I got to go shooting today after all...
My mom came with, brought some paperwork to do while I shot. She actually tried it, just shot 20 rounds, for her first time. I walked her through loading and firing. Funny, I always end up teaching skills to someone else, even when I only know the most basic of beginning skills myself. It's cool though. She enjoyed it, did rather well, and said she will do more another time when she doesn't have so much work to do.
I shot the rest of the 300 rounds, which, I was pretty tired and my performance was definitely falling off by the end. But for a while there I was really in the groove. I've got a much better idea of exactly how/where to line up the sights with the target, and for a while I was putting rounds right on top of each other, ending up with large holes in the targets. I moved through various distances from 15 feet to the end of the range, which is around 50 feet. I'm guessing because the last marking is at 35, and then I'm not sure if it's more than another 15 to the end or not. For a bit there, I was having accuracy at 50 feet. Mostly I shot at 25 feet, and was doing well. Lots better than last week, and I'm still just starting. I'm enjoying it, and looking forward to the first day of the class tomorrow.
My mom came with, brought some paperwork to do while I shot. She actually tried it, just shot 20 rounds, for her first time. I walked her through loading and firing. Funny, I always end up teaching skills to someone else, even when I only know the most basic of beginning skills myself. It's cool though. She enjoyed it, did rather well, and said she will do more another time when she doesn't have so much work to do.
I shot the rest of the 300 rounds, which, I was pretty tired and my performance was definitely falling off by the end. But for a while there I was really in the groove. I've got a much better idea of exactly how/where to line up the sights with the target, and for a while I was putting rounds right on top of each other, ending up with large holes in the targets. I moved through various distances from 15 feet to the end of the range, which is around 50 feet. I'm guessing because the last marking is at 35, and then I'm not sure if it's more than another 15 to the end or not. For a bit there, I was having accuracy at 50 feet. Mostly I shot at 25 feet, and was doing well. Lots better than last week, and I'm still just starting. I'm enjoying it, and looking forward to the first day of the class tomorrow.
the last band i recorded was a blues band i think. it was good because they had a double bass and a sax (never miked them up before)
this was using the universities studio. i wasn't a fan of the set up.
mainly been doing live work. me and a mate ran the rig in the students union. we had some good up-and-coming bands in, it was great fun.
helping out at a local venue when i'm not in work (which isn't very often)
just need to do voluntary work with PA companies but gotta earn some money too. catch 22!
Ah, strings and horns. Fun to record and mix. Not to mention fun to arrange for!
Live work is what I've done less of. Some, and some audio-for-video. Mostly studio recording and mixing though.
Good luck getting more experience and good bands to record!