Subject: Sometimes You Have to Say, What the Flip!
You are getting this e-mail because you subscribed to it on www.learn-to-play-rock-guitar.com. If you don't want to receive these e-mails any longer, go to the bottom of this message and click on "unsubscribe." Hey there Friend, As most of you are aware, I'm a part of a project releasing a CD very soon - a compilation of songs from seven very different artists from around the world. While we all have varying levels of experience in music, for most of us this is our first "jump into the pool" of recording and releasing a piece of music on CD.The songs have come back from mastering (the process of preparing the music for the final media, like CD or vinyl), and well, let's just say, none of us are 100% happy with the final tracks. While most of us are proud of the accomplishment, some are less enthused. It's not a mastering issue, nor is it a technical or creative issue. The tracks didn't suddenly become junk. It is the recording/mixing quality that has come into question. Now mind you, we've all heard each other's tracks before - none of these are virgin sounds to our ears. But after hearing the mastered tracks, we've all agreed, we could do better. Or could we? When you work on a task or project, do you always get it right the first time? Especially if it's the first time you've ever really attempted to do something? I would guess, no. You probably had to scratch some or all of the initial work. You put together what you felt was the best work you could do in the time allotted for the project. Then you submitted or presented the work and moved on to the next endeavor. Kind of the "Ready, Fire, Aim" approach. What we're realizing is that, at this point in time, we're super-critical of the music we submitted six months ago (wow, can't believe it's been this long!). The problem with that is, none of us are the same people we were six months ago. We have all grown and learned more, increased our skills and abilities. I know personally that my mixing skills were poor (OK, maybe non-existent). I really knew nothing about the recording process, and at that time did not really have the time and presence of mind to study up on mixing. I also didn't take advantage of knowledge resources I had available to me. Yeah, not real smart. As human beings, most of us have to take a few knocks to learn lessons in life. Ideally, you should learn from the experiences of others, but we're a stubborn lot. We have to bang our heads against the wall for a while to have some things sink into our brains (or at least the particularly hard-headed people like me). But I'm a pretty good learner. And I won't ever again put out something at the level of my first recording. That doesn't diminish the fact that I am proud of what I've done. I still like the song. I've just given myself a benchmark to really grow from. And I guess that's the lesson to be learned from this. You may not get it right the first time, but that's no reason to quit. Get up, do it again, keep trying and working to improve your skills. Keep doing that with guitar and you'll definitely rock it out. This has been a truly excellent learning experience, and one day, our CD supporters will have a real collector's item on their hands. Like they say, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." And on that note, back to the mixing console! Peace~ Dave Dave "Eddie" Vance is a rock guitar enthusiast and gear nut. He has been playing guitar for over 30 years and enjoys tormenting the neighbors every chance he gets. When he's not slaving for the man, you can find him rocking out with his B.C. Rich Bich guitar, a cold beer and some sweet tunes. He also runs Learn-To-Play-Rock-Guitar.com, but you knew that already! Follow Learn To Play Rock Guitar:I welcome your feedback! Did you like today's message? What other topics would you like to see covered in my e-mails? Please let me know at: dave@learn-to-play-rock-guitar.com As always, please feel free to forward this email to a friend! I review products before recommending them. If you buy a product based on my recommendation, I will receive a commission. However, my emails also contain links that don’t require any investment on your part and are jam-packed with "juicy, guitar learnin' tastiness". We don't rent or share your name with anybody. Feel free to forward this issue to any friends you think would enjoy its contents. They will thank you. So will I.
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