Im doing music > film cause I dont wanna do film. The shit Ive been learning is just how to use Pro Tools and techniques. Theres also been a bit of actual audio theory in it.
My college course gives me a degree. My country will fully fund 4 Pro Tools exams with 6 months apart - thats how it takes 2 years. I did 3 last year and Im doing 1 this year. It was on ver 7.3 before, Im doing 7.4 for my 210 as I now have the 7.4 book and Im guessing if I do any more itll be version 8. So I know you can go up to the next version even if your last exam was the previous
Im working towards a degree in creative sound production - which is HOW TO PRODUCE... not how to engineer - though they cover some basics which youll probably say I dont have before you jump in there). The pro Tools units are pretty important for when I switch universities next year but I just learn the stuff, try it out and go in and do the exam. It isnt exactly hard. Im doing my 210 tomorrow. The poeple who teach me have only done upto 210- aparty from 1 guy who has went the whole way and Im positive he did Icon mixing techiques as his final. He has to go somewhere abroad to do that. Im not a great Pro Tools user so when I need to dish out my own cash on it Ill actually take it into consideration - instead of just doing it cause its easy and close to free.
Ive sat in on chow mastering where *taking Kris's advice here* album was being mastered. I was only there for one day but it was after almost a week of mixing at Castle Sound. I was basically put in the whole project to re-arrange stuff and I managed to write half a song (hello PRS money!).
Im gaining success. Im successful at getting a placement with guys who've went platinum. I was in the studio with them for a week or so and we made some good material. Their regular producers were there too and Im listed as both one of the producers and co-producer for the album.
I dont do what you do. You claim to be an engineer (and producer as you say) and I claim to be a producer. When Im in the studio with ane engineer Im not gonna say "use these headphones, theyre better"... Im gonna be a producer and allow the man to do his job. I can direct him into doing what I want in the mix but he's incharge of selecting how to engineer - because hes an engineer. Whats happened here is youve said "get these headphones". Ive said "I have those and these other ones. I prefer the other ones because...". Youve said "theyre not upto professional performance. theyre consumer headphones". Ive said "I like them for headphones to mix with. Theyre by a project studio company and they help me get my mixes upto scratch. I realise theyre not the best but I still dont like the Sonys - I dont fee you can mix the bass well at all on them" and youve said "youre trying to be an engineer and you think you are but youre not because..."
Im trying to advise him on my opinion. Im not saying mine > yours even though youre saying that to me - and rightfully so if youre an engineer. Its just how you addressed it. I never once said you were wrong about the Sonys. I kept it all down to opinion. Its just cause everyone on RB thinks youre always right about these things even though kris is also "always right" and you guys argue on some stuff without anyone saying either of you is right.
I am a producer. I have production credits where it matters. Ill probably make the most money out of their tour - which I will put into my education for next year. The money that theyve given to me - Ive spent a small amount on improving some stuff in my home project studio and Ive put some of that away for further help in music too. The album release should be in January as the tour in a Feb. Thats where my name is, thats what Ive worked on and thats my evidence that my credits > yours. I will take that back if you can name any person whose sold as much as these guys who has personally contacted you or your manager to have you partly produce their album.
Enjoying engineering for yourself.