I’ve recorded to tape.
I’ve recorded to protools.
The main difference is not the sound. It’s the attitude.
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Tape And ProTools
Spring And Summer Tour Numbers
Everyones spring and summer tour numbers are the same. Zero.
No sold out shows or tours. No cool show photos from stage to post each night. No videos of the crowd singing along.
The live show playing field is (temporarily) leveled. There’s no leverage there at the moment.
So you get to do something else. Build leverage and status a different way.
Try something.
And it’s a great time to try something out of the ordinary. Your audience is extra gracious right now. They get it.
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Cassette Flipping
I remember having to flip the cassette.
The physical action and little bit of time it took to flip the tape made the second half the the album to feel like an exciting reawakening. Revving the engine back up.
And because of that (as with actual records before) I can only guess the running order of the songs was juggled. Which song was first? How should the first side end? When people flip the tape what sounds best to open the B side? How do we want to end not only the B side, but the whole thing?
The medium of a cassette meant there was going to be a little silence, a built in lull to the listening experience. And silence makes a difference to how people hear your songs.
The gap between the A side and B side (records and cassettes). The little bits of silence from one song to another…and secret songs (CDs). The amount of nanoseconds from when someone presses play to when the song starts (Streaming). Silence and space and gaps are interesting parts of the music listening experience.
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Smiling Tired
I was exhausted but I had to keep going with the work that needed to get done. I had time for about a five minute break but not a seventy two hour break like I really wanted.
As I was sitting there taking a quick breather, the voice in my head (similar to the voice you have in your head) told me to smile. Not to only think about smiling, but to actually smile.
I felt dumb but I did it anyway. It helped.
And I don’t know if it made me less tired but it helped me appreciate why I was tired and that gave me more energy.
Maybe this will work for you next time. No harm in trying.
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Your Clickers
When you post a link to your thing, most of the people who click on it are going to click on it whether or not its a great post. They’re clicking because it’s you, not because of the quality of post.
So how do you get more people like that?
One way is this…
By actually making it a great post (even though you don’t have to) in order to grab a few of the fence riders and then making the content after the click exceed expectations.
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Moving From The Fog or With It
If you’re in a fog you can choose one of two things…
Wait for the fog to pass and then take the next.
Or
Take a step while you’re in the fog knowing that while it may be a step towards getting out of the fog, it may also be a step with the fog or even deeper into it.
What sign or metric are you looking for before you make the move?
Do you have to know it’s the right move before you’ll make it?
Is impatience prohibiting you from the growth you actually desire?
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