In the studio, we use Vegas primarily as a pre-mix tool, and to get rid of the ash, and trash and set relative levels on leads and fills, prior to going back to the console to take advantage of 20+ years accumulation of outboard gear.
Using VV, I recently "rendered" DA-88 tracks of a dual album for the Western Swing band I play with (along with the great Herb Remington of Bob Will's steel guitar fame, among other fine musicians).
In this case, Vegas "render as" was considered a quick and dirty way to get copies of pre-mixes into the hands of the band for comments and suggestions for final mixes without having to set up beaucoup channels on the studio's main console and do 24 rough mixdowns. As a lark, the resulting .wav files were "Wave Hammered" (using the "16 bit mastering" default) to give them a little more punch on the band member's car stereos, the most likely listening environment for these busy musicians.
Lo and behold, a local Houston radio station somehow got hold (one of the band's roadies ignored the 'loose lips sink ships' rule) of these no reverb, no eq, "pre-mix", Vegas rendered tracks and has been playing the cr*p out of them for some weeks now ... and the phone is ringing off the wall which each play. What surprises me is how good the "mixes" sound against all other records being played on this station.
I was prepared to be p*ssed at first, but then decided that, like Martha Stewart, it may be best to just use the sudden notoriety to good effect.
Moral: be careful what you let out the door. and be ready to be surprised what the general public considers a good recording/mix ... especially when the music is good. :)
KAC ...
Using VV, I recently "rendered" DA-88 tracks of a dual album for the Western Swing band I play with (along with the great Herb Remington of Bob Will's steel guitar fame, among other fine musicians).
In this case, Vegas "render as" was considered a quick and dirty way to get copies of pre-mixes into the hands of the band for comments and suggestions for final mixes without having to set up beaucoup channels on the studio's main console and do 24 rough mixdowns. As a lark, the resulting .wav files were "Wave Hammered" (using the "16 bit mastering" default) to give them a little more punch on the band member's car stereos, the most likely listening environment for these busy musicians.
Lo and behold, a local Houston radio station somehow got hold (one of the band's roadies ignored the 'loose lips sink ships' rule) of these no reverb, no eq, "pre-mix", Vegas rendered tracks and has been playing the cr*p out of them for some weeks now ... and the phone is ringing off the wall which each play. What surprises me is how good the "mixes" sound against all other records being played on this station.
I was prepared to be p*ssed at first, but then decided that, like Martha Stewart, it may be best to just use the sudden notoriety to good effect.
Moral: be careful what you let out the door. and be ready to be surprised what the general public considers a good recording/mix ... especially when the music is good. :)
KAC ...