Sporkmyband
New member
Hello all,
I have a question about tracking (obviously). I just finished my first track start to master. There is room for improvement, but I am very very happy with the end result. My situation is that I used my Vintech x73i (my only high end pre) to track everything with the exception of the drum OH. There are at some times as many as 10 vocal tracks, 2 electric guitar tracks, 2 acoustic tracks, 5 drum tracks, a L and R track of synths and drum loops from Reason, and a bass guitar track (even that was D.I.'ed through the x73i instrument input). I know I should trust my ears, and I do 70%, but I like to ask you guys that have experience. Is this wrong? Part of my self-education in recording has taught me that different pre's are important for different spaces in the mix kinda like the same reason you shouldn't track EVERYTHING through the same mic because many mics have a little added eq of there own that can build up over lots of tracks. I did use different impedance setting on the pre. That causes a pretty big diffence in tone. Is this okay? However, I have learned from Dan Richards that great pres yield tracks that are big but don't crowd the stereo field like mushy crappy pres. Is what I am doing okay? Is it like recording all of my tracks through a 24 track neve (clone) board.
I have a question about tracking (obviously). I just finished my first track start to master. There is room for improvement, but I am very very happy with the end result. My situation is that I used my Vintech x73i (my only high end pre) to track everything with the exception of the drum OH. There are at some times as many as 10 vocal tracks, 2 electric guitar tracks, 2 acoustic tracks, 5 drum tracks, a L and R track of synths and drum loops from Reason, and a bass guitar track (even that was D.I.'ed through the x73i instrument input). I know I should trust my ears, and I do 70%, but I like to ask you guys that have experience. Is this wrong? Part of my self-education in recording has taught me that different pre's are important for different spaces in the mix kinda like the same reason you shouldn't track EVERYTHING through the same mic because many mics have a little added eq of there own that can build up over lots of tracks. I did use different impedance setting on the pre. That causes a pretty big diffence in tone. Is this okay? However, I have learned from Dan Richards that great pres yield tracks that are big but don't crowd the stereo field like mushy crappy pres. Is what I am doing okay? Is it like recording all of my tracks through a 24 track neve (clone) board.
