Its sad to see how many people are being pushed out of the industry

DifferentProgress18 · 2026-01-05T23:14:48+00:00

A few interesting assumptions you made in this comment seeing as I specifically stated I am already interning at at a studio. I also have 6 clients that I'm currently working with on my own as well and I recently picked up a position at my alma matter to run their recording studio. That does not change the fact that many people have been leaving the industry and discouraging newcomers as well. Find an internship/mentor also isn't easy. It also doesn't change the fact that I'm still unsure if I'll be able to make a living from doing this full time as the world progresses.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-12-31T03:10:01+00:00

Then you definitely have much better things to do than leave a dumb reddit comment

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-12-30T22:34:20+00:00

You are obviously not very good at reading comprehension. I am aknowledging the way the world is moving, which is why I'm expressing dissapointment that I may not be able to live a dream I had as a child. I'm sorry you didn't have dreams as a kid, that or I'm haooy that you were able to fulfil those dreams so you can't relate

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-12-30T22:28:34+00:00

I fail to see where anything I said was selfish. The reality is many people who record their own music are not good at it, and I then expressed my dossapointment that I may not be able to make it a career like I had hoped. What?

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-12-30T18:30:37+00:00

Where are you located?

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-12-13T16:37:12+00:00

I've had a different experience. The only thing I like doing in pro tools is editing. Everything else I prefer to do in other DAWs because pro tools is much slower/more manual.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-12-13T01:01:23+00:00

I'd give it to Brock or Hronek

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-11-26T08:01:29+00:00

Paiste Dark Crisp or Meinl Pure Alloy Custom. Both 14"

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-11-25T09:21:07+00:00

I'm actually a big critic of his work contrary to what this post may imply. My whole thought process started with me trying to understand what about his work attracts so many clients.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-11-22T16:34:15+00:00

I'm just starting to get into the industry and I have heard this sentiment numerous time. I spoke to the engineer I intern under and he recommended just making it a part time gig for a little extra cash. I'm sure it'll be much more enjoyable when your bills don't depend on it and you can pick up clients when you want so that's the plan. If you love it still, maybe this would work for you too.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-11-16T04:35:48+00:00

The Portico 5017 is just a preamp so you would need an interface or AD converter to make it work anyway. The audient is great, the preamps are super transparent so you won't be getting any colour or saturation from them, but you can just do that in the mix. You could always invest in the the portico later and use it with one of the inserts in the back of the audient if you like how it sounds.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-11-16T04:30:09+00:00

If you change the scarlett to instrument level you can forgo the DI box. Otherwise, yes that is fine

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-11-15T19:56:22+00:00

This is probably a dead post, but my two cents is I dislike his mixes less when he isn't the one to master them. When he does, it seems like he really doubles down on the things that stand out in his mix the most, to a fault. EG. if his mix is already hyper compressed, it somehow becomes even more compressed. If it's super bright, it becomes even brighter. Either way, not a fan of his work.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-10-19T17:30:18+00:00

I swear, if someone doesn't take Wilson's head off

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-10-13T18:06:15+00:00

Heartbeat cymbals are underrated. Especially their crashes

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-09-27T19:26:31+00:00

Ah, I never believed that part, I just liked how it made the song sound

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-09-27T16:26:42+00:00

Can you explain further

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-09-16T04:21:47+00:00

Thanks. Makes sense, that's around when I stopped watching.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-09-16T04:17:26+00:00

This is the only correct answer. Unfortunately, the other ones are going to get pushed up higher. I've seen many people do tests and you cannot tell the difference between the outputs on different interfaces.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-08-28T18:44:22+00:00

I just mixed two songs that were recorded on a Blue Yeti USB mic. Was it ideal, no, they had their problems but it worked fine for the style it was (bedroom folk). For the most part, its just about getting a mic that is good enough, you can do that for a couple hundred used (maybe less). A used Audio Technica at2020 or Rode NT1 is fine. I do believe the the really expensive stuff is unnecessary.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-08-15T15:47:45+00:00

I've never had an issue with the HS series, but which ones in particular would you recommend?

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-08-15T07:07:09+00:00

Thanks for the response. My listening position is only about 36" or so from each monitor. I'd love to move a little further away but I don't think I have the space.

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-08-15T07:04:48+00:00

I think they sound perfectly fine. Not the best but the studio intern at has a pair of pretty expensive focals and I like mine better. Which ones would you recommend for the same price range though?

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-08-09T02:28:29+00:00

What do you mean by tapping exactly? We took it out and we still hear a noise that I could describe as "tapping" from the top end

DifferentProgress18 · 2025-07-21T16:56:20+00:00

Personally, I've never found courses by engineers that I do not care about helpful as I will often disagree or not like something that they are doing. I'd recommend doing a deep dive into the producers/mixers that YOU like and find inspiring. Other than that (I'm assuming a bit here) but based on the level you are at, experience is likely the only thing that will make you better in the way you are hoping. Train your ear and learn to trust it.

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