What was planned
We had booked split studio S203 from 6pm until 9pm to start to record some guitar tracks (and maybe a drum track if there was time).
What was achieved
Mike brought along a mixdown wav file that he had created at home using Guitar Pro to use as a reference/guide track. We loaded it into a new Cubase project. Mike connected his guitar through a Zoom G2 effects pedal to a DI box which was connected to the mixer via the patch bay. At first we noticed a background hum was present on a test recording but after re-assigning the output port of the recording track in Cubase to another port, the hum disappeared. Mike used a 1/8D delay setting in Cubase at 140BPM to achieve an interesting rhythmic effect. Mike wanted to record two separate tracks with the same rhythm so they could be panned left and right in the mix to create a wide acoustic backing in the mix. Recording the complex rhythm accurately twice proved to be quite a challenge for Mike and it took many failed attempts before he finally succeeded.
Lee noticed that another split studio was free and decided to use it to create the drum track in Reason 6. This meant that both Mike and Lee could work simultaneously, saving time. Lee loaded Mike's reference track into Reason at 140 BPM and used it to create a complete MIDI drum track. Bob worked with Lee on the drum track and make a few constructive suggestions which Lee incorporated.
Mike recorded a guitar solo using heavy distortion. We reviewed it and were very impressed. However we decided that the gain used on the distortion was slightly overdone and Mike plans to re-record his guitar solo.
Bob kept technical notes of what we were doing and also took some video. Bob will use the video footage to create a technical 'making of' video at the end of the remix.
Lee noticed that another split studio was free and decided to use it to create the drum track in Reason 6. This meant that both Mike and Lee could work simultaneously, saving time. Lee loaded Mike's reference track into Reason at 140 BPM and used it to create a complete MIDI drum track. Bob worked with Lee on the drum track and make a few constructive suggestions which Lee incorporated.
Mike recorded a guitar solo using heavy distortion. We reviewed it and were very impressed. However we decided that the gain used on the distortion was slightly overdone and Mike plans to re-record his guitar solo.
Bob kept technical notes of what we were doing and also took some video. Bob will use the video footage to create a technical 'making of' video at the end of the remix.
Next Steps
We need to add the drum track to the Cubase project. We need to review the overall sound far and make some tweaks to polish the initial sound.
