Great interview in SOS magazine with Carlo Montagnese, who worked with the Weeknd on his album. Many of us fantasize about fancy equipment and think that it is what separates us from the pros and from success. This guy confirms that it is not about the tools you have but about having ideas and the skill to use what's at your disposal...
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec15/a ... k-1215.htm
"“I want to be really clear. I have an issue saying stuff about hardware, because I don’t want to trick people into thinking that I use this hardware for a specific reason. Instead, I use whatever is available to me. There was a time when I fantasised about hardware gear, about having this or that keyboard, or monitors with a specific crossover point, or whatever, and spent lots of money buying some pieces of hardware. But none of that is valuable to me any more at this point. I am over it. The hardware does not matter. In this day and age and in this music industry it’s all about taste, it’s all about the ideas."
"Yes, vocals recorded with different mics in different studios do sound different, but big deal! Just EQ them to make them sound the same! Plus everything is processed so heavily anyway, with different reverbs, delays, doublers and other effects, that in the end you barely notice that the original sounds were slightly different.”
"(...) in the end you barely notice that the original sounds were slightly different."
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 90 posts since 31 Jan, 2006 from Boston, MA
I witnessed the Nice, France terrorist attack, told the story with a music video: https://youtu.be/eHhw4Bl9HOs
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- Beware the Quoth
- 33159 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
...And cue fifty pages of false dichotomies from the usual partisans...
my other modular synth is a bugbrand
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- KVRAF
- 3980 posts since 20 Feb, 2004
Please, I beg of you, delete this post immediately!pmczar wrote:Great interview in SOS magazine with Carlo Montagnese, who worked with the Weeknd on his album. Many of us fantasize about fancy equipment and think that it is what separates us from the pros and from success. This guy confirms that it is not about the tools you have but about having ideas and the skill to use what's at your disposal...
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec15/a ... k-1215.htm
"“I want to be really clear. I have an issue saying stuff about hardware, because I don’t want to trick people into thinking that I use this hardware for a specific reason. Instead, I use whatever is available to me. There was a time when I fantasised about hardware gear, about having this or that keyboard, or monitors with a specific crossover point, or whatever, and spent lots of money buying some pieces of hardware. But none of that is valuable to me any more at this point. I am over it. The hardware does not matter. In this day and age and in this music industry it’s all about taste, it’s all about the ideas."
"Yes, vocals recorded with different mics in different studios do sound different, but big deal! Just EQ them to make them sound the same! Plus everything is processed so heavily anyway, with different reverbs, delays, doublers and other effects, that in the end you barely notice that the original sounds were slightly different.”
As soon as people realize this, one of the major reasons for KVR's existence will be nullified.
A well-behaved signature.
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- KVRist
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- 90 posts since 31 Jan, 2006 from Boston, MA
A healthy discussion on this topic should justify KVR's existence.JerGoertz wrote:
Please, I beg of you, delete this post immediately!
As soon as people realize this, one of the major reasons for KVR's existence will be nullified.
I witnessed the Nice, France terrorist attack, told the story with a music video: https://youtu.be/eHhw4Bl9HOs
