Dad3353

I can't agree with much of the statement above ¨¨ (depending on the definition of 'better'...). To me, the studio crew should be responding to the way the musicians want you to work. Unless, of course, it's the studio doing the hiring of session folk, in which case I agree. Ideally, it's a symbiosis of like minds working towards a common goal, but if it's the group hiring the studio, it's the group that calls the shots, within the bounds of studio etiquette, naturally. Just my tuppence-worth.

And the winner is... @AndyTravis..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2023_11.pdf ... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

That's Gene 'Bubba' Chrisman, one of the 'Memphis Boys', a session team that created many, many 'hits' for many, many huge artists. Good Stuff.

Really 'old school' drum production, played by Bobby Graham, and sounding as if recorded in a huge cavern..! Monstrous..!

There was music (some of it 'great'...) before streaming, or charts, or even sales statistics. There is music (some of it 'great'...) in every language and culture the World over. Music is not restricted to being played on the radio. Music, by its very nature ephemeral, gone as soon as it's produced. If it's 'great' enough, it will be repeated, or at least remembered, for far longer than its original existence, and perhaps, nowadays, recorded for another day. Much of modern music, just like past music, had no further pretension that to be entertaining at the time produced, and thus disposable like a paper tissue. They may have their value, but would not be considered 'great'. More rare are pieces that are worth preserving, to maybe become 'great' in the fullness of time.

Is 'Most People' not vast enough..?

'Great', to me means that it stands the test of time. Whatever it is that makes it so is very variable, with many factors mentioned above, but beyond the individual (I like it' or 'I hate it'...), it's still being played, performed, talked about and appreciated years, decades or centuries after the original creation. So many examples form the classical world, naturally, but all genres have their 'greats'. Traditional folk, ethnic music, brass bands, electro-pop; even jazz..! Edit : Crossed posts with that from @BigRedX above ^^; I'd be pretty certain that 'Hotel California' will still be considered 'great', a century later. Why..? Because it'll be listened to where other tunes have been forgotten, or become 'niche'. I might be wrong; rendez-vous set for 2123, maybe..?

Yes, infer away. I just pay for stuff that I want, if I can. I do that at the butchers, the bakers, the candlestick makers etc. So..?

I was simply reacting to the words 'And the words "Digital" and "Tape" should never go together. All the disadvantages of tape with few of the benefits of digital.'

At a certain period of History, there was not much alternative..!

To be fair, 'online' stores have staff, premises, business rates, energy bills... too, plus the extra hassle (and cost...) of delivery transport, and handling of the inevitable 'returns'. Maybe not comparable to having a chain of shops nationally, but certainly similar, if not more, to a solo retail outlet, plus the cost of the web site itself. Just sayin'.

An SSD was mentioned, hard drive speed may not be an issue.

In 'Preferences', is your interface recognised, and are you creating Stereo tracks..? That should do the trick; Audacity is minimalist but should do the job.

Here's my simple 'xls' file anyway, in case it helps someone... Running Time Set List1.xls

No dragging up or down with the simple list I'm doing right now. Just put a '1' in the 'To Be Included' column and it's all ready. I'll post it here in a few minutes, if you want..?

Excel will do what you describe easily enough, I'd say. Given a total list of all the songs, with a column to indicate that they be included or not in a filter, a total running time would be a simple 'Sum' of the individual time column. It sounds easy enough to me, at least. I can't think of any easier way to do it, nor specific 'set list' software.

What software are you using for recording..?

Fixed.

Does it matter..?

Amazon link to Kontact Cleaner ...

Reaper will do what you ask, and can be trialled for free for as long as you want, with no restrictions on functionality. It is not 'resource-hungry, and capable of handling that many inputs, once configured. It would cost you nothing to try it out.

Hmm... If that's what the 21st century has become, you are welcome to keep it. I'll stay in my World, thanks all the same. Good day to you.

It sounds simple, indeed, but I'm afraid that I'm even more 'simple'. I don't use/understand 'smartphones' (Too old..? Too dumb..? Too lazy..? Whatever...), so I'd be the one walking out if the ticket price didn't fit my budget. I don't 'haggle', nor price compare. Two questions are all I have, for myself. Do I want it..? If 'Yes': Can I afford it..? If 'Yes', buy. That's it. Simple..? Yup, that's me.

Beware your 35th birthday. ...