Well I recorded guitar parts for a track, and in the process, wrote about my recording.
Recording: “The Train”
Gear:Laptop, Ibanez Guitar, Amp, Audacity, Gaming Chair, 2 sets of cheap headphones, recording out,honey nut cheerios, lots of gatorade
12:00 AM: I begin setting up to lay down guitar parts for a song with the working title “The Train”. I pull out gaming chair as it makes it easier to edit parts without having to bend over all the time. I set up my guitar and plug the amp into the laptop. I have headphones coming out of the amp so I can hear what I am playing, and headphones coming out of the laptop so I can play along with the past track so I can keep in time easier. I use Audacity to record because it is free and very easy. I don't have a good microphone yet but this one works for now.
I’ve been working on this song since October of 2010 and began recording parts in January but was never happy with the results. I have changed recording methods and have tried it recording other songs and it works perfectly. So hopefully this version will be a good one.
12:45 AM: I have finished recording the first Guitar part of the first 2 minutes of the song. I made mistakes going from the intro to verse (I played an E chord instead of an A.) so I had to go back and fix that. The verses sounded good so I didn’t have to fix anything there. I’m glad I have more patience now to fix stuff because it took 6 audio tracks and 45 minutes to record 1 guitar part for the first 2 minutes of the song. Time for the second guitar part.
1:15 AM: After a 20 minute break I dive into guitar part 2. Very good first take with only one mistake. I fix the mistake and take another break. I’d say this was a very good take. Hopefully the next part will be just as good. It’s time for the solo section.
1:40 AM: The solo section is done... except for the solos. Those are next. I made a bunch of mistakes on the riffs and fixed what I could. Hopefully it gets easier from here. Dividing the song into three parts was a good idea. What I used to do was record the entire song in four takes. 2 main guitar parts and two guitar solos. This way takes longer, but so far the results are better.
2:00 AM: I’m done. It was easier. No mistakes, recorded the solo in one take. I am satisfied with the results. It took exactly two hours to record this song and out of the 4 songs I have ready to record this is the shortest. I’m scared...
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