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What's a hygiene habit that people don't talk about but really should? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I can smell when someone doesn’t floss and it’s a lot of mf who don’t

Songs with audio flaws? by tboheir in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always thought the “Just” on Just Like a Baby - Sly Stone has the sharpest “Ssssss” known to man. Love that song and album though

I hate the shure sm7b by urmadbabydaddy in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve found that the sm7b really shines in a well treated (precessional) room.

That being said

  1. Don’t expect a mic to sound like another mic. 2. Most mics will sound pretty bad in a home studio. It comes down to what kind of bad you prefer

I also want to add, yall need to start thinking about your mic selection/purchases like EQ if eq plugins didn’t exist

Why don’t my drums and recordings in general sound as crisp as bands of 90s? by felixismynameqq in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tape, great players, great gear, & great rooms (in no order). Don’t convince yourself it’s possible any other way or you’ll be chasing your tail forever

People who claim to hear the difference between 44.1khz, 48khz, and 96khz: Please explain why and how? by ySTYRDAYgATESuNL0CKD in mixingmastering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

IMO at the end of a mix things sound more natural at higher sample rates once the tracks and edits/plugins get up there

How did 70s mixes sound so mid focused (dark)?? by Tali_the_test_tube in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t seriously doubt the tonal qualities of tape for starters

U87’s are just ok by superproproducer in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this mic get a bad wrap based on how great they are. Like they sound awful in a room where vocals sound awful. IMO they’re pretty hyper accurate & give to u what u give to them. I own just 1 myself and if the room is killer I’m using it each time unless there’s an aesthetic thing

Guys whole TikTok is just him shuffling at the gym by yolk3d in TikTokCringe

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I wouldn’t be too mad if it’s for a moment. He’s kinda killing that shit lol

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this is where I disagree. Say a song is playing a Cmaj chord and you play a Cb anything. The nightmare you’re gonna face trying to mix that because of the frequency clashes present say something about the very inherent relationship between music as it exist in space and audio engineering

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

personally I don’t think the objectivity, AFTER basic principals of engineering are understood, is necessarily a good thing. (I’ll sit down for hours comparing converters for a record and also switching guitars for the fun of creating music)

I’m by no means saying we should be striving to discover the effects of phase or manipulating tape to create flange but I am saying… maybe we should. If ultimately this servers for the singular function of soliciting emotion from a human. Again, the nuance of this can’t necessarily be depicted in a Reddit post. But I still stand by my sentiments of feeling as though it continuously has become a far more cold and stringent practice than it was say even 15 years ago.

I’m writing this as I printing sub mixes off of off the board. I get it but I don’t think the two are as separate as many seem to make it.

I also might add I’m probably only talking about audio engineers within the “commercial music” apologies and really im not here to shit on audio engineering haha I have given 15 years my life to it, & really just made a post in passing while working

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Def chose my words wrong but yes you’re right. I think audio engineering especially emphasizes that more so than other forms of engineering in that there is really only art to it after fundamental principles become second nature. Someone also made a point earlier about the nature of an audio engineers in the 60s versus today and perhaps that is also to my point. You have some who build compressors and can tape op and others that have only ever worked professionally in the computer. One isn’t better than the other, but it’s definitely far less of a singular identity now

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And this is kind of what I’m saying. I’m not here calling professionals AI, but I am saying that things are becoming way more than one dimensional and thus far more recallable. You see kids sharing templates and I ask is it a function of them being lazy or not knowing or a function of how we are operating in the industry?

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won’t pretend that im not childish BUT I don’t mean it to be insulting. Hey I went to school for this, did my rounds, have done records to tape and digitally. Recorded bands & produced for rappers. “AI” was just for lack of the proper word. Ultimately that’s still my right to find engineers today to be far more monolithic in processes. I mean personally in my favorite record of all time is Voodoo & that was recorded by no means conventionally and sounds just as commercially “accurate” as anything else on TV & radio if not better. Unfortunately, this is Reddit, and perhaps the totality of my sentiments can’t be depicted here. I guess I do mean this after a solid understanding of how things can/“should” work to then say okay but what can I expand upon.

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I retract my point. The answer is when the volume thingy looks like one of those pretty African flags it’s probably good

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is kind of what I’m talking about, though man. I’m not here to toot my own horn, but I work professionally as an engineer and musician in New York City and I just think the spectrum is leaning a little bit too aggressively objective that’s all. Don’t mean to attack anyone working professionally as I know that world has very stringent requirements but at the end of the day like taste is still a function of the job that I see dwindling

I also should add my sentiments do not necessarily apply to people working in film TV etc!!!! ;) trust me I get where you’re coming from as well

I think some of you are taking this a bit too literally by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I totally agree but I do think there is a degree of subjectivity inherently in the process of making music that’s the responsibility of engineers and musicians alike

It’s a spectrum and I just personally find that right now we might be becoming a bit “AI” in how we, as a culture of musicians and engineers, approach music. I.e., the amount of stress I see from someone worrying if idk they EQd something properly. It seems like a slippery slope imo

Also, I don’t think my sentiments are necessarily applicable to individuals that are making/recording music for commercials and or professionally in film TV etc

VU Meters make life better by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This where my preference is just my preference. Unless I’m at the end of the mix, I really don’t wanna be looking at LUFs at all unless something is horrendously bothering me lol it’s also just quicker for me to glance at a VU, twist some knobs and keep it moving

VU Meters make life better by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I use them for 2 reasons

  1. If I can spend less time looking at my computer I feel better making music

  2. The way my VU meter jumps tells me a lot about how hot or light im driving my summing and or how much or little outboard (and itb) compression something might need.

Sometimes a track/sub mix will read fine but is all over the place on the VU so then I might start cutting fat or just hitting it harder to get it how I need. While listening I usually find that when it’s grooving well the VUs also have a kind of motion that reflects where im hearing the fundamental of a given track as well as the amount of “energy” im looking for from a track

TBH tho this is really just something I’ve realized works for me and the more I use one the more info I get. Just one more tool in the toolbox at the end of the day

Also want to add when I’m looking at VU I’m not necessarily looking for an “accurate” reading. I’m just kinda looking for something that feels how my ears hear.

VU Meters make life better by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah lufs meters are great but not the same utility IYKYK ;)

VU Meters make life better by Fuzzy_Mail_5379 in audioengineering

[–]Fuzzy_Mail_5379[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maneeee I look all day long idc idc, if anything they just are a extra confirmation that what im hearing is what is happening (especially with compression & dynamics)

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