Stuff That Bugs Us

Dick Cheney
War
That beeping noise trucks make whe they're backing up
(especially the ones on our street at 7 in the morning!)
A single, mono drum ambience mic
People who are more concerned with the technology used to record music than the music itself
Fox "News" Network
Record companies that don't have Macs (most studios they deal with do)
Clear Channel, and their lovers at the F. C. C.
Live music performances that sound "just like the record"
That one really loud shouting guy sitting right next to one of the audience mics at a live concert recording
People Tabloid, er, I mean, "magazine"
Too few, or no available a. c. outlets in hotel rooms
Moving fader automation
—"If the fader's going to move, I'll be the one movin' it!" —BC
People who show up early
When record companies pick the wrong first single
Award shows
When really tall guys stand in the front row in music clubs
DSP in home theater systems and surround receivers
—"If there was supposed to be more reverb it would have been added during the mix!!!"—BC
When movie and TV dialog tracks are overly de-essed
Shoulders (animals can lay on their sides anywhere without a pillow!)
Bass management
The stuff that's stuck in your teeth after eating pineapple or corn-on-the-cob
Bad ProTools editors (and there's lots of them around!)
ProTools
Waiting for bags at the baggage carousel
Guns, and people who think they need them
Hidden tracks on CDs
Styrofoam shipping popcorn (we like real popcorn)
And also that thick, clear, molded plastic packaging stuff that's practically impossible to get into
(I't's also unrecyclable here)
Littering, and people who do it
Wind Chimes (as a percussion instrument)
Microsoft Windows
Carl's Jr. TV ads
Political campaigns & advertising
When my lane is the only one that's not moving
"Scratching" on rock records
SSL J-Series Computer
When a mic cable goes bad while overdubbing Paul McCartney's vocal on a live version of "Maybe I'm Amazed"
Automatic transmissions
People (especially talk-show hosts) referring to albums as "CDs" Maybe we should refer to records now as "files"?
Voice mail receptionists
Same exact thing recorded on two tracks, marked as "stereo"
Having to get weekly P. O. numbers from record companies
Record companies that are run by their stockholders
Onions (Bob)
Anything without onions (David)
Telephones
Bottom snare mic mixed too loud with the top snare mic on the same track (stick it on another track, please!)
Working past 10 PM
Republicans
Dolby
People who complain about stuff that bugs them