From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2016120322520487722-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > When I came into the band, I'd been using tracks for probably 15 or 20   
   > years in earlier bands and with my solo work.   
      
   I've seen 'synched' recordings from the '60s - just as bad back then.   
      
   > This band was totally " live " when I joined. And had, lemme think, about   
   > exactly ONE gig.   We rehearsed for about a year and a half, always   
   > keeping about one job on the schedule.  Then eventually, several of the   
   > guys quit.  Yipee, that left just the three of us and a chance to start   
   > using the tracks.  Instantly, we began sounding better, playing better and   
   > getting gigs.  And that's how it.   
      
   That's taking the Lazy way out! Sure, it's 'easier' to have Lifeless   
   recordings instead of real live persons that for whatever reason, don't get   
   along, but that's a personnel problem.   
      
   > No one else should try this. It's faking, it's bad, you'll be less than a   
   > musician.  Leave computers alone. They represent all that is evil and bad   
   > with western society.   
      
   > And, if you do that, it'll leave more jobs for us.   
      
   Using Machines to 'play' will result in having Machines i.e., Robots -   
   BrainDead Zombie Robots for the audience, but if that's what you want,   
   'enjoy' ;)   
      
   > yep, don't do that.  it's evil :-)   
      
   Skimping is Unethical!   
      
   > I get a lot of satisfaction out of what I do. You wouldn't.   
      
   My Conscience wouldn't let me! What about yours?   
      
   > Rehearsal was rought.  What came out of it is two or three not quite ready   
   > songs, and a long discussion about volume and monitors.  Drummer doesn't   
   > like the tracks, doesn't like IEM's, doesn't like headphones.   
      
   Sounds like keeping the volume under control might be the starting   
   point...but they should play rather than talk. We used to have that problem   
   at my church and I got sick of it, so while there'd be 'discussion' when   
   there Should have been Playing, we'd waste time at rehearsal.   
      
   > He wants to do things the old way. Big old floor wedges blowing everyone's   
   > ears out.   
      
   He should  keep his damaged hearing to himself, Not 'share' it!   
      
   > That's not happening.  He agreed today to taking his headphones to the   
   > next gig. Because, I basically said he knows as well as the rest of us,   
   > that he'll get about one song into the job and realize he can't hear a   
   > thing, and so can't play in time with us.  We don't use amps on stage.   
   > It's all the pa. If he can't hear the pa, he'll be hopeless.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   Pa is the only thing I'll go through, because amps sooner or later mean   
   Volume  Wars, and Deafness.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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