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

[Alex H.]

Hi,

Studios are for people who want to take away some of the acoustic
treatment needed and mixing/mastering duties. For instance, if I had a
lot of dough and wanted to track something quickly and get a mix back
in a week or less that's listenable, I'd go studio and get an engineer
who got what I was trying to do sonicly. Otherwise, track at home, and
through plugin magic you can kinda do anything you want, assuming your
original tracks/takes are recorded through decent equipment without
obvious audio disturbances and digital problems. It's so subjective
that I'm going to stop here and give my opinion on takes/splicing.

Generally when I record guitars or bass, I do a rough playthrough with
drums and get things sounding right, the ideas in my head into audio
format where I can hear them back. Once I'm happy, I go back and
record the same riffs with multiple parts to keep the sound air tight
and ensure definition in my notes. I don't want to sound like a
machine, but I do want things clean.

Overall, Guitars are easier to splice and dice whilst keeping the
sound natural, at least in metal. A few rules, don't cut up a take
that has a sustained note, it'll sound choppy. I think in piano
that'll be harder to do. It's complicated, hard to put in writing
really. If possible, play as much as you can in one clip until it's
right. Practice makes perfect as they say...


HTH,
alex

On 8/8/15, Christopher-Mark Gilland via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> Agreed.
>
> 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 6:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rwp] Recording methods used for professional albums,need
> advice
>
>
>> At the end of the day studio acoustics and equipment are probably better
>> than anything in a reasonable home budget, to say nothing of the
>> experience of the engineers which paying for that time buys you.
>> Acoustically treating a space and calibrating professional grade equipment
>>
>> for optimum results is no small feat. I have read books that say that you
>> couldn't perfectly match what studeos have, you could come close, but not
>> quite. Plus, having detached, objective ears carry your work through its
>> final stages can be of great benefit.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Justin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jes via RWP
>> Sent: 08 August 2015 22:29
>> To: Reapers Without Peepers <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Cc: Jes <jessmith at samobile.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Rwp] Recording methods used for professional albums, need
>> advice
>>
>> Oreo, can you recallanybody that has used the method I have described? And
>>
>> I know this is going to be a very controversial question, but does anybody
>>
>> these days really need to pay for studio time? I mean, you can get pretty
>> professional results using the right equipment in a home studio, depending
>>
>> on the equipment you use.
>>
>>
>> Jes
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Aug 8, 2015, at 5:17 PM, theoreomonster--- via RWP
>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Both methods are often used its just  matter of which you are comfortable
>>>
>>> with. Though some will argue if you need to think about the parts you are
>>>
>>> gonna play before recording  them the song isn’t done being written yet.
>>> However since you are recording on your own its not like you are paying
>>> for studio time to write/record so rock on with which ever works.
>>>> On Aug 8, 2015, at 5:11 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland via RWP
>>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Personally, I'd never! ever! do it that way, but again, you asked for
>>>> opinions, and opinion only this is among many's.  I would find that
>>>> method to take way too long, as then I'd have to sit here and edit
>>>> everything back together which honestly takes away from the time I could
>>>>
>>>> be spending composing, mixing, masterring, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Just my two cents worth, if it be worth anything.  Probably not, but
>>>> there ya have it anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Chris.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jes via RWP" <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> To: <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> Cc: "Jes" <jessmith at samobile.net>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 4:04 PM
>>>> 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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