Is it really worth the wait?

Have you ever wanted to buy something that just came out, but everyone tells you to wait? I don’t know about you, but I know I’ve had that feeling. There have been millions of times where a new version of Pro Tools comes out and I want to go buy it the same day that it comes out. After many times that I crashed against that brick wall I have learned my lesson.

When new things come out it’s not the best thing that can happen. For example, when I made the stupid mistake of buying the new Pro Tools when it comes out. I had a huge problem because when I installed it. None of the plug-ins was compatible with the new version of Pro Tools. I was basically stuck and unable to work for about a month later that the third-party plug-ins started to send out updates so that they can work with the new Pro Tools.

Imagine the damage that something like this can cause to something else. Technology is very good, but at the same time it can harm you. Although we think that technology is revolutionizing quickly it really isn’t. Some companies wait for another company to make a move so that they can make their own move. We think that everything is independent in the world, when in reality we are not independent. We need one thing to depend on in order to move forward. We need something to follow. Although we want to be the leader, we will never be the leader as everything in life is a chain reaction. We do things that the people we look up to have already done in one-way or another. Unfortunately, our technology has not revolutionized enough for it to move forward by itself without following an example to do so.

Building the Booth

Last week I hired a contractor to build a booth for me in my home studio. We went on for a couple of days discussing the design of the booth and how we would make it look good in such a small space. I showed him some websites: Closet Vocal Booth. Also, some pictures of how it should look: Vocal Booth. During this conversation is when I realized what little knowledge the general public has of this industry.

I explained to him that we needed to use a lot of isolation in the walls so that sound would not bleed through. I also explained the urgency of a solid door. I explained that the booth inside needed to be nearly dead inside so that we can have good takes for vocals. Throughout the whole conversation he seemed very confused and dazed of what was really going on. I stopped and asked him what was wrong. He thought that building a booth consisted of putting up 4 pieces of 4 x 4 and that was a booth. I went to the local hardware store and I showed him the type of materials that we needed to use. As we bought everything he asked me what everything was for. By the end of the purchase $600 worth of materials he had a better idea of what was really going on.

The next day when he came in to start the building process the first he said to me in the morning was “Hey Bryant! I went online last night, and I did some research on this project. This is definitely a whole different world for me.” He went on with his day of work and many other days of work went by. The last day of work came by when the project was done and it was time for the business side of this lengthy project. I was ready with the cash in my hand to pay him when he said, “I have learned so much throughout these past couple of days, and how the music business really works. I would like to thank you for teaching me all of this. Just for everything that you have taught me I take that as my pay for my job, please do not give me anymore of your money.”

This is when I realized what true values this industry can teach to many others that has no idea of what really is going on. Why do people act so innocent towards an industry that can offer a whole lot to lots of people?