#DaftPunk mixed their first two albums on a …

Daft Punk & the JVC Boombox. Photo by AngelicaAudio.

#DaftPunk mixed their first two albums on a JVC #boombox like this. All the standard advice to ‘don’t mix on this or that’ and they used a 10 year old boombox with a simple graphic equalizer.

The lesson: Expensive equipment isn’t necessary; mix on something you use and know well.

And don’t wait until you have the ‘right’ equipment. As #ArthurAshe said,

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

https://musictech.com/news/music/daft-punk-homework-discovery-bedroom/

#MusicProduction #Quote #Wisdom #JustDoIt #MakeStuff

Arp Laszlo

Hi, I’m Arp! I got diagnosed with ADHD at 49, and now I'm trying to figure out what's me, what's masking, and just about everything else. I make comics (when imposter syndrome isn't striking) and write about life as a creative Indian-American. I’m self-taught, self-employed, and self-flagellating.

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