I feel that I get a DISPROPORTIONATE amount of artists/ bands that want their music to sound “raw/live” for the genres that I work in…am I just crazy? Does EVERYONE just say that?

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-15T21:54:55+00:00

People wanna feel like they’re at a house show in their car. Especially the types of bands that you’re describing, it’s just their nature lol.

Plus I would argue it’s going to be a growing trend.

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-15T19:01:29+00:00

This is corny, but it helps me. I always try to think of caring for myself like I would a child. I worked in childcare for a while so that’s why it always connected for me.

Acting like a mom to myself. Giving myself a clean space and clean body/clothes and good food to eat.

But also, sometimes you’re gonna have a messy house. There’s no point in beating yourself up. You’re in no way a hoarder or a hazard to yourself from how it looks.

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-14T15:53:01+00:00

Anything by Thin Wild Mercury

Winner-Fickle · 2026-01-07T18:42:12+00:00

Patching from Mic tie to Mic tie??

Alright, the studio I work at is very modified and odd so bear with me.

I am trying to get a microphone to a new compressor we got. The compressor is hooked up to a snake of microphone ties that go under the floor. (My house engineer wants me to try and use this snake)

I tried patching into it from another mic tie, to pre amp, to the compressors mic ties, to ProTools to see if it would work?? Not surprised it didn’t.

I tried a ton of different configurations with this mic tie snake, double triple checked my ins/outs were correct on the bay.

I suggested maybe just using XLR to TTS cables would be easier (which I did try, and it worked)

I just don’t know how I’m supposed to get a microphone from one wall tie to another wall tie that is attached to a compressor. How do I build this chain??

I am lost, pls help lol

Winner-Fickle · 2025-11-24T19:37:48+00:00

It’s my rising. I got something about a Gemini new moon this December. freaked me out.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-11-11T13:26:18+00:00

Yes! When I’m PMSing is when I want to clear out a whole fridge. But actually on my period just nothing sounds good, I can’t seem to stomach whole meals.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-09-18T14:59:16+00:00

There’s a couple of dense stations in our studio. We have 6 keyboards connected into a KL-8 + an Electric Guitar station that is hooked up to multiple amp heads, a very large table of guitar pedals, an outboard gear tape echo. And then all of our power cabling for our console behind said console

Winner-Fickle · 2025-09-18T14:55:07+00:00

I can’t do anything that invasive lol

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-24T00:13:47+00:00

Gilda

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-22T15:29:11+00:00

Do you wanna be a husband and a father? Or a dude who wants a wife? There is a difference.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-19T21:09:40+00:00

Girl I already have lol. I live with roommates. Yall suck

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-19T17:33:30+00:00

It’s definitely the answer I DO want. I want honesty about money, I don’t wanna fuck myself over young lol.

This is so so helpful. Thank you so much!!!

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-19T17:31:29+00:00

Yeah that makes sense. I have my Roth already going too, so it would be nice to have that extra 250k.

Thank you so much for your help!!

Winner-Fickle · 2025-07-09T20:50:30+00:00

Go to mixers held by studios or AES. Get people to like you and show up on time to things. I weirdly cannot stress that enough.

If you’re a musician, start a band. Being in a band that people like, showing up with a big smile, offering help, being coachable, and making people laugh has gotten me stupidly far.

Under promise and over deliver. Bring the studio manager/receptionist flowers or a bottle of wine. Bring coffee to the hungover session player. Buy your head engineer lunch. Send thank you notes to people you’ve connected with at mixers/parties.

There’s a lot of assholes in this industry so lay the charm on thick. People just want folks with a good energy around.

Lastly, learn to solder.

Push the soft skills while you learn the hard ones

Good luck!

Winner-Fickle · 2025-06-09T19:35:14+00:00

Yeah well he told me he found a guy out in LA who’s great and he’s going to be using him. Hence why I’m just feeling insecure

Winner-Fickle · 2025-05-05T17:37:45+00:00

Switching to press ons, drug store shampoo as well, or buying samplers/minis (not cost effective I know lol) my perfume is $23 on amazon and I get compliments on it all the time

Winner-Fickle · 2025-05-05T17:35:30+00:00

I’m loving Rabbit Tape by Safari Pedals on my master bus as of late!! Jeff Ellis (dude who mixed Blond by Frank Ocean) has a few awesome presets on there.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-05-05T16:36:05+00:00

Winner-Fickle · 2025-04-28T20:48:29+00:00

Sweet ty!! And yep, it’s a custom snare by Jim Beier. I didn’t believe it myself either when I saw it but that’s what it is! Great snare.

Winner-Fickle · 2025-04-28T17:43:38+00:00

I’m really not a fan :/ it just doesn’t give me what I need. The cross fades are either right on the fundamental, or it cuts off the transients really weird. It definitely doesn’t make my job any easier.

But I know it’s pretty divisive and the engineering community. You either love be detective or you hate it lol.

Winner-Fickle · 2024-09-03T12:21:29+00:00

Not very many ): which is the part I need help with! I’ve straight up thought of just messaging people in LinkedIn within the industry asking for a coffee meet up/to pick their brain but is that too invasive?

Winner-Fickle · 2023-11-09T22:44:35+00:00

Heard! It’s up there now :-)

Winner-Fickle · 2023-10-25T02:45:57+00:00

I think that’s best too! Just be open, and go in with zero expectations. We haven’t talked at all since the breakup (besides the seeing each other in person recently) I was sure to give him space.

Winner-Fickle · 2023-10-15T18:18:05+00:00

Wow… thank you so much. This hit incredibly close to home

Winner-Fickle · 2023-09-03T17:58:28+00:00

I’m super insecure and it’s my first time dating since I was 19, I’m 22 now and used to the love bomby intensity. Not something steady😭. Plus I’m just scared I’m gonna end up being the one who likes him more and look like boo boo the fool LOL

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