Recording music.

[AttackMan17]

Do/have any of you guys ever do(ne) any studio recording?
We (my band) have been spending like 6 hours in the studio every day for a week recording songs...and I always have to lay down the drum track first...


What order do you record in?

We usually end up-Drums, Bass, Guitar 2, Guitar 1, Vocals.

But, as a drummer, I find that a pain because I use the vocals and guitar as cues for songs... And I cant listen to the songs on my iPod, because Our recording guy says that we wont be able to get the iPod timed with the recording equipment right.

Any other drummers would probably agree that having to record 12 songs from pure memory is a hugeeeeeeeeee pain.

Any ideas on how I can make it easier?

Everyone in the band says that they have to have either the drums or guitar to use as a cue, but I have to have vocals or guitar as a cue.

:chair:

[LaxAttackman28]

get some headphones that have the huge earphones made of like leather I think that muffle the sound around you out. plug it into your ipod and listen to teh song over and over. try to play the song w/o the music then see if you know it. if you do not, play while listening to it. turn the volume up really loud. :thumbsup:

that's how I practice for upcoming gigs.

hope this helped. :bye:

[SeanO39]

As a band member you should be able to play your part alone with no outside cues. Sounds like if your guitarist missed a note, the whole band would mess up. Now that's an exaggeration, but drummers should be able to keep the beat through the whole song. I would suggest wearing noise-canceling headphones during band practice so you can teach yourself to play off your own memory rather than off the guitarist.

It's really not a big deal because your always going to be playing with your guitarist and singer outside the studio, but if you want to become a really good drummer that people are going to want in bands, you should learn to keep a beat on your own.

[AttackMan17]

As a band member you should be able to play your part alone with no outside cues. Sounds like if your guitarist missed a note, the whole band would mess up. Now that's an exaggeration, but drummers should be able to keep the beat through the whole song. I would suggest wearing noise-canceling headphones during band practice so you can teach yourself to play off your own memory rather than off the guitarist.

It's really not a big deal because your always going to be playing with your guitarist and singer outside the studio, but if you want to become a really good drummer that people are going to want in bands, you should learn to keep a beat on your own.

I can keep the beat fine...And when we're playing live I improvise nearly everything.

But in recording, they want it like textbook. I just use the guitar and lyrics to tell what fill to use after a certain number of measures.

[SeanO39]

I wasn't trying to insult your ability, I'm just saying that most really good drummers are able to play that textbook sound you're looking for. The only way to learn the songs to perfection is to practice until your hands are dead and then practice more. There's not really a secret.

Are you home recording or did you win a contest and get studio time or something like that? Good luck.

[AttackMan17]

I wasn't trying to insult your ability, I'm just saying that most really good drummers are able to play that textbook sound you're looking for. The only way to learn the songs to perfection is to practice until your hands are dead and then practice more. There's not really a secret.

Are you home recording or did you win a contest and get studio time or something like that? Good luck.

We do actual studio (Our bassist has connections...and His dad owns a recording studio)

And we do home (Bassist also has a home studio)

[EHSLAX12]

man, every day you go you complain to me about how much you hate being a backup vocal or somethin like that...

[MadCowDisease]

Do/have any of you guys ever do(ne) any studio recording?
We (my band) have been spending like 6 hours in the studio every day for a week recording songs...and I always have to lay down the drum track first...


What order do you record in?

We usually end up-Drums, Bass, Guitar 2, Guitar 1, Vocals.

But, as a drummer, I find that a pain because I use the vocals and guitar as cues for songs... And I cant listen to the songs on my iPod, because Our recording guy says that we wont be able to get the iPod timed with the recording equipment right.

Any other drummers would probably agree that having to record 12 songs from pure memory is a hugeeeeeeeeee pain.

Any ideas on how I can make it easier?

Everyone in the band says that they have to have either the drums or guitar to use as a cue, but I have to have vocals or guitar as a cue.

:chair:
I drum too! Sometimes me and my friend/his brother/his friends that go over record some stuff jsut for fun.
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