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Feb 24 2014, 11:52 AM
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Sounds like a great idea! Cosmin is right about parameters to keep a good quality in make everything fit ok in the mix. There are many albums that are being recorded like this nowadays so it definitely works. And if you need a guest solo, I'm in.
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Feb 24 2014, 04:05 PM
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Just a few comments:
If you're recording and mixing using a daw rather than tape then you don't need to do the drums first and the vocals last since bounce down won't be a noise issue (if you gain stage properly). You may therefore want to do the lead vocals first and drums later. Pay attention to gainstaging - a lot of people wo are new to this get gainstaging wrong and that can bork the entire project. If you're recording in different locations think about how you are going to manage different ambient conditions. You might want to record with no ambience and add reverb later than record live and have different ones that may add too much mush. You will need to keep all the raw tracks, parts and comps and not just the stems for mix down. So you also need to think about how you are going to manage, store/file, prep and deliver them. Record and mix at 24 and 44.1 or 48. There is little advantage to record at 88.2 or 96 and no advantage to do so above these. Consider having the mastering done by someone other than the mixing engineer and in a different studio just to get more objectivity. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Feb 24 2014, 05:11 PM
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The person who'd be sending you drum tracks ... do they know the songs? Are you 100% completely sure of the form of the songs? And/or how good are you at cutting up drum tracks and putting them back together?
If you're set on 'live' drums that's great but I'd sequence some drums with software as Todd suggests, solidify the form of the songs, put down at least bass and guitar (and maybe a scratch vocal) and then send it to a drummer to replace the fake drums. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Feb 24 2014, 05:22 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Feb 24 2014, 04:11 PM)  The person who'd be sending you drum tracks ... do they know the songs? Are you 100% completely sure of the form of the songs? And/or how good are you at cutting up drum tracks and putting them back together? If you're set on 'live' drums that's great but I'd sequence some drums with software as Todd suggests, solidify the form of the songs, put down at least bass and guitar (and maybe a scratch vocal) and then send it to a drummer to replace the fake drums. 100% - if you use a live drummer get the drummer to midi trigger and send the midi file as well. That way you have the option of using it to trigger software drum vstis and can edit the midi track as well. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Feb 24 2014, 06:06 PM
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QUOTE (tonymiro @ Feb 24 2014, 08:22 AM) 100% - if you use a live drummer get the drummer to midi trigger and send the midi file as well. That way you have the option of using it to trigger software drum vstis and can edit the midi track as well. Excellent advice! -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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