fuzmeister: Recording Blog Vol. 4
I have a checklist type sheet of things that need to be wrapped up before the new album can be mixed. The main thing that needs to be done for every song are the final vocals. I did scratch vocals and scratch guitar as a guide when we were first tracking Peck's drums, but I still need to lay down vocals.
A lot of people consider vocals to be the crucial part of songs and, yeah, I agree that they are important in terms of specifying thematic elements and the like. They aren't always the first thing I pay attention to when listening to music myself though and I think I will spend significantly less time recording vocals than I did with the music.
That doesn't mean the lyrics will be fluff; in fact, the lyrics are pretty much done for every song which only helps facilitate the process. They're not half bad either. I think I may have mentioned it before, but I started recording demos of these songs back in early 2007.
I think that my biggest regret during the production of this album has been that I wasn't able to work on these tracks earlier. I feel emotionally detached to them compared to when I first recorded home demos. Hopefully, these feelings I've had don't negatively affect the experience of the listener.
Mood: Dragging
Music: Coldplay - Yes
Tags (beta): nova, recording, steve thompson music
I have a checklist type sheet of things that need to be wrapped up before the new album can be mixed. The main thing that needs to be done for every song are the final vocals. I did scratch vocals and scratch guitar as a guide when we were first tracking Peck's drums, but I still need to lay down vocals.
A lot of people consider vocals to be the crucial part of songs and, yeah, I agree that they are important in terms of specifying thematic elements and the like. They aren't always the first thing I pay attention to when listening to music myself though and I think I will spend significantly less time recording vocals than I did with the music.
That doesn't mean the lyrics will be fluff; in fact, the lyrics are pretty much done for every song which only helps facilitate the process. They're not half bad either. I think I may have mentioned it before, but I started recording demos of these songs back in early 2007.
I think that my biggest regret during the production of this album has been that I wasn't able to work on these tracks earlier. I feel emotionally detached to them compared to when I first recorded home demos. Hopefully, these feelings I've had don't negatively affect the experience of the listener.
Mood: Dragging
Music: Coldplay - Yes
Tags (beta): nova, recording, steve thompson music
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