Recording

Well, worra larf.
I spent the weekend starting from scratch, and remixing ‘I’m back’ from the bottom up. In particular, I wanted to make sure that the bottom end was heavier, the vocals more upfront in the mix and that…

A couple of comments on the draft mixdown of ‘I’m Back’ (I’m-back4.mp3) have started up a whole internal debate in this little late night studio.
I first started playing rock music because it was wild and exciting and LOUD. It…

Following the brief discussion with Sam on the back of the two unfinished songs post, I decided to publish what I’ve done so far with ‘I’m Back’. Consider it a first draft while I get my head round what I’m…

…never trust a placeholder.
In graphic (and web) design it’s fairly common to use a ‘placeholder’ image as a substitute for the image which the client or photographer still has to supply. With the placeholder in erm… place you can…

As my more devoted readers will confirm, I managed to delete the audio files I’d recorded for ‘Keep on’, so last weekend I re-recorded the vocals in four passes (I sang the song four times in other words). It’s only…

Well, I’ve been back a week and rarely had time to do anything. Work has been just a little bit intense…
But I really have to face up to the fact that the point of this project was to go…

Now I’ve got Logic 7 Pro, so there should be no more issues with missing anything – from recording the first guide track through to burning a red book audio CD. I can even mix down in 5:1 surround sound…

Today I bought a MOTU 828 Mark II and a pair of Alesis Monitor Ones.
I don’t have time anymore to collate review after review and decide months in advance exactly what kit will deliver at the right price. I…

Well, things have moved on since I last posted under this category. i’ve drubk a lot more winde for a start.
My current set-up is as follows:

Mac G4 400mhz (5 years old)
Logic Express 6
M-Audio USB Audiophile
30…

And I need to decide whether the guitar amp simulation is worth the upgrade from Logic Express 6 .…