Howdy
Material - Acoustic Adult Contemporary
I'm blessed to play with a guy who writes killer adult contemporary acoustic tunes. He has the gift of writing a great diatonic melody.. great lyrics and interesting charts.
I've already gotten him into the studio to "get him over it" and learn what it's like - he did well and sounded extremely natural.. his god given voice came accross excellent.
"How To" Caviat - No Protools, Logic, Cubase, Sonar etc. -- I refuse to let the recording process hamper or side track him.... "teach him protools" is not a credible reply - his role is huge enough just writing hooks.
Singer Songwriter - Recording Talent Level
He has recorded scratch tracks on a Yamaha proprietary deck.. better than most.. not production studio quality - limited for tracks and manipulation.
End Market - Film & Direct Sales
His excellent melodies and story lines make this a natural to independent film and 45 minute festival and showcase live performances. My guess is that a SMPTE stripe is the first place to start once we click it.
Current Plan- Click track record (and tune) his roughs (Audacity if he's alone OR Reaper if I'm with him)
- Hack the Charts
- I meet with him to do a disposable scratch to the click/smtp/midi (vocals and DI acoustic) (Reaper)
- Traditional Punch in List (drums, bass, keys, guitar + folk instruments) (Reaper)
- Bring the completed files to a recording studio for his final acoustic guitar and vocals. (Protools or Logic)
QuestionsRough Tracking - I'm thinking Audacity with a Lexicon.. this then can be brought into a higher learning curve DAW.. I then can export just his clicks etc... this would prevent him from having to learn what "arming" a track is etc...
Chart Hacking - Are there any known software programs that will figure out BPM and do a rough chart? I can have my music students do this or I can go through all 15 songs.
Remote Recording (non primary) - Reaper? - I'm thinking Reaper as if needed, we could buy a copy for each of the punch in guys (all busy pros around the region). If the player would prefer I could travel with condenser mikes, Motu interface and laptop.
Final Studio Tracking (primary vocals and Acoustic) & Mixdown - Protools - The studio I like does their final in protools... they have the $$$$$$ mikes and sound studios to record his nuances... they have all the $$$$ gizmos for condensers etc.
Any holes in my plan - any advice?
Thanks a ton - I would post this on a recording forum--- they'd get tripped up on why he wouldn't want to read a 800 page manual (and spend $$$$$$$$ on gear).
