Meloditician
The reason I’m never going to be an engineer and the reason that engineers and producers and subscribers to Tape Op (including me) will get frustrated with me is that I am almost completely obsessed with melody often to the detriment of the sound.
The melody is the thing for me. The only true and important thing. Maybe I’m just lazy.
So that’s why I lean towards sending out rough mixes. That’s why I’m probably going to post a whole new bunch of demos pretty soon and send them out through the mailing list. That’s why I might not ever be a great mixing engineer and why my eyes will glaze over when we start talking about which microphone we’re going to use for this next take. It’s also why I hesitate to call myself a musician. It’s why I’m always a little out of tune on the guitar.
I’m drawn to the superficial curve of the melody and the emotion behind it. The way that it’s conveyed. And there are plenty of times that you can convey that idea with bad mics and bad sound and bad mixing but nevertheless the feeling and the vibe shine through. The melody is the graceful arc and the ripple of the water in the creek.
It is why I need help on the ‘sound’ front though. Because I’ll be happy with an arrangement that’s only half-way there sometimes. If I feel like the essence is in the right place. It helps to work with a different kind of perfectionist. Someone that can provide the atmosphere and the framework against which the melody can effortlessly sit.
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