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TechDiff
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I dont think that is a realistic opinion.
There is no chance that a record company would release a shitty tune because it sounds good. Ever heard the expresion "Polishing a turd" No matter how much you polish that shit, its still shit.
Especially in a genre like dnb, originality should be paramount, that is what it was born from anyway. The amount of money that would need to be spent mastering a tune and re-recording bits and bobs is nothing to the production costs of releasing somthing which doesnt sell. Plus just about every tune would have to be re-mastered before pressing for vinyl, which is a very specialist and difficult skill.
Its a question of quality of content or quality of production. Obviously both would be ideal , but Id go for content any day.
Even labels like warp who are one of many favourite lables out there, with artists such as Aphex, Plaid, and Squarepusher, have stated that they would sign and original sounding demo regardless of the production quality. Production is something you can learn, originality is not.
I suggest that you check the sleeves of your favourite albums for who is the mastering technician. Its pretty naiive to think that an album is written, recorded, produced, and mastered by ONE bloke. Probably the first three but mastering is such a difficult skill. There are people who make a good living from it.
I think it depends one what you personally are trying to acheive. If youre wanting to get the occasional tune released by different lables then maybe production quality does matter, however if you are wanting to be taken as a serious musician, then musicianship is the priority. A good record company will help you to improve the sound quality of the tracks because ultimately it pay off for them.
This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by TechDiff: 13-10-2005 12:58.
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Friscko 
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Originally posted by TechDiff
Especially in a genre like dnb, originality should be paramount, that is what it was born from anyway. The amount of money that would need to be spent mastering a tune and re-recording bits and bobs is nothing to the production costs of releasing somthing which doesnt sell. Plus just about every tune would have to be re-mastered before pressing for vinyl, which is a very specialist and difficult skill.
Its a question of quality of content or quality of production. Obviously both would be ideal , but Id go for content any day.
Even labels like warp who are one of many favourite lables out there, with artists such as Aphex, Plaid, and Squarepusher, have stated that they would sign and original sounding demo regardless of the production quality. Production is something you can learn, originality is not.
I suggest that you check the sleeves of your favourite albums for who is the mastering technician. Its pretty naiive to think that an album is written, recorded, produced, and mastered by ONE bloke. Probably the first three but mastering is such a difficult skill. There are people who make a good living from it.
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exactly...
King Thechronic I does it for living, no?
and im planning to go study mastering after secondary.. 
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by Friscko: 13-10-2005 16:15.
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