Good points, for sure. I need to re-think my recording process.
This is going to make all of you roll your eyes, but here's my typical process. I record a "placeholder" drum track just to have something to play to. Then I record my guitars through the POD, and the waveforms usually come out...
I don't want to bug the shit out of you people, but I'll probably be a little needy for the first week or two. Sorry. I'll back off after that.
Okay... this will get posted under both tunes, just in case, but apologies (at least partially) all around. I did a little experiment while working out...
Thanks for all the listens and advice! Sorry in advance for what I expect will be a bit of a wordy response.
There are several issues I'm dealing with. First and foremost is that I have no idea what I'm doing. But another problem I'm facing is that most of the tunes on the new album were...
Okay... I've been listening to the posts here (and commenting on them), and I'm terrified to post a song. I vacillate between harder, alt-rock songs and uptempo ballads that my girlfriend likes (because they're about/for her). I thought I had a semi-handle on mixing these down, but after reading...