Funny quotes and other bits of useless information

"Someone told me that you get a better recording if you listen to the band at the same time. " - a Melbourne audio tech.

"They didn’t want the spare Neve modules so they put them in the dump master." - Audio engineer GTV 9 Melbourne.

"Try one more take cause I’m not sure if that one was good or not." - a well known producer.

"More ambience than a road accident." - Peter Blyton on the subject of extra room mics.

"Sounds like a door slams in the mix, right there." - Jamie Durrant on the subject of this eerie sound discovered on a vocal track, it was later found to be a door slam as recorded by the vocal mic.

"You keep your hair long, you cut yours short and get some ripped jeans." - John Kovac, Manager

"I created Live Aid with Bob Geldof, he hates Africa!." - Melbourne music manager

"I don't think radio will play this, there is too much guitar." - Another well known band manager, should be A&R!

"What do you need all them mics for? I wont need all them mics!" - One recent client, he now understands!

"I'm lactose, I mean French intollerant" - Jamie Durrant

"I feel that Bush getting reelected could be the worst thing to happen to our planet since Hitler." - Bob Clearmountain.

"It’s whinging, but it’s articulate, concise whinging." – A rcent client on the subject of the qualities of Alanis Morissette's singing vs. Amy Lee (Evanescence).

"People who drive those things, they're fucks" - A recent client's mother in the subject of 4WD enthusiasts.

If you have any quotes to add to this list send ´em in, we wanna here ´em! Mail to jamie@studioriverviewlodge.com.