CD progress
Last thursday I had percussion tracked on 2 tunes by an amazing bay area percussionist - Ian Dogole.
I learned about Ian from fellow bassist Edo Castro.
Ian was a total pro. He learned the tunes ahead of time and came into the studio ready to roll. He saved me lots of time. Ian composed his own parts based on minimal instructions from me. He's pretty amazing.
That means all tracking should be done.
I say "should" because it's been a week since I've heard the music. I'm kind of nervous about hearing it again when we begin mixing on Wed.
What if I want to re-cut a bunch of stuff?
HA! No chance. Well - slim chance.
Not "slim chance" that I'll want to re-cut stuff - I expect the temptation will be there - but slim chance that I actually will.
2 reasons. I have just enough studio time left to mix what's already been tracked and no real budget for more. That's the bed I made when I decided to work with tape. I'm rolling with it. No pun intended.
And - I probably won't really be able to get better performances anyway. It's a temptation that is misleading. A likely time waster.
We'll see what day 1 of mixing brings.