Studio Report - Day 1
Saturday was my first day in the studio - sorry no pics yet.
Overall the day was largely spent on various set-ups and levels and sounds and tone and experimenting etc. I played a few tunes but probably won't keep keep those takes.
I was pretty challenged by the experience..
One of the things we were playing around with was placing monitors (genelecs) near an open sustained baby grand piano - and micing the piano close and far away.
This way - as my playing came thru the monitors - it would excite the piano strings and generate all kinds of weird sounds.
I don't know how much of that stuff will make it on the finals- but that's probably the number 1 reason I'm getting out of my spare bedroom studio and hiring a producer to help me with this project - to do creative shit like that.
Oh yeah - the other reason is to track to 2 inch tape. Why? Because going to tape with a producer who knows how to use tape sounds awesome. And it sounded like a good idea at the time.
However - I totally underestimated how much going to tape would change my mindset. First off- 1 reel of 2 inch is about $250.00. So, when I heard Cookie say in the montitor "tape's rolling" the little cash register sound starts going off in my head.
Plus - tape is just so . . . linear.
I'm a protools guy. I've sat in front of a protools rig just about every work day for the past 10 years.
Not seeing the waveform whiz by as I'm playing - not being able to stop and start on a dime - not being able to quickly check things and edit and produce and tinker - and all the things protools is awesome at doing - all that familiarity was gone. And it affected me. I felt lost and a bit overwhelmed. I have no idea how to make music using tape. HA! I'm such a tard.
So anyway - day one wasn't a waste - it was day 1. There is no "Day 2" until you do "Day 1" - and Day 2 is tomorrow. Hopefully I'll remember to snap some pics.
Let's see what else did I learn . . . oh yeah - my Boss GT6b effects pedal sounds like dirt. Of course it sounds just fine at a venue thru a PA and in my practice room - but in a nice studio up against my direct bass siginal - it's a tad lo-fi.
Not a bad thing if that's what you're looking for. It was just interesting to actually hear just how much the Boss pedal changes the tone of the bass. Whaddya expect for 300 bucks!
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