Thoughts on Music Technology #1

It's been very interesting. With all the problems that we have encountered (soundboards and speakers going), I think the course is doing fairly good for a first time class. Quite a few of the things we are doing this class I have some previous experience with since I've been in PA (setting up, running the sound board, knowing about different mics and doing some recording).

One thing I definitely like about this class is the recording aspect. I has always kind of captivated me. When we got to go into the office and record the Butlers' one track at a time was probably one of the coolest things we have done so far. Even though its unfinished, the parts that were done sounded so awesome, and if felt so good to know that we helped create that. All the tech students were like "That is so awesome that we helped create that." It's definitely a highlight.

And the H4 doesn't seem that hard to me, but that's is probably because I used it last year.
Another thing is these blogs. It's cool to just talk about music and hear others opinions on music related topics. I honestly can't wait until the rants, those are going to pretty awesome. I also have to squeeze in that I think that it's cool that the tech students get to come along on the concert trip. I love going to concerts.
One thing that I don't like is setting up with the band getting ready at the same time. I remember once we did it in no time whatsoever when the band wasn't there. But when they are there, it just seem so much harder. There are more people hanging around getting in the way, and more noise so it makes it harder to talk to the person at the sound board, or even right next to you. Another thing is that sometimes the bands seem like kids that aren't taking there ridalin. You pretty much have to jump up and down to get there attention just to sound check, and then they start playing when they shouldn't. I can deal with it, but it is definitely annoying. To go along with that, sometime those kids just need to get out of the office and let us work. It's hard to master a track when you can't even hear it.
One thing I would like to learn more about is EQ. I don't know much about it, and I think it makes it harder to master a track and even mix the sound board when there isn't much knowledge of it. The last thing is that I kind of wish we could had more help with some things. It's not Jones' fault because he has to play with the bands, but for future classes it is something to take into consideration.

This is by far my favorite class this semester and I think it will help we with whatever I go into with the music industry. I love all the behind the scenes kind of stuff.