Reddit removed post
Dude, it happened to me. I wanted to change one song because I added some cool fills, had it down cold, played it all morning, got into studio, I fucking brain farted the chorus line that was unchanged and I've played hundreds of times. Bombed it for like 40 minutes and finally tapped out so someone else could actually get something done. I didn't think it would happen to me.
That sucks! I think it has probably happened to most of us at some point.
Same man.
I wrote this song for my wife and was in the final stages, decided it needed some guitar.
I don't play guitar very well (or at all, outside of occasional rhythm), and I spent like an hour just coming up with this short solo on my acoustic. Probably 1 minute total of playing needed to be done.
Needless to say, after finally nailing it during recording another 2 hours later, I had some gnarly blisters.
Picture the recording equipment naked
Also, practice
But it's already naked.
Then practice naked 🤷♂️?
I might just get horny and start playing with something else
Maybe this is what soul meets body looks like.
Idk man but I do make out with my harp all day 🤷♂️
death cab for cutie has entered the chat
You can always strip it down more
You just gotta get over it. The only way past it is to get out of your own head, and the way to do that is just to record shitloads so your brain is just in "music mode" when you hit the red button, not "OMG RECORDING" mode.
Thankfully with modern DAWs that's way easier than it ever used to be.
Being recorded does add pressure, which can make you worse. But if you keep trying to record and still can’t get it, then you never had it in the first place. The recording just makes it more obvious since you can devote your mental attention to listening instead of playing.
Omg so it's a common thing! I practice and practice, it sounds awesome, I get the rythm right, the tempo right, everything perfect. I press the record button and BAM! I suck.
It’s called red light syndrome.
I just record everything (I use FL so Edison); I jam for awhile after hitting record and get a handful of taka and somewhere near the last third I’m usually nailing it
If you record regularly by yourself and with your band, it stops being a problem because you're just used to doing it. Like anything else, it's just practice.
I've been recording myself on a weekly basis for about 20 years or more now and if I'm recording by myself it's not really a lot different to me just playing without recording. Most of my songwriting these days is done by hitting record and just jamming for like 5-10mins at a time, then cutting out the good parts and making a track out of them.
I still get the red light fever a little if I'm in a recording studio that we've paid for and the clock is ticking, but if I'm well rehearsed then it's still not such a big deal.
The last recording I did with my band I knocked everything out in 1 or 2 takes apart from one bar that was fucking me up and was the hardest part of the recording to nail. That took me ~5 takes. Back when I started out this would never have happened so easily, I would have needed a lot more takes because I wasn't as used to recording and I'd feel more nervous about it.
When my band recorded (back in late-20th Century), I would schedule recording on Sunday afternoons after playing a show the night before. We'd be rested and had just done the songs live so we never went past a third take. We were trying to minimize costs so always went in prepped.
Me recording for the 90th times due to all the imperfections and every imaginable mistake occurs
Murphy's law never fails when it comes to recording music
“Maybe I think too muuuuuch”
- Paul Simon
Recording your practice helps a lot actually. Its one of the best ways to do it. Even if its just your phone, record you practicing. Watch it back and delete it. The mental reps of recording it will get you past red light panic.
Its a skill
After a while you get better at it, sometimes though it will still mess you up lol
Cool outfit, though.
You mean... Udios?
It's a type of performing pressure. The same reason why you can play that song at home so well when you're alone.
You learned to get over performance anxiety playing live and this is the same thing
The red light fever is real. But the best tip here is to just.do.it. You can always re-do parts you need so starting out with somethings is still something even when it's shit
🤣🤣🤣🤣sometimes it’s like that🤣
I’m in this meme and I don’t like it.
- Recording is its own skill.
- Recording can reveal sobering realities about your playing that yourself and many live audiences won’t.
This why a popular piece of advice to intermediate players looking to advance is “record yourself”. Face the music, rip the band aid, record.
You never had it to begin with the recording process just proved it
You never had it to
Begin with the recording
Process just proved it
- Frosty_Implement_549
I detect haikus. And sometimes, successfully. Learn more about me.
Opt out of replies: "haikusbot opt out" | Delete my comment: "haikusbot delete"
It's like... Stage fright? To me it's the paralyzing feeling of wanting it to be perfect. Yet when I'm singing for fun: BOOM. Beautiful, NO FLAWS 😂 You gotta ease into it. Convince yourself. "this is for fun, You love this" and then the good stuff shines through the mic ✨ let me know if it helps
We would call this red light fever, as soon as the record lights up some people I know just lose it. Only way I've seen it overcome is by recording all the time so you become desensitized to it. Good luck!