I had been talking to Attila for some time about coming out and recording some jams…and they finally have.
Last night we managed to track drums, guitar, and bass for 2 songs to be used for an upcoming demo. Normally I do not like to do recording on weeknights, I like to leave enough time for everyone to be comfortable and not rushed doing their thing, it helps the creative process. I am glad we got this worked out though regardless of what night it happened on.
They showed up a little later than we had agreed but were prompt in setting up their gear, knocking out some rehearsals of the songs, and being ready to record. Within an hour of their arrival we were tracking drums.
He blasted everyone in the studio for a while but laid down some really solid drums. I opted not to use a room mic and instead used a mic on the beater side of the kick in hopes of a more awesome kick on the final mix.
Nate did the reference tracks so was already warmed up and ready to rock out his guitar parts, we busted through those and ended around 12:30 AM(when I saw my neighbor in the morning, I waved to her and she just gave me a stern look of disapproval…..uh oh).
Last up was Paul on bass, he toughed it out till the bitter end and then recorded his bass tracks with the quickness, probably spent 25 minutes on the bass total.
Attila was great to work with, very easy going and open to suggestion to overcome some small hurdles which is very beneficial when trying to do so much work in so little time. I am stoked to get some vocals on these mixes and have them finished up and ready for the people and their tour.
Drums
- 2 DR-HX1 condensers overhead
- 1 SM57 beta snare
- 1 DR-STX1 Floor Tom
- 1 M-Audio condenser over toms
- 1 DR-KX1 kick drum mic
- 1 DR-STX1 beater side of kick
Attila
I had been talking to Attila for some time about coming out and recording some jams…and they finally have.
Last night we managed to track drums, guitar, and bass for 2 songs to be used for an upcoming demo. Normally I do not like to do recording on weeknights, I like to leave enough time for everyone to be comfortable and not rushed doing their thing, it helps the creative process. I am glad we got this worked out though regardless of what night it happened on.
They showed up a little later than we had agreed but were prompt in setting up their gear, knocking out some rehearsals of the songs, and being ready to record. Within an hour of their arrival we were tracking drums.
He blasted everyone in the studio for a while but laid down some really solid drums. I opted not to use a room mic and instead used a mic on the beater side of the kick in hopes of a more awesome kick on the final mix.
Nate did the reference tracks so was already warmed up and ready to rock out his guitar parts, we busted through those and ended around 12:30 AM(when I saw my neighbor in the morning, I waved to her and she just gave me a stern look of disapproval…..uh oh).
Last up was Paul on bass, he toughed it out till the bitter end and then recorded his bass tracks with the quickness, probably spent 25 minutes on the bass total.
Attila was great to work with, very easy going and open to suggestion to overcome some small hurdles which is very beneficial when trying to do so much work in so little time. I am stoked to get some vocals on these mixes and have them finished up and ready for the people and their tour.
Drums
- 2 DR-HX1 condensers overhead
- 1 SM57 beta snare
- 1 DR-STX1 Floor Tom
- 1 M-Audio condenser over toms
- 1 DR-KX1 kick drum mic
- 1 DR-STX1 beater side of kick
Bass
- PostEQ Direct Line from MARKBASS SD800
Guitar
- SM57 Beta on cab
- 1 DR-HX1 condenser @ 3 feet