The Recording Studio

The studio where Peter was working at was small, and was totally inadequate to accomodate a band like ours, a band with huge amounts of gear, and very high standards. I think the ease in which I was able to just get in there quickly and cheaply had a lot to do with my decision, but it was a poor decision on my part. I chalk that up to lack of recording experience, and therefore, I guess I believed that it would "do". It was the first and last time I would "cut corners" with this band. The guy who owned the studio was an electronics wizard, who had designed his own board, and a lot of the electronics...and I guess the studio was OK for some situations, but it just didn't have the flexibility and control over the sound that we needed to make a really first rate recording, especially with our high volume levels and the need for state of the art effects. We did the best we could with what we had to work with...but we shouldn't have been in there. Today, I wish that Charles, with all his recording experience, had said something to me before we went in there to record ..but he never did, but would later complain about the inadequate facilities...and about how I was "running" things...it was just another time where I thought Charles' experience could  have helped us to realize our goals more effectively...but for whatever reason...he never opened his mouth or volunteered any of that experience...and it didn't get discussed. Maybe I was responsible for that, by creating the impression that these things were already decided...I know in my mind that I was in uncharted waters, and was making some guesses I would have welcomed some help with...but so many other things about this "blueprint" were not up for debate, that I may have been responsible for this...I'm looking back at it now...wondering...did these guys think that everything was inflexible? Did they think all things were set in stone? I really don't know the answer to that...but I do know that I made some mistakes, and it appears one of them was not talking more about this aspect of the plan...I needed some help from people with more experience in this area...but I didn't ask for it...and it wasn't offered.