baretta,
.... as I randomize my thoughts.....
Thank you for sharing such tidbits of information. There is only one school where you can learn these things and thats the school of hard knocks. And when an alumni from the School of Hard Knocks parts with information, it is well to sit down and take note.
All recordings, whether good or bad, have one thing in common. They are sensory in nature and carry emotion along for the ride.
I think for a person who is just starting out in home recording the language of recording is one of the biggest hurdles. In other words, if you don't know the vocabulary, how can you understand and speak the language? It takes time to learn what a wet take versus a dry take is or to understand what compression means and what it does to a track. As well, once even the modest terms are known and understood, practice in utilization is just as important.
Well, once again, I ramble on......
baretta, as long as you post these bits and bytes, you can count on me as a student.
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