I joined my current project to make new friends after a move to a new city. And that I've done. Getting together weekly with these dudes is a major highlight. I love jamming, recording, arranging. We have a great creative culture, and now they are my closest friends in town.
Lately, some of the members have been pushing gigs. Hard. Booking us for any random thing, anywhere in town, desperate to get in front of a crowd. They love the limelight.
After doing a few shows, I'm coming to a perhaps unexpected realization as a musician - I do not enjoy playing shows. I think I may actually hate it. It doesn't feel good to take my favorite creative activity and turn it in to a spectacle for others. Music for me is social and intimate, I don't want an 'audience' or 'fans'.
Then there's the hassle. I play a big organ/keys rig, so every time we get a booking, it involves tearing apart the whole rig and wiring, shoving it all in the car, driving to a show, setting it all up again, sacrificing a whole evening, usually a Friday/Saturday, and doing it all over again to get the rig home. It sends my stress through the roof.
I know the answer is simple; participate in projects that align with your goals. But I love these friends, and I love playing music with them. I just don't want to play shows. Curious if anyone else in the community has had a similar experience, and had any insights to share?
I used to record on my phone and i have recently bought some equipment to upgrade my music quality, i have both a macbook 2020 and a gaming laptop, but i am unsure which would be the better option to record on using fl studios.
it could be any song/feature as well.
Personally I think the solo in "may this be love" is fantastic. Underrated song and underrated solo
I have an issue with construction noise (low pitch motors and high pitch clangs/beeps) near my recording room which shares a wall and window with the outdoors. I have some 2" foam ridge panels that I will set up soon but I feel this will almost definitely not be enough. Do you have any recommendations for good budget bass traps / isolation shields / diffusers? I have a foam cover on my microphone and also a little pop shield in front also, but maybe there's something I can put very close to the microphone as well? I am looking to record vocals with this mic.
TLDR: bass trap / isolation shield / diffuser / mic cover budget options for recording vocals vs. construction noises outside home studio?
For me, it’s the scream close to the end of Colour and the Shape.
It’s important for an artist to be good at both. But if you had to pick, which one?
I’d go with studio recordings. Part of this is because I’ve gotten used to it as a Mariah Carey fan. She’s a self-proclaimed studio rat. Since her debut album she’s been making songs that are difficult for her to sing live.
That aside, I’ve always been more interested in studio recordings. I can get lost in the intricacies of a song with its instrumentation or background vocals easier when it’s a recording rather than live. I’ve also just always been of the impression that an artists songs will outlive their performances, so I focus most my energy there.
pls do because my parents won't want to break the rules of lingling and not let me buy
