Recording in the studio
I
am Recording 'Erase me' an original piece by Shevelle Anderson. I will
be recording in the studio alongside Josh, Roy, John, Shevelle, Amber,
Sinai, Bea and Daniela
This log will consist of the progress I have made in these 1hour 30 minute lessons.
Monday 15th April 2013 - I was absent to this lesson but was informed of the task ahead. I received the brief, We decided to choose a song that we were all familiar with and one which wasn't too challenging.
Monday 22nd April 2013 - I played electric guitar which was connected to a DI box, alongside Shevelle who was recording vocals simultaneously.
Monday 29 4th April 2013 - I Rerecorded the rhythm guitar, I was very pleased with my performance. I was in the studio recording the bass guitar.
As I am in the studio for 1hour 30minutes at a time, it is important not to wast time as it is limited and valuable. My aim is to Record the lead guitar as it would form the backbone of the track. My other mission is to get stuck in the recording process.
Recording Rhythm Guitar
The setting up of the equipment went very smoothly. As I was using a Semi-acoustic guitar no amplifier and microphone was required. I used a DI box to record the guitar. The guitar was plugged directly into the DI box using a Jack to Jack lead. The midi cable was also connected to the DI box and plugged into the floor box which was connected to the mixer in the studio.
The set up:
x1 jack to jack lead
x1 midi cable
Di box
Electric guitar
The recording process was straight forward, communicating with the producer was easy. I was very pleased with my performance and we got a clean recording of the guitar which blended nicely with the vocals. I experienced minimal difficulties, although I did not come prepared with the the right equipment, as i needed a plectrum to strum the electric guitar. However, I improvised with paper as finger picking want an optician as this was a reggae piece which demanded a strong off beat strumming pattern. We decided to record sections as timing was an issue, the chord patten was very repetitive, this became very tedious. The electric guitar sounded very distorted and ringy through the headphones, but this was later sorted by the producer ,meaning we could go ahead and record comfortably.
Recording the Bass guitar in the studio
I wanted to get a chance to
go in the studio and be behind the glass a get a great recording of the
bass line. I opened up logic file 'Erase me'. I created a new audio
track and named it 'DI box'.
The
Di box required phantom power as it doesn't have it own power source.
They were plugged into input 1 on the floor box, therefore I moved the
input to channel 1 on the mixer. I then moved other tracks to output 7+8
for playback. I Checked the levels and altered the gain to ensure that
the levels weren't clipping and it wasn't overpowering to the vocals and
the electric guitar. Communication through the headphones was very
efficient this and the whole recording process alot comfortable and
easier. Josh was very aware of his task therefore we got a clean
recording in 2 takes.The first take was perfect to we took 2 to compare.
To conclude the fact that the musicians were aware of their task and the calm atmosphere we were in, we were able to to get a solid recording. Everyone that played a pivotal part in recording was punctual, this made life easier for us all. We have been through this process before, Therefore we were all experienced and confident in what we were doing. All in all we did our best to deliver a good sounding recording, and my class mates seemed like happy with the recoding and they all enjoyed themselves.
