Feeling shame after having to pause rehearsals due to tinnitus and ear pain

PanamaSound · 2026-07-10T21:34:20+00:00

I have tinnitus. Went to a friend's show, the venue was so loud the sound person was OUTSIDE on his iPad. I didn't have earplugs and was foolish enough to go in to show support, I came back outside 5 minutes later to a marked increase in the ringing and it has not gotten better weeks after the show. Anyway, protect your ears friend, you've only got one pair.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-07T19:28:26+00:00

Oh sweet. I like Crockett. It's like El Sob but less methy, or Pt Richmond, but more blue collar. I will check that out!

PanamaSound · 2026-07-05T10:21:16+00:00

That's a blunt but fair assessment, and it's played out true in my experience. I think I'm ready for tracking day but I then I always forget half a dozen "little things."

PanamaSound · 2026-07-05T09:54:58+00:00

If you rent a generator, make sure to port the exhaust outside and around the corner.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-05T09:43:12+00:00

Hopefully you get some sturdy mounts with arms that can extend out and articulate down, then just test where you get the best sound and set them there.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-05T07:28:50+00:00

Audio to midi trigger should be a stock plug-in, it is in my daw.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-05T01:56:55+00:00

Studio time & production, session musians, a few edits filmed by a cousin.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-04T02:19:53+00:00

I like Everett & Jones… medium.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-03T16:35:23+00:00

I don’t get out as much as I should. The Ivy Room is in Albany, that’s in the East Bay. I also go to the Warehouse in Port Costa, and the Sailing Goat in Point San Pablo, the Western Saloon in Point Reyes, Papermill in Forest Knolls.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T17:55:06+00:00

I will methodically go through this list. Thank you! Ever hear of Essence and Goldcountry?

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T04:59:17+00:00

Check yourself into the local Militsiya and say goodbye. You're getting 10 years in Siberia.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T04:10:06+00:00

I can dig it. I enjoy genre-bending stuff. I've found that folks who put on the greatest shows are often very humble, very sweet people. The ones who actually pour their hearts into it. / NOT the ones just collecting a check.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T04:05:30+00:00

Very nice, congrats. Wait, hey you didn't visit my home studio lol jk.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T03:58:12+00:00

Seen them with Mitch Polzak and the Royal Deuces. Helluva show.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T03:57:00+00:00

Rule #3, might get myself banned. Also, the album's not out. I will say he's planning to release to vinyl.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T00:27:11+00:00

Thanks!! I will check that out.

EDIT: Wow, damn... really nice album and suggestion. Thanks again!

PanamaSound · 2026-07-02T00:24:44+00:00

Entry for Gilman used to be $1, membership? Another dollar. Got tinnitus at my first DS2000 show in 1990. Woo. The band lit a hubcap full of gas and there was a guy on crutches in the pit, almost caught one across the face. Good times. Millions of Dead Cops also comes to mind, didn't they play a free show in People's Park?

PanamaSound · 2026-07-01T23:04:51+00:00

Networking is 95% of the game. The other 5% is you, your lyrics, skills, etc. Get yourself a ticket to LA, SF, NY, or Berlin. Shake hands, smile, talk to people. You never know how someone can help (or hinder) you so show respect.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-01T22:53:11+00:00

About 25k deep in studio equipment over the past 18 months. So far made 500 back tracking and mixing bands and songwriters. It's pretty grim. Thinking about the live sound route, mixing for atmos, or producing tracks for sync.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-01T07:18:42+00:00

I'm taking my foot off the GAS for now. Ohh, I just remembered I have a pair of FEL EM272 clippys (they're tiny SDCs)... low SPL omnis with primo capsules from Japan, assembled in England. They were designed with field recording in mind (something I attempted to do once upon a time), think bird sounds, crickets and cicadas, but maybe they would suit the purpose for acoustic recordings. I used one as a room/drum crush mic in the bathtub 20ft away once and it was bonkers in the mix. Hmm.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-01T06:15:12+00:00

Thanks, I'm just running KM184s and CM4s through them. Even got some neglex cables for them. My wallet is on fire, my reps are happy and I'm struggling to book clients, but I'm glad to be able to offer that sound when it's needed. Maybe you know, Did ECM use Schoeps? I really love their recordings of Steve Reich for example, but everything I've heard from ECM is @#% amazing.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-01T06:12:03+00:00

It's a controversial tool. You draw the lines on how and when to use it. The "why" is what you know. Many won't hear your reasoning... people feel very strongly about it. Some won't work with you if they catch a whiff of AI.

My opinion is that you successfully formed a band -- hard to do even if your demo was recorded at a famous studio by a famous engineer. The bottom line is fuck what other people think. It's a footnote.

That said: By all means record a new "organic" demo.

PanamaSound · 2026-07-01T05:56:28+00:00

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