The RPM Challenge

D-I-L-E-M-M-A

(Wednesday, 20 February 2008) Written by Sister Savage

Would you rather -

(a) submit a cd that is largely vile and horribly mixed, and possibly embarrassing, or...

(b) fail?

Comments (16)

1 Written by ali kilpatrick, on 02-20-2008 05:24
a)...
failure is not (really) an option!
in all seriousness though, even if the cd is embarrassing its at least an achievement - you've got nothing to gain by taking the easy way out
keep at it!

best of luck! :)

2 Written by Gumbo Stu, on 02-20-2008 05:39
There is always option(c) All Of The Above

I'm only half joking. 'Failure' is not meeting the challenge.
What is your challenge right, now? Inner demons? Get them to write a song. Production bafflement? ASk for advice on the forums. Not enough songs? Wait for inspiration NO!! write a song called "I need to run about" from a chord you don't ever start with. Ten minutes. GO! change it later

I'm listening to 'Ode to myself' as I write, and I think you're panicking rather than clearly defining practical steps.

Practical Info 1. You don't have to have your music on the BIG Jukebox. You can submit a CD and request it not be uploaded. You don't have to make more than one copy. You don't have to let ANYONE ELSE EVER LISTEN TO IT EVER AGAIN. This can be heartening at times. especially while we're mixing.

Practical Info2 'Ode To Myself' has finished and I want the next song. This is A SIGN!! that you're doing fine.

What are you trying to measure yourself against? Move it back a little. It's a goal, not a password.

WHY ISN'T YOUR NEXT TRACK PLAYING grrr goes to other page and kicks tiny jukebox

bah! Hairpin doesn't want to load. Premonition, then. That's better. Good, too. Lovely harmonies. Guitar more polished, too. Excellent, even.

Read SMILE Digest SMILE Reply SMILE

Stu

3 Good News
Written by Gumbo Stu, on 02-20-2008 05:48
Hairpin loaded.

WICKED!
do I hear cowbell?

my hero!
more songs please

4 Written by Volksmetall, on 02-20-2008 05:48
I\'m going to submit whatever I\'ve got and then sort it out at leisure (whenever that is!)

Think nanowrimo attitude!

5 Written by Sister Savage, on 02-20-2008 08:10
Gumbo - have my babies!

6 Post Feb
Written by Joshua Wentz, on 02-20-2008 08:11
You can always rework tracks and create a better mix after February. People want to know what you did this month, and so I think you should submit the work... and then improve upon it next month.

I already know there are a few things I will likely change about the album after I have actually completed all the tracks... if that happens in February, great. If not... I have something to do in March.

7 Written by Sister Savage, on 02-20-2008 08:18
Yes...I guess so.

*trundles back into studio after pep talk with fellow RPMers*

Thanks Guys.

8 When in doubt..
Written by Alternate Modes of Underwater, on 02-20-2008 08:45
.. just send it.

Look at it this way - none of ours won't be works of sonic perfection either. =)

9 Ouch..
Written by Alternate Modes of Underwater, on 02-20-2008 08:45
I'm reading what I wrote, and it's pretty grammatically painful.

10 Written by Gumbo Stu, on 02-20-2008 09:02
>Gumbo - have my babies

why what's wrong with them?????

11 Boom tish!
Written by Sister Savage, on 02-20-2008 09:05
Ho ho!

12 Written by Damage_ Damage- Control, on 02-20-2008 10:21
I probably already did a) last year, this year is probably better but will still probably be kind of rough. From what I hear on the sample engine, you\'re doing fine. It\'s about the songs, not sonic perfection. If they\'re good, they\'ll stand on their own. Besides, you never know if you just don\'t go ahead and do it. I\'ve always thought of regret as being worse than failure to do something like this.

13 Written by Damage_ Damage- Control, on 02-20-2008 10:24
Sorry for the \'s in that post. Stupid computer put those in there when it rejected my post the first time. I'm going to go throw it out a window now...Of course, guess I should have checked everything the second time...so stupid me...lol.

14 Written by Kemmler, on 02-20-2008 10:35
option C) pay a whiz kid to mix it on short notice.

15 Written by Prior Peter, on 02-20-2008 11:15
March should be Record Mastering month.....

16 Written by Pyotr, on 02-20-2008 15:52
release it!!

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