are.
I love you man, you made my day! :)
It's good to see that you also prefer a sequenced drum pattern over sample replacement. Sadly most metal musicians I got to know where thinking the opposite.
This is so insane...I've bee playing guitar for more than 15 years and every single time I went to a studio to record I always payed upfront and cash. Stop. No money? No record, that was my band philosophy...
The studio I work at is on the other side of the city. I take two buses all the way across town to get there, only to find out the singer cancelled at the last minute. I told my boss he should charge for the time slot, regardless of whether the musician shows up. But apparently it's hard enough to get these people to pay up when they do get work done.
Quality stuff man! Look forward to seeing more of these! :)
I need a gif of Glenn saying "Sign me up!" with his middle fingers raised.
At least the guy in the last one had some respect and didn’t start cursing, I’ll give him that
This just makes me want "Respectful conversations between Musicians and Engineers"
Love the sarcasm sign in the background :)
I like these good and proper metal riffs playing throughout
"Naturally sloppy drums are bae for the music i make" Fucking died laughing.