WesleyWard wrote:
Personally I like the idea of being able to put together the entire song on my own. I write my own songs and at times I go back and change songs that I wrote long ago, so its nice to be able to go back and redo it without having to pay again and redo everything. It is possible to produce a very decent sounding final product entirely on your own with very little equipment so long as the composition and performance is good. The biggest issue would be drums im sure, I have yet to experiment with recording live drums, but there are some very good drum vsti's available.
For me the flexibility I get from doing it myself is essential, especially as a compositional tool. if I were to go big and become a pro muso, touring to support an album etc, then I would consider recording the album in a pro studio, but even then I would track as much of it at home as I could and would put together my own home studio version of the songs so that when I get in studio I know exactly what I want and can get it done.
Adrian's recent post of his EP from his band (Brother and Brother) that was mostly done at home is a good example of what one can achieve if you're willing to put in the effort
Nice feedback thanks man,
It seems that is the general opinion these days.
Of course, it is very possible to get pro sounding results from the bedroom. Just listening to the new Cloudkicker album cements that, it sounds tops.
But, I think it also comes down to how much time you are willing to spend learning the recording and production aspects. because to get it to the level most people want, means you need to spend a KAK-load of time on learning and practising. a couple of years at least.
perhaps there are still most people that are not willing to put in the time, money and effort and for that merit alone, will chose to pay someone else to do it. I feel i have certainly put in some time, but as a result my guitar playing and practising has suffered to a degree. so there is that as well....
