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Rather than waste time discussing a take you're not sure of, keep it and do another then edit in (or out) the brilliant (or terrible) mistake.īe alert to new sounds asking to be in the mix. Rather than moaning about how DAWs make tracks too perfect with over-ambitious editing, embrace the fact that they also let you keep mistakes in alternate playlists instead of erasing an otherwise brilliant performance (the way we used to on tape). For example, I bought a cheap acoustic guitar for my studio and strung it up with a "Nashville tuning." It gets quite a bit of use, and really helps change the sound of a track it's used on.
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Having extra instruments around the studio can really help with this. You can always use samples to test it out and see if it works before going to the trouble of finding the proper musicians or instruments. Transpose a guitar part to mallet instruments, or a string section. Play your electric bass lines on a synth. Use a different instrument for a part than the one you initially planned on. Just keep in mind that a little bit goes a long way it's probably best to stick with what you know on the lead vocal. These tricks can help change up a session while keeping everyone involved, excited, and creative. Record guitar with the weird $37 mic you bought on eBay. Use the compressor you always put on bass and try it on the piano. Maybe place a mic over the drums that you haven't utilized there before. Try at least one piece of gear you've never used before on each new session or, if that's not feasible, implement an older piece of gear in a unique way. So, like Larry's tips for eliminating variables, here are few thoughts on putting some chaos back into a session: We need this now more than ever, with tools like computer editing, pitch correction, and plug-in presets making it all too easy for recordings to be just a bit too perfect, a bit too sterile. I understand the need to keep a session on track, with surprises at a minimum, as he described but I feel that part of the engineer/producer's role is to also recognize - and maybe even help create - mistakes when working in the studio.
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Don't get me wrong, I agree completely with everything he said so before you read any further, revisit the back page of issue #92. After reading Larry's "Eliminate Variables" End Rant from last issue, I was compelled to write a response.