23-07-2011, 01:14
Have to say quantisation is the one process I have NEVER used - not ever. The musician (whether myself or a hired hand) either gets it right or it's not used. I just tried a track with a session musician a day ago and his phrasing was off so I abandoned his efforts (at a price). If someone wants to call themselves a pro session musician the very least they can do is get the timing right. Now if he plays off the beat but does it creatively - that's a whole different thing. But if he can't even play the right notes in the vacinity of where they are supposed to go it's a bad day. You would be amazed at the quality of work being churned out by 'professional' musicians. They're a dime a dozen. For every one part I get down on disk there must be anywhere between 5 and 7 that are worthless. Adds up pretty quickly. But over time you start sifting out the ones who can do and have the 'ears'. And of course the ones who use technology to hide their mistakes are soon revealed when they have to play live. It all comes out in the wash, as they say. Can't hide a bad ear!