Isolation
without alienation... When laying down the basic foundation
tracks in a band recording situation, the players will need
to be able to play together on at least one pass, mostly to
help the drummer stay on top of the song's arrangement. Also
bear in mind that the main idea behind multi-track recording
is to be able to individually control the separate elements
of the music after it has all been recorded. The conundrum
here is to isolate the separate elements without them sounding
alienated from each other, losing the live "feel"
of a band playing together. If your band uses electric amplification,
the best way to achieve this is to have all the players in
the same room with the drums, but with the amplifiers isolated
in another room or a booth. For everyone to be able to hear
anything aside from the drums, a headphone mix will need to
be fed to everyone - and it's likely the drummer will need
a radically different mix from the rest of the group. A multi-channel
head!
phone amplifier is a relatively inexpensive yet supremely
valuable investment in any recording setup in which you plan
to record bands. (tomorrow: isolating multiple elements in
one room)
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