Re: Pro tools [not protools] (was Re: Defining "pro")

[Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

But I'd say the most common professional, as in someone who earns
their living from playing music, is the cover-band musician, whose job
it is to sound like dozens of other players.  There may not be much
"art" in what they're doing (an entirely different OT thread), but
there is a living being earned through producing music on demand.

On 10/19/05, phaslem@wightman.ca <phaslem@wightman.ca> wrote:
> As I've been considering the subject some more, a comment comes to mind.
>
> Many "amatures" buy gear because they are trying to sound "like" someone,
> they're sure if they could just sound like..... then people would take 
>their
> music more seriously.
>
> Most "pros" that i know are busy defining their own sound, one that 
>identifies
> them and is unique. They buy gear to help create the vision that is in 
>their
> own mind.
>
> I used to know this great blues player who played this funky old yamaha
> acoustic
> guitar. He had the money to buy whatever guitar he wanted, he was even
> offered a
> couple of endorsements... but that old yamaha had a particular tone that 
>he
> loved and that defined his sound.
>
> What I'm getting at is this, does a piece of gear do what you need it 
>to. If
> that's an edp, great, if its a boss pedal, fantastic. Use what works 
>best for
> you. I saw this didge player over the weekend making unbelievable music 
>with a
> piece of ABS pipe....
>
> Paul Haslem
> Ontario, Canada
>