General Music Chat

Shotdown,
my old lady says it's the only southern rock of my first
three recordings. I hear mistakes on every layer of the
recording, and am going to retake the tune today. I'm
really trying to work on my mix (I think its better), but
I hate spending alot of time f#ckin with it, when I could
be playing. This and hooking up a mile of chords and amps,
and instruments, I might have to hire somebody.

This recording business seems like it's going to make about
as much as playing in the bars -10,000

When recording a group of songs do you maintain some sort
of continuity, thru all your tunes, whether lyrically, musically,
conceptually, or even implied. Alot of artists seem to have it.

I like to do a small batch of songs at a time (3-5) that signifies where I was at that point in time. After 25 years of recording I can look back and see how how I've evolved. I wish I knew then what I know now lol!

When recording a group of songs do you maintain some sort
of continuity, thru all your tunes, whether lyrically, musically,
conceptually, or even implied. Alot of artists seem to have it.

I have a piece I'm working on that are parts 1, 2 and 3. It's just instrumental with an open C tuning acoustic. So there is some continuity from part to part in melody and theme. That's probably as close as I could get to conceptual writing.

Be patient with yourself.

Shotdown,
my old lady says it's the only southern rock of my first
three recordings. I hear mistakes on every layer of the
recording, and am going to retake the tune today. I'm
really trying to work on my mix (I think its better), but
I hate spending alot of time f#ckin with it, when I could
be playing. This and hooking up a mile of chords and amps,
and instruments, I might have to hire somebody.

This recording business seems like it's going to make about
as much as playing in the bars -10,000

When recording a group of songs do you maintain some sort
of continuity, thru all your tunes, whether lyrically, musically,
conceptually, or even implied. Alot of artists seem to have it.

Lynard,

me personally I am sound-tech retarded... I cannot /will not engineer my own work... I Hate it ,hate it, hate it... I refuse to do it. But I just helped out a friend, and donated some funds so he could expand his consoles. He is an engineer and loves it, loves it, loves it... That makes me Happy happy happy ...cause he engineers my stuff


Jahva, Jimmy,

Me personally, I am Multi-task retarded... I can't work on more than one song at a time... But I can switch gears and work on another song at a time...Just cant work both into the same session (Unless we have specific tracks already defined and lined up)

I see where your coming from Jimmy,
while I've really never recorded anything
until this month, I've written songs my
whole life.

Continuity in your tunes, like what I've wrote
now are songs on social commentary, from my
perspective, and a couple of love songs.

Musically the songs (or the way I plan to record them)
all have a third between them ie 1st song is in F, the
next D, andthe next B and so on.

The concept behind my CD is going to be, to push
the boundaries of what is socially acceptable with out
using cuss words,(besides mother phukker I love
that one, used once in each song). I don't care if I
sell any CDs, I'm making this one for me and to
please me, that's who I have to make happy.

Dog the recording process is just part of it, and while
I don't care for the technicalities of it I want to know
them. Kinda like Civics in High School, it bored me,
but I could see where it was in my advantage to know.


Put up my new song Shotdown on my player, once again
not happy with the mix. The bass and vocals seem to loud,
and the guitars not loud enough. Oh well I'm going to start
recording something in G or Gm today, gotta keep moving.

Sounding good Lynard, nice southern boogie ala ZZ Top, keep at it!

I wish we had the computers back then!!

I had Shotdown up on my player, but after listening
to it in the truck this morning, I thought it sounded
like sh*t. So I came home and dropped the 3 guitar
tracks, I'd had going, and replaced them with two,
a rhythm and a lead. I'm a guitar player and I think
on this take of Shotdown I'm getting a better sound
and mix out of the guitars.
If you feel it give it a listen and tell me what you think.

1) The guitar level is too low, I can't hear much at all.
I would like more level, please so I can hear what you are playing.

2) Pop filter on your mic please or adjust position of mic.
Phonetics is not a study about the "phone".
No K's, p's, t's or whatever.

If you have to sing to the side of the mic to lose the pop of those plosive
consonants, try it.

Don't worry, you aren't the only one..