Product VS. Process: The Problems Of Obsessing With The How - Heavy Reflection

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Agreed. The process can obscure the product, especially when there are so many options. Landmark releases, like Black Album, are fascinating behind the scenes but the really, really juicy details are still kept under lock and key anyway. It's very interesting (LOTR extras on the DVDs are almost as good as the movies themselves), but our relationship with music for all but our own creations is parasitic by nature- we absorb and we move on. I don't expect anyone to care about my process and I'm at my best when I open my mixing template project and get to work. All that being said, it's a romantic idea to do the 250 cab mic blend. I applaud the ambition. Both novelty and ambition can make art more memorable, even when it's not making it better from a formalist's perspective, per se.

[@xsonicassassinx]

“The revenant” was a visually stunning movie. Good plot. Engaging. Inspiring cinematography. Learning that it was all done with natural light in different countries to keep the scenery authentic was really cool. Mark zuckerburg spent 30 billion dollars making the “metaverse” and it flopped. The “how” is very interesting if you are already engaged by the “what”. Every now and then the “how” makes for a cool story, even if the “what” didn’t interest you, but it’s few and far between. Sometimes the “how” becomes very common knowledge and then is used against the “what” for the sake of sounding smart. Remember when there was a petition to remake a whitechapel album because someone said they used axe-fx instead of tube amps? Normies don’t need access to that information, and they sure as hell shouldn’t be using it as buzz words. I saw a comment years ago, I can’t even remember what album or band, but someone who stated in a matter of speaking that they were not a musician or engineer was criticizing the drum library used on a song. Bro. No one cares. Why would a non musician even know those words? No one thinks you’re smart because you heard that slate drums are bad. Listen to the song. Do you like the song? There are instances where the end product suffers in some way due to the process. See “Death Magnetic”. Even then, the talking points got absurd. There is absolutely a balance. I love Irish butter in a grilled cheese. I might notice the difference. But to pontificate about how land o lakes ruined this food is silly. The “what” comes first. The “why” is a fun thing to look into. The “how” comes last.

[@sheharyarkhan2384]

Hahaha that album plug 😂

[@MakeTheMusic]

Love your content brother! Would you be interested in coming on my channel for an interview? I really enjoy your approach to home recordings and would love to hear more about your methods!

[@sheharyarkhan2384]

That would be cool to see

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

Email me some details 🙂

[@MakeTheMusic]

@@PlagueScytheStudios Sent my friend.

[@TheDarthsteve316]

Just @ me next time, thanks.

[@venomoverlord7016]

I am a bit conflicted because your guitar tone is a bit of who you are as a guitarist - and when people are like WOW ur tone is awesome you feel pride as a guitarist - that said when your actuly mixing your tone into the final mix - it isnt even that big compared to say "drum tone or even bass tone or the overall mix"

[@jackcroom6189]

First comment gang let's go

[@musikhunden6694]

If the product is what matters, why don't we just give up and let AI do it? No, f that. It's about us now, our skills, our processes, our choices, etc. It has to be that way now. If there's no interesting artist/artistry behind art, it's now meaningless!

[@venomoverlord7016]

I think it cant be understated how playing thru a REAL amp Inspires you and will often create a better performance becase your excited and inspired - VST's and Plugins dont Inspire me