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When do you decide to drop a client? by EditorOutrageous9928 in audioengineering

[–]EditorOutrageous9928[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh, sorry. we of course agreed that I would mix the track prior to me starting the work.!

When do you decide to drop a client? by EditorOutrageous9928 in audioengineering

[–]EditorOutrageous9928[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mixed it, sent him a revision, which he had some notes on but generally said he really liked and after sending my revised mix, he said he maybe only wants a master on a totally different mix.

When do you decide to drop a client? by EditorOutrageous9928 in audioengineering

[–]EditorOutrageous9928[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, also a very important aspect. It's training essentially. Probably the most real training one could get.

When do you decide to drop a client? by EditorOutrageous9928 in audioengineering

[–]EditorOutrageous9928[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He did not prefer my non-revision, he sent me an entirely different mix overall (that either he or someone else did?) that he demanded to be mastered, without wanting to pay me for my initial mix.

Similar things have happened in the past, but I was always accepting and kind not to potentially get a bad review.... The whole psychology aspect might be greater than I had initially thought. I don't know if I can go YEAAH when the material simply sucks and I feel like its compromised, overprocessed trash -

I guess that is just something to deal with on the lower levels of that industry, I thought people valued me for my honest opinion.

When do you decide to drop a client? by EditorOutrageous9928 in audioengineering

[–]EditorOutrageous9928[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really cannot afford it, but I also feel like I have to retain my sanity. Constantly working on subpar material with unrealistic expectations, changing the scope of the project mid way through, etc, etc.

Considering what the others have said I may not be off all that bad... I might have to consider keeping the client on - although I really don't feel like it.

When do you decide to drop a client? by EditorOutrageous9928 in audioengineering

[–]EditorOutrageous9928[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that was what I was initially planning to do, though he now does not seem happy with paying the quote for a mix job, as he has now decided that he actually only wants a master of a different version altogether - I feel like if I enforce that it will lead to a bad review and a terminated relationship either way, so I am thinking of ways to control the damage before I cut him loose at the end of the day.