[Rwp] Recording methods used for professional albums, need advice

[Christopher-Mark Gilland]

100 and 10 million thousand! times agree!

Chris.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Macleod via RWP" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
To: "'Reapers Without Peepers'" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
Cc: "Justin Macleod" <justinmacleod at hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Rwp] Recording methods used for professional albums,need 
advice


> I've never heard of it being done that way professionally to be honest. I
> think, by that method, there's a risk of losing some of the performance's
> humanity, its flow, particularly in terms of dynamics. I think it's better
> to do multiple takes and ideally pick the best one or, if necessary,
> amalgamate them to make something you're happy with,
>
> Justin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jes via RWP
> Sent: 08 August 2015 21:04
> To: rwp at bluegrasspals.com
> Cc: Jes <jessmith at samobile.net>
> Subject: [Rwp] Recording methods used for professional albums, need advice
>
> Hi list.
>
> So, I am in the process of recording an album of solo piano music into
> Reaper. Is it a good idea to record each part of a song separately? I 
> don't
> mean the lead and the accompaniment tracks separately, that's a no 
> brainer.
> I mean, record one phrase, then pause, record another phrase of a measure,
> then pause, etc? This way fewer mistakes are made in the recording 
> process,
> and I have time to think about what I am going to play before I play it.
> Then I can separate each section into items, place them appropriately on 
> the
> timeline, and get tracks done a lot faster.
> Is this method recommended? Does anyone else on the list use this 
> approach?
> Jes
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