MichaelAndrew3435
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So it's time for another band rant! I got my own rehearsal studio complete with a PA, amps, and a drum set. To do some DIY recordings, we've had our drummer come over to do them at my place. I'm good with recording every instrument other than drums, so I've been doing my best to help our drummer get a decent recording here since he doesn't have his own set.
A few months back we spent a whole day recording drums. It's been a learning experience for both of us and it's been very time consuming. Every time we run into an issue of some kind, our drummer proceeds to blame a piece of my equipment. Sometimes he blames my recording software (I'm using Logic), other times he blames the walls in the room for not being able to achieve a sound he wants. We've tried different mic placements and even his own DAW for recording and he's still not happy with it. I suggested we try and have the drums recorded professionally but he insists we keep trying to do it ourselves.
Flash forward a few months and we recently tried recording again. We made sure to use his DAW and I let him set the mics the way he wanted them. After several hours, we get one recording he's finally happy with. I end up recording my guitar parts over it and our bass player did the same. The drummer wanted to mix the songs so he went ahead and did that. He said he really liked how the drums sounded and how we was happy with the recording......until he wasn't.
This morning he says after listening to the recordings again, he now changed his mind and is not happy with how his drums sound. He had the audacity to tell me my $2000+ drum set wasn't high quality enough to get a good recording, even going so far to say things like "your cymbals are shit" and I was steaming. I told him "Listen, you need to figure out what you want your drum to sound like on the recordings for our songs. I've provided all I can in order for you to accomplish this. I highly recommend seeking a professional studio so they can help you achieve your goals and get the sound you want. I'll even help pay for it if it's an issue". I also told him at the end of the day, he's a full grown adult responsible for his own recordings and equipment. I'm not his mom or his dad. Apparently this pissed him and the other band members off, telling me I was "too mean". Meanwhile, the dude is constantly telling me my equipment is the problem and taking 0 responsibility for the recording. He's using mine for a reason. I told them if telling a bandmate he needs to be an adult and be responsible for recording with his own gear is a problem, then maybe this band isn't for me.
I'm just somewhat shocked how disrespectful some people can be. The other bandmates keep telling me he was "just joking" when he said my drum set was shit, and how I shouldn't take it personally. Well, it wasn't a very good joke and yeah, I'm going to take it personally when I'm trying to do the guy a favor and he shows 0 ounce of appreciation. The real joke is a 35 year old musician not having his own gear to do his own recordings. Mic drop.
A few months back we spent a whole day recording drums. It's been a learning experience for both of us and it's been very time consuming. Every time we run into an issue of some kind, our drummer proceeds to blame a piece of my equipment. Sometimes he blames my recording software (I'm using Logic), other times he blames the walls in the room for not being able to achieve a sound he wants. We've tried different mic placements and even his own DAW for recording and he's still not happy with it. I suggested we try and have the drums recorded professionally but he insists we keep trying to do it ourselves.
Flash forward a few months and we recently tried recording again. We made sure to use his DAW and I let him set the mics the way he wanted them. After several hours, we get one recording he's finally happy with. I end up recording my guitar parts over it and our bass player did the same. The drummer wanted to mix the songs so he went ahead and did that. He said he really liked how the drums sounded and how we was happy with the recording......until he wasn't.
This morning he says after listening to the recordings again, he now changed his mind and is not happy with how his drums sound. He had the audacity to tell me my $2000+ drum set wasn't high quality enough to get a good recording, even going so far to say things like "your cymbals are shit" and I was steaming. I told him "Listen, you need to figure out what you want your drum to sound like on the recordings for our songs. I've provided all I can in order for you to accomplish this. I highly recommend seeking a professional studio so they can help you achieve your goals and get the sound you want. I'll even help pay for it if it's an issue". I also told him at the end of the day, he's a full grown adult responsible for his own recordings and equipment. I'm not his mom or his dad. Apparently this pissed him and the other band members off, telling me I was "too mean". Meanwhile, the dude is constantly telling me my equipment is the problem and taking 0 responsibility for the recording. He's using mine for a reason. I told them if telling a bandmate he needs to be an adult and be responsible for recording with his own gear is a problem, then maybe this band isn't for me.
I'm just somewhat shocked how disrespectful some people can be. The other bandmates keep telling me he was "just joking" when he said my drum set was shit, and how I shouldn't take it personally. Well, it wasn't a very good joke and yeah, I'm going to take it personally when I'm trying to do the guy a favor and he shows 0 ounce of appreciation. The real joke is a 35 year old musician not having his own gear to do his own recordings. Mic drop.
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You have every right to be indignant. The dude is an ingrate. Tell him where he can stick his sticks.
