Re: Production-- Ralph Emery's take on this thread

[Joe Gracey]

Jon Weisberger wrote:
> 
> > I swear fifty percent of the job lies in knowing when to say "that's the
> > one. Stop now"...
> 
> And another twenty-five percent lies in knowing when to say "hey, have you
> got that tuner nearby?"

you know, I'm speaking with forked tongue because I rely on them, but I
hate tuners. Have a stated this rant before? Before tuners records
sounded really cool, with the slight disonances created by individuals
tuning the best they could and never perfectly.  Imagine how much less
cool Jimmy Reed or Dylan in the 60s would have been, perfectly in tune?
I think it is something we are missing from modern records.

And what with ProTools, you will never hear anything even approaching an
off-key note from a vocalist again. Imagine what they would do to
Sinatra now, tweaking every one of those little slightly-off notes to
perfection? It is a sad thing.


-- 
Joe Gracey
President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
http://www.kimmierhodes.com