[moejiles]

what software are you recording with?

Just started using Guitar Tracks 3 from CakeWalk. Its a bit much for what I can do right now, but it'll be fun learning.

[schaggs]

Ballgame.... see if you can pick up a copy of mackie's traction.

I think of it as the training wheels to spectacular recording. It's fairly easy to use, and figure out things (if they're not self-evident), and it's geared towards final-mastering, so things generally come out sounding pretty damn good.
It's missing some of the neater bells and whistles, but if recording really is your thing, it'll get you on the right path.

Personally for recording, here's the order I like:

1) Program midi drums
2) Rhythm Guitar
3) Bass
4) Vocal Cue Track for the drummer (lets him know when the changes are coming)
5) Replace midi with live drums
6) Replace Vocal Cue Track with Vocals
7) back-up Vocals
8) Lead Guitar
9) Auxillary instruments (bells, triangle, synth, harmonica, etc etc etc)

[das_hips]

das_hips, any chance you would post the songs you recorded?

Unlikely. The songs I recorded years ago either no longer exist, are recorded on an unlabelled disc somewhere in my basement, or in the hands of my old guitar player who I rarely speak to.

The recordings I did when I was in a band were done with Sonic Foundry Soundforge and Acid. But now I prefer Cakewalk. I have only one recording I've done myself with drums, bass, and guitars, but there are no vocals...

[Ballgame]

Ballgame.... see if you can pick up a copy of mackie's traction.

I think of it as the training wheels to spectacular recording. It's fairly easy to use, and figure out things (if they're not self-evident), and it's geared towards final-mastering, so things generally come out sounding pretty damn good.
It's missing some of the neater bells and whistles, but if recording really is your thing, it'll get you on the right path.

Personally for recording, here's the order I like:

1) Program midi drums
2) Rhythm Guitar
3) Bass
4) Vocal Cue Track for the drummer (lets him know when the changes are coming)
5) Replace midi with live drums
6) Replace Vocal Cue Track with Vocals
7) back-up Vocals
8) Lead Guitar
9) Auxillary instruments (bells, triangle, synth, harmonica, etc etc etc)

Never heard of it but Ill look into it.

You record the rhytem, bass, and some vox before the drums> I heard if you do too much before you add the drums you a tad out of time cause its harder to line drums to everything else vs lining everything else to drums. Interesting. Thats the great thing about music...anything goes!
Do you have any songs to post?
Ill post mine if I can ever get the drums donw

[schaggs]

That's the reason that I have the midi drums there. They're always in perfect time, and the drummer can hear them if he wants during recording. It means that he has to be good.... but the time is already there for him. It's a little easier that way.

I got nothing available where I am right now to post anything... but I will post something when I get an opportunity.

[Ballgame]

cool, I have my drummer play to a click track. When we tried drumming over drums he had a hard time
any of you guys on myspace.com?