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Post by thew arn on Apr 29, 2005 12:47:23 GMT
This isn't really of any relevance to anyone other than me, but I'm going into the studio to start recording my band's debut ep tomorrow. Very excited! Wish me luck!
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Post by John Brainlove on Apr 29, 2005 12:55:14 GMT
Good Luck!
Remember to allow time for mixing, and when mixing remember that the way it sounds on the studio speakers isn't necessarily the way it will sound on other devices. Mixing is very important. You probably know this.
The $hit used to divide our time in two, half for recording and half for mixing. Better to have 2 songs that sound great than 4 that sound ropey.
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Post by thew arn on Apr 29, 2005 13:00:42 GMT
Cheers John!
Yeah, this place charges by the song rather than time, so for a flat rate of £110 for each song you get all the time you need to record it, do any overdubs etc AND mix it. Seems too good to be true.... also the chance of us getting carried away and trying to add too much studio trickery is a very real one...
Still, I cannae wait!
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Post by Smileadelic on Apr 29, 2005 13:06:48 GMT
I love recording. My bandmate started his own studio about 18 months ago and I spend so much of my time there...
Mixing can be painfully tedious but you do need to get it right. If we're demoing stuff down there we'll usually track two songs in a day and spend an evening a few days later mixing them. Our longest-running project has been on for 14 months and counting, about 40-odd days of full studio time and a good few evenings...
Still, charging by the song is an interesting approach. Means you can take your time a bit more.
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Post by Durutti on Apr 29, 2005 15:09:05 GMT
We played our demo back on the knackered stereo in the guitarist's Fiat Ciquecento to make sure it worked before we "approved the final mix". Oh yes.
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