Monday, 1 November 2010

Band Recording Diary Day 1

I've been recording a band recently and thought I would share some of my documentation.  The tracks are not yet finished, I'll publish each day as a new thread.

Tracking on Radar mixing in ProTools HD
Console: Audient ASP 8024
Recording Device: IZ Radar (24tracks)


Day 1 - Sat 23rd October 9:00 - 17:00

9:00
Got studio keys and equipment

Mic’ed up guitar and bass amps

Went to collect drum kit and mic’ed up

13:00
Drummer came in and positioned his kit how he wanted

Made some mic adjustments to drum kit

1:30 p.m
Band arrived and practiced the songs while we set levels in the control room and prepared channels ect.

14:00
Recorded first live tracks, the band were not happy with some takes so re recorded.

Did live recording of 3 songs to use as a ghost track for overdubbing

Band came in for a listen / the band and us were very pleased with the unmixed live recording

Short Break

Did drum overdubs for all 3 songs

Recorded these new drums on 8 new tracks

Had to keep live drum overheads to hear count in

Recorded bass overdubs over unwanted live drum tracks

45min Break

Recorded rough overdub Guitar for one song

Did rough mixes

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