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Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:46 pm
by MassAphekt
Just a quick easy question but hopefully bring out some interesting pointers about this but yeah uhh
Simply, myself, I can't produce when I know others can hear what I'm doing, especially when it's mixdown and drop arrangement time. I can never fully get into it because I know people next door, above me and my roommate could hear EVERYTHING. Every playback, every skip etc etc and I know it annoys the hell out of them but I can't produce at
Low volumes. I need it to be loud so I can really feel and hear everything. Anyone else have this problem?
IMaking music to me is very personal and every great track I've made was when I had time alone but nowadays I never do. It's almost like a conscience thing where I don't want to annoy everyone with my music because I do a lot of repeats/edits and arrangements. I'm pretty sure that's drive anyone crazy that lives next door to that
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:55 pm
by Aufnahmewindwuschel
haha i can barely sit in a room with another person
when a third one enters the room i mostlikely have to leave the room
so yeah i cant produce when others are listening watching or just stay in the same room
ps.: did you ever had someone eating an apple near you while producing ? thats fun
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:56 pm
by wub
Yes.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:10 pm
by Maxxan
Produce, yes. Arrangements and such, not so much.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:45 pm
by Eskimo
It's hard but you can get used to it, and it's nothing compared to someone not into edm sticking their nose into your screen while you try to produce
(true story)
Funny to make wet growly diahrea sounds while grandparents are visiting though
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:02 pm
by Terpit
Can't use headphones?
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:20 pm
by Hircine
only if I'm explaining them what I am doing like in a lecture.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:23 pm
by lloydy
Yes,i prefer producing with people that haven't a clue because they come up with some of the best ideas for sample sources and stuff like that.I started a tune with my mate recently and he was just firing ideas.I keep a list of ideas for things to sample,chord progressions....He filled that up nicely lol
Also i don't actively listen to anything other than others soundclouds and my own stuff so sitting there with people that do listen to a lot of music gives me ideas of what sort of sound to go for and stuff like that.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:25 pm
by hudson
I can mix with someone in the room, but sound design and shit is a different story.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:30 pm
by Skrew
I'm fine until they start asking me what this is and what that does. I always fucking HATE when people stand behind your chair and put their hands on it rocking it back and forth. I also hate when people are like "You gotta hook me up with this program yo, teach me this shit bro, we can be a team bro, how much this cost bro, ima just torrent that shit bro"
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:41 pm
by ketamine
Skrew wrote:I always fucking HATE when people stand behind your chair and put their hands on it rocking it back and forth.
I have fussed at my woman too many times for this. Anyway, yes, I produce very fast when somebody's watching because I feel pressure. I don't tweak one sound forever like I'd do alone.
But then there's collabs: If I'm sitting there with another producer
trying to work then nothing ever ever ever comes out.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:34 pm
by dublerium
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:38 pm
by Skrew
ketamine wrote:Skrew wrote:I always fucking HATE when people stand behind your chair and put their hands on it rocking it back and forth.
I have fussed at my woman too many times for this. Anyway, yes, I produce very fast when somebody's watching because I feel pressure. I don't tweak one sound forever like I'd do alone.
But then there's collabs: If I'm sitting there with another producer
trying to work then nothing ever ever ever comes out.
My brother does it mostly when he comes over. Punched him one time for doing; well elbowed him in the chest.
My Girlfriend rarely comes in my music room unless she tells me she's going some place or asks what I want to eat.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:38 pm
by ketamine
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:54 pm
by Skrew
Not like she cooks for me often. Only on weekends. I cook dinner myself during the week 'cause she's never home until late.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:13 pm
by MassAphekt
BudSpencertron wrote:ps.: did you ever had someone eating an apple near you while producing ? thats fun
have you ever had someone eat a burger above your microphone while ustreaming?
Skrew wrote:I always fucking HATE when people stand behind your chair and put their hands on it rocking it back and forth. I also hate when people are like "You gotta hook me up with this program yo, teach me this shit bro, we can be a team bro, how much this cost bro, ima just torrent that shit bro"
that's classic
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:16 pm
by Shum
yeah, its usually better that way imo. nice to have someone to bounce ideas off or chat shit with when things slow down.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:03 pm
by wormcode
I've taught people like that, so yes. But it's still uncomfortable in some weird way. Like if explaining, you don't want to explain everything so quickly because something as simple as EQ can go over people's head, but then you don't want to explain too slowly and make it seem condescending or like they are a 3 year old.
I used to produce & record rappers and they got offended really easily. Once I asked this guy if he could write down his lyrics so I could work out a chorus/verse type thing and he got really mad. Turns out he couldn't write.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:39 pm
by crunkedxup
it's a good thing to produce in front of people. people get nervous because they dont want to make mistakes in front of people.
look at videos of some hip-hop producers making beats in rooms full of people EXPECTING a banger. thats some good motivation and gives producers the ego boost a lot of them need.
same with production duo's etc. you don't want to waste anyones time, so you work harder.
Re: Can you produce when others are listening/watching?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:18 pm
by ketamine
^ I can see the logic in that. I'm going to give a try more often.
