For those who may be interested in
1. Following my progress
2. Offering any comments (did I say "any" - I have a thick skin)
I have embarked on a "budget" home recording project.
Why?
Because I have 12 original acoustic guitar instrumental songs that need to be recorded. Don't they?
Hopefully I will also learn a few things along the way.
How?
At home, in my bedroom, using the following widgets;
Sigma 6-String acoustic guitar
Samson C01 condenser mic (the SM58 and Dean Markley pick up didn't really work and "budget" is my only option)
Allen&Heath FX10 as audio interface
Laptop
Reaper
GuitarPro6 (for drums and bass - not optimal but will have to do for now! Benefit of this is that I am forced to score the songs which is probably a good thing?)
So leave was put in this week in order to get the project off the ground - Below is a "Progress List" and each song's progress is measured as follows; (Drums, Bass, Gtr Rhythm, Gtr Melody, Mixed) - Comments
Song Title - (Progress)
Spanish Stallion - (Drums, Bass, Gtr Rhythm, Gtr Melody....)
- My alternate picking technique could not handle one of the faster passages without a "click" when crossing to an adjacent string (16th notes @ 130 b.p.m.) and I "discovered" the "inside" technique which helped to sort out the timing - not sure that this is a good technique to follow but it works!
Strumming The Line - (Bass...)
- As I have to score the Bass on GP6 I managed to simplify what I had done previously and to a large extent "cleaned up" the bars that required odd time signatures i.e. 6/4 and 3/4 in a 4/4 tune
Think Quick - (Drums W.I.P....)
- no comment
I hope to have these three tunes recorded and mixed by the time work beckons on Monday (I can't wait!).
Mixed songs to be posted Soundcloud as a "draft"?
The remaining nine tunes will be worked on as time permits. I have not got it clear in my mind what a reasonable time frame could be to complete all twelve into a list of mastered tunes. At the rate things are going a deadline for a mastered set of tunes by September 30 2015 may be achievable - so will keep that as a deadline. I am doing this as a solo project so have only myself to blame if things do not get done and the deadline has to be changed!
For those who are interested, follow me on my journey, and I look forward to any comments you may make.
1. Following my progress
2. Offering any comments (did I say "any" - I have a thick skin)
I have embarked on a "budget" home recording project.
Why?
Because I have 12 original acoustic guitar instrumental songs that need to be recorded. Don't they?
Hopefully I will also learn a few things along the way.
How?
At home, in my bedroom, using the following widgets;
Sigma 6-String acoustic guitar
Samson C01 condenser mic (the SM58 and Dean Markley pick up didn't really work and "budget" is my only option)
Allen&Heath FX10 as audio interface
Laptop
Reaper
GuitarPro6 (for drums and bass - not optimal but will have to do for now! Benefit of this is that I am forced to score the songs which is probably a good thing?)
So leave was put in this week in order to get the project off the ground - Below is a "Progress List" and each song's progress is measured as follows; (Drums, Bass, Gtr Rhythm, Gtr Melody, Mixed) - Comments
Song Title - (Progress)
Spanish Stallion - (Drums, Bass, Gtr Rhythm, Gtr Melody....)
- My alternate picking technique could not handle one of the faster passages without a "click" when crossing to an adjacent string (16th notes @ 130 b.p.m.) and I "discovered" the "inside" technique which helped to sort out the timing - not sure that this is a good technique to follow but it works!
Strumming The Line - (Bass...)
- As I have to score the Bass on GP6 I managed to simplify what I had done previously and to a large extent "cleaned up" the bars that required odd time signatures i.e. 6/4 and 3/4 in a 4/4 tune
Think Quick - (Drums W.I.P....)
- no comment
I hope to have these three tunes recorded and mixed by the time work beckons on Monday (I can't wait!).
Mixed songs to be posted Soundcloud as a "draft"?
The remaining nine tunes will be worked on as time permits. I have not got it clear in my mind what a reasonable time frame could be to complete all twelve into a list of mastered tunes. At the rate things are going a deadline for a mastered set of tunes by September 30 2015 may be achievable - so will keep that as a deadline. I am doing this as a solo project so have only myself to blame if things do not get done and the deadline has to be changed!
For those who are interested, follow me on my journey, and I look forward to any comments you may make.
