BeagleFaceHenry
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Thanks to everyone who gave me tips for my 1st ‘Live’ recording session, I’ve noted them all. (For those just joining, I’m using Sonar X2 and a Tascam-1641 to record a blues-rock band in a live (but audience-free) setting.
So, now I’ve got 14 tracks of live session. Ok, I won’t have them for couple more weeks, but let’s assume I do. I’m about to start EQing, compressing, mixing, etc. What do you recommend as a 1st step? Or, back a step, what should I have thought of before I hit record? I’ve only recorded individual tunes; this is my 1st foray recording an entire set, or album side, in one sitting.
My plan is record the entire set as one session. This session will be a few hours long and include several takes of several tunes. Is this the recommended method? I assume this makes sense so I can EQ everything only once, and then split it into individual songs, yes? I will probably save a few iterations along the way for redundancy, plus I assume my RAM would appreciate me pausing the process once in a while.
Is there something you always do before you start mixing? Is there something that experience has taught you to do before you get too deep?
Is there an easy way to get rid of extra takes and false starts? Is there an easy way to break the session into tracks without deleting and re-saving?
What am I not even thinking of?
Keep the tips flowing! I'm a sponge!
-j
So, now I’ve got 14 tracks of live session. Ok, I won’t have them for couple more weeks, but let’s assume I do. I’m about to start EQing, compressing, mixing, etc. What do you recommend as a 1st step? Or, back a step, what should I have thought of before I hit record? I’ve only recorded individual tunes; this is my 1st foray recording an entire set, or album side, in one sitting.
My plan is record the entire set as one session. This session will be a few hours long and include several takes of several tunes. Is this the recommended method? I assume this makes sense so I can EQ everything only once, and then split it into individual songs, yes? I will probably save a few iterations along the way for redundancy, plus I assume my RAM would appreciate me pausing the process once in a while.
Is there something you always do before you start mixing? Is there something that experience has taught you to do before you get too deep?
Is there an easy way to get rid of extra takes and false starts? Is there an easy way to break the session into tracks without deleting and re-saving?
What am I not even thinking of?
Keep the tips flowing! I'm a sponge!
-j