20 Jun
2005
20 Jun
'05
1:16 p.m.
Alfons Adriaensen wrote:
... many musicians today can rightly be called audio
professionals
in the sense that they use audio production equipment that was the
specialist domain of trained audio engineers not some many years ago.
But this does not mean
Audio professional == Musician.
I've had occasion to lament this fact. ;-)
But it's a good distinction. As a professional musician I want what
professional audio recording engineers have, in terms of quality and
accessibility, but of course I do not claim to be an audio professional.
In both examples at hand (my fav rock band, and Dave),
the people
involved essentially work with their own material only. If they
screw it up, they will be the only ones to blame and to suffer.
Also, the professional audio work they do is limited to their
own requirements, and they set their own standards.
But not all audio professionals work in these favorable conditions.
When the files on your hard disk are not related to your own
musical (or other) activities but represent the (often considerable)
investment of a customer, you can't afford to take a cavalier
attitude.
Agreed.
To answer Lachlan's question "Does your fav
rock band use best
practice and professional conduct?", the answer is probably no,
but the PA firm they hire to support their tour, and the studio
they pay to record their next CD will, and know why.
It's the business.
And I'd be surprised if Dave would allow his
students to work on
the same machine + login that he uses to write his articles, do
his acoounts, etc. (Dave ???)
Same machine, different login, maybe. But they all use Windows anyway... ;)
Best,
dp