DT in the studio again!

[goo-goo]

Get off the fence and use it, JMX.

This, I'd like to hear prominent use of the Stick in some actually good song (read: not New Millennium).

I love New Millennium. Anyway yes, I'd love to hear some chapman stick on the new album.

Hopefully hanging out with Tony Levin this past tour can encourage JM to pick up the damn Chapman! LOL

Btw, the new Stick Men album rules.

[countoftuscany42]

i find it interesting they chose this question to respond to considering his response.  I mean they must be getting tons of questions, and it was my assumption they're choosing to respond to the questions that will get the most fan excitement, like info about an instrumental/jm lyrics for example.  why answer a question that will get a negative fan response? unless they are just toying with us...

[The Stray Seed]

Where are all the fellow NM dislikers?

You won't find 'em here, look another way.

xDDDD

[TheGreatPretender]

Where are all the fellow NM dislikers?

I'm just gonna ruin all their fun and say right here.

[Syzzle]

Where are all the fellow NM dislikers?

I'm just gonna ruin all their fun and say right here.

Right here too.

[theseoafs]

Question:  Will JM use the Chapman stick on the new record? 

Answer:  No.

Source:  https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/dream-theater-john-20130411/?cmpid=20130411/dream-theater/facebook/news-link/chapman-stick

Carry on, ladies and gentlemen.

[TheAtliator]

Question:  Will JM use the Chapman stick on the new record? 

Answer:  I guess it's possible but idk

Source:  https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/dream-theater-john-20130411/?cmpid=20130411/dream-theater/facebook/news-link/chapman-stick

Carry on, ladies and gentlemen.

FTFY haha

Big news everyone!!! John Myung probably won't use the chapman stick on this album, but it's not impossible!!! 

[Kotowboy]

Where are all the fellow NM dislikers?

You won't find 'em here, look another way.

[VincentMDO]

John Petrucci
As of today, all writing, drum and guitar tracking (with the exception of solos) for the new DT album is complete! Will finish up bass next week...pumped!!

Aaaaaaaand it's almost done!

[Kotowboy]

 

Actually didn't know they had started tracking. thought they were still writing it !!!

Amazing !

Now just Vocals, Mix & Master !

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

And keyboards, which is a very long process considering all the synths Jordan uses in the studio.

[Kotowboy]

Not if he's all ready to go and switches via MIDI like he does live.

If he's got all his parts written then it shouldn't be that long.

[Kotowboy]

I'd say we're well on course for a September release or earlier.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Not if he's all ready to go and switches via MIDI like he does live.

That wasn't really what I meant. He likes experimenting a lot and recording several layers of sound, which usually takes some time. Either way, it's really exciting that their recording process is almost coming to an end.

[BlackInk]

Aren't they tracking and writing kinda simultaniously these days?

[fadetoblackdude7]

Aren't they tracking and writing kinda simultaniously these days?

Only for demos. I imagine after they get the songs perfected, they begin tracking the real album.

[Captain Reddot]

It's nice to know that they've taken time over writing and haven't pulled a Train of Thought, because we all know they can do that...the fact that haven't hopefully means they've written some properly awesome music.

[aprilethereal]

It's nice to know that they've taken time over writing and haven't pulled a Train of Thought, because we all know they can do that...the fact that haven't hopefully means they've written some properly awesome music.

I know most people might disagree, but Train Of Thought is "properly awesome music"

[Onno]

It's nice to know that they've taken time over writing and haven't pulled a Train of Thought, because we all know they can do that...the fact that haven't hopefully means they've written some properly awesome music.

I know most people might disagree, but Train Of Thought is "properly awesome music"

Agreed.

[?]

I think TOT is better than 8V, SC and BC&SL, although they spent more time writing those three albums.

[aprilethereal]

I think TOT is better than 8V, SC and BC&SL all of their albums except for SFAM, although they spent more time writing those three albums.

Agreed

[Dream Team]

Can someone who knows the process better than me explain why the bass wouldn't be tracked with the drums BEFORE the rhythm guitar was tracked?

[JoeG]

The way the uptate was worded, it seemed to imply that both guitar and bass were tracked roughly simultaneously, and JP just happened to finish his parts a few days earlier than JMX.

[Elite]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

[phentalmyst]

Not if he's all ready to go and switches via MIDI like he does live.

he only does that live in order to save on the amount of gear he brings out (typically only 1 keyboard/controller). notice the studio pics; he has a wide array of keyboards to record with. once the recording process is done, then goes back and recreates all of the sounds from the various keyboards with his one master keyboard.

[Kotowboy]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

You generally track bass after guitar if it's heavy intricate music so the bass can follow the guitar better.  if it's the other way around it can get a bit mushy sounding.

[Dellers]

I'm sure the guys arranged the songs beforehand, so the order shouldn't really matter. Personally I often record guitar before I do the bass when I'm doing one man band recordings. It depends on the genre, the song and which part came to my head first. For Metal I often record the guitar first, while I'm always tracking the bass first while recording funk. I guess it depends on which instrument will be the most busy.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

You generally track bass after guitar if it's heavy intricate music so the bass can follow the guitar better.  if it's the other way around it can get a bit mushy sounding.

It actually doesn't matter in what order you record the instruments.

[OsMosis2259]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

You generally track bass after guitar if it's heavy intricate music so the bass can follow the guitar better.  if it's the other way around it can get a bit mushy sounding.

It actually doesn't matter in what order you record the instruments.

Agreed.

[Dream Team]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

You generally track bass after guitar if it's heavy intricate music so the bass can follow the guitar better.  if it's the other way around it can get a bit mushy sounding.

But shouldn't the bass be following the drums? I for one would be looking forward to what kind of awesome rhythms the Mangini/Myung combo could lock into.

[theseoafs]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

You generally track bass after guitar if it's heavy intricate music so the bass can follow the guitar better.  if it's the other way around it can get a bit mushy sounding.

But shouldn't the bass be following the drums?

^Not generally the case for metal.

[Marion Crane]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

You generally track bass after guitar if it's heavy intricate music so the bass can follow the guitar better.  if it's the other way around it can get a bit mushy sounding.

It actually doesn't matter in what order you record the instruments.

Sonically it doesn't, no not really.  But performance wise it absolutely does.  Say you're laying down a guitar track.  You'll get a much better performance playing along to the drum track rather than with just a click for a scratch track.  Same goes pretty much for all of the instruments in the band. 

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Because they have most likely already recorded a bass track for everything to play along with, just not the version you'll hear on the album eventually. In my experience you make a (fake) recording of everything first to track the drums on, then you just add everything at random. Apparently DT chose to properly track Rhythm Guitar first, but it doesn't really matter in what order you track everything, as long as you do drums first and vocals last.

You generally track bass after guitar if it's heavy intricate music so the bass can follow the guitar better.  if it's the other way around it can get a bit mushy sounding.

It actually doesn't matter in what order you record the instruments.

Sonically it doesn't, no not really.  But performance wise it absolutely does.  Say you're laying down a guitar track.  You'll get a much better performance playing along to the drum track rather than with just a click for a scratch track.  Same goes pretty much for all of the instruments in the band.

Definitely, but most recording processes are composed of a backing track and the actual recording. I'd bet some money that DT has their demo backing track and they're recording over that, but every recording process is different but who knows.

[YtseCullen]

This was on Mike's Facebook Page.

Thought this would be good to know for us drummers: Did any of you study mallets in school, but not want to? I didn't want to spend my time doing that, but as my private teacher told me, I'd be thankful I did so I can know where I am in a song part referred to as the "F minor ..." and also compose and not just be a drummer suggesting rhythmic things to existing parts (that's why drum parts are not of a copywrite nature) as that means one is really not a songwriter unless the drums initiate a NEW idea. The App is Sample Wiz. Makes for a lot of fun!

[Orbert]

I know it's just my musical snobbery speaking, but I always had more respect for drummers/percussionists who knew their way around tuned percussion.  Vibes, marimba, even bells.  Knowing notes and key signatures and stuff, versus just knowing how to hit things.  That's a totally oversimplified way of putting it, of course, but you know what I mean.