If i had this blog up before i could of explained it on the spot...but i didn't so let me take you back aiite.
Started in December,an due to my job then i could only record on weekends,also the availability of the studio,made some recording 6weeks in between,its just what it was,not ideal,but hey you just adapt.I had this idea that i would smash all the recording in 2sessions,like on some jay-z one take shit,but boy was i wrong.Recording i done before was just like,yeah that's cool,just leave it,ill finish it later.But this was going on a CD,like i couldn't front, i had to make shore that it was sounding tight,an being a kind of perfectionist,i was finding it harder than i thought.
Recording the acoustics,their was two options,1-record the guitar first,then lay the vocals over it later,therefore giving it a better mix,or 2-play an rap at the same time recording both yet not having such a great mix.I tried the first one for the first couple sessions an just found it unnatural,as I'm so use to playing an rapping at the same time,so i told Amy,this was after recording 2tracks the other way that i wanted to scrap them an do it the other way in which i played an rapped.I wanted the acoustic stuff to sound raw anyways so i wasn't to fussed about a mix with it,Also had the cuzz Sam in playing the base,that i later scrapped as well,i had keys an cuts to come in record over the acoustic tracks,but as things turned out,it wasn't to be,just me an the guitar,which was algood in the end.
I had scrapped the acoustic songs twice,an then recorded it the third time,with me just playing straight through talking in between the songs,just real chilled an natural,i found this approach the best for me.See when i came to record i had no idea what was expected an what i was dealing with,but once i sussed things out an herd different recording using different equipment an recording techniques i knew what i wanted,more importantly i knew what i didn't want,hence the reason i scrapped those first recordings.
The tracks over the beats were much easier,an less time consuming as well,so they wernt that bad to be honest,but if you've been recording the whole day,the vocal chords are going to play up a little sometimes.What i did realise is that recording can definitely take the energy out you,i found myself just drained when i came back from the studio,mentally an physically,its hard work yo!
But besides that,the experiecne was fun an i learnt so much as well an became a fan of recording after it,a massive massive BIG SHOUTS to AMY for taking her time out to record me an put up with me in their hahah,was such an ease to record with you,i owe you beers man,once its all done that us aiite.
So with all the recording finished,9 tracks all up,its the mixing an mastering stage.
Started in December,an due to my job then i could only record on weekends,also the availability of the studio,made some recording 6weeks in between,its just what it was,not ideal,but hey you just adapt.I had this idea that i would smash all the recording in 2sessions,like on some jay-z one take shit,but boy was i wrong.Recording i done before was just like,yeah that's cool,just leave it,ill finish it later.But this was going on a CD,like i couldn't front, i had to make shore that it was sounding tight,an being a kind of perfectionist,i was finding it harder than i thought.
Recording the acoustics,their was two options,1-record the guitar first,then lay the vocals over it later,therefore giving it a better mix,or 2-play an rap at the same time recording both yet not having such a great mix.I tried the first one for the first couple sessions an just found it unnatural,as I'm so use to playing an rapping at the same time,so i told Amy,this was after recording 2tracks the other way that i wanted to scrap them an do it the other way in which i played an rapped.I wanted the acoustic stuff to sound raw anyways so i wasn't to fussed about a mix with it,Also had the cuzz Sam in playing the base,that i later scrapped as well,i had keys an cuts to come in record over the acoustic tracks,but as things turned out,it wasn't to be,just me an the guitar,which was algood in the end.
I had scrapped the acoustic songs twice,an then recorded it the third time,with me just playing straight through talking in between the songs,just real chilled an natural,i found this approach the best for me.See when i came to record i had no idea what was expected an what i was dealing with,but once i sussed things out an herd different recording using different equipment an recording techniques i knew what i wanted,more importantly i knew what i didn't want,hence the reason i scrapped those first recordings.
The tracks over the beats were much easier,an less time consuming as well,so they wernt that bad to be honest,but if you've been recording the whole day,the vocal chords are going to play up a little sometimes.What i did realise is that recording can definitely take the energy out you,i found myself just drained when i came back from the studio,mentally an physically,its hard work yo!
But besides that,the experiecne was fun an i learnt so much as well an became a fan of recording after it,a massive massive BIG SHOUTS to AMY for taking her time out to record me an put up with me in their hahah,was such an ease to record with you,i owe you beers man,once its all done that us aiite.
So with all the recording finished,9 tracks all up,its the mixing an mastering stage.
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