Saturday one of the bands I'm in went to a local recording studio. I was not sure what to expect, so I was prepared to do a lot of waiting. Instead, the drummer and I played almost all day! The sound engineer wanted drums and bass nailed down first, so the drummer and I finished recording, except for backup vocals. All in all, a very good experience for me, and much harder than I expected. Having to get your timing nailed, listening to the others on headphones, all being drowned out by the drums in the recording room will make you a better player!
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My first studio experience
- Thread starter canamrotax
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This is actually why I always try to get my bands to rehearse with a Dr. Beat going through the PA. Sure it's annoying, but it's amazing how much tighter it'll make each individual player and it'll make any recording session that much smoother and easier.
My first studio experience was strange because I had left the band abd greed to help them record a demo. I wasn't on great terms with them and they tried to guilt trip me into doing it for free but I ended up charging $25/hour. Made a cool 40 bucks, and actually had a great time hanging out and watching the recording process. That was in high school, then later in college I recorded some demos in my bedroom that turned out ok, but not great. I've recorded a few other times, mostly at home, but none were as fun as that first time.
there's NOTHING like having your playing completely exposed in the recording studio eh?
It's a great thing
It's a great thing
My last session gig was 4 songs for a pop-punk-powerpop band
easy peasy, right?
Well, they asked me to play with a pick... something I'd never done before. Took over an hour per song... but it sounded good and was a huge learning curve for sure.
easy peasy, right?
Well, they asked me to play with a pick... something I'd never done before. Took over an hour per song... but it sounded good and was a huge learning curve for sure.
Playing in the studio will clean up your playing tremendously. You can hear every little mistake, fret rattle, speed up slow down, uneven picking, etc...
And you hear it over and over and over
And you hear it over and over and over
If only playing in the studio could also clean up the sloppiness that comes from jumping around on stage.
