"can't wait to sit and edit through everything" ?
what was I thinking?
I must have forgotten what a grueling and tedious process editing really is, and I'm definitely feeling the burn.
what is "editing"?
- listening through all the takes to find the right one
- nudging the drums here and there on a late or early hit
- nudging the bass to microscopically match the drums
- nudging the rest of the rhythm section to be more in sync
- getting rid of random noises
- replacing bad notes
why? are you not good enough?
we are good enough, for humans.
however recording standards have reached a point where being human sounds sub - par, and the best musicians have to go through editing (as I've done for many, many people). I think it started with the digital age of programming and sequencing and the possibility of editing everything to perfection, so much so that it became the norm. don't believe me? just listen to the radio and tell me they don't sound like perfect synced machines. and that's why bands sound worse live these days...
i didn't even mention auto-tune. and don't get me started.
plus, editing makes a much better and clearer mix, so this work will pay off when it's mixing time!
my challenge with this recording is to keep the soul and energy of a live performance and musicians who play their heart out, while still reaching the bar that has been set by the rest of the music world.
so what's next?
unfortunately our NY recording had to be postponed for December, in the meantime I am finishing the editing, and setting dates for keyboard/guitar overdubs and a string quartet!
no video this time, nothing interesting or glorious about hours of editing...
stay warm y'all!
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