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Cloneboy, you've said a lot of stuff in this thread that a lot of people don't want to hear. But it makes a lot of sense, and a lot of it can only come from experience and time in the trenches. Thanks for some good insights.

It sounds like you need to have more of a methodology before you have the folks come in. That methodology is going to save you time in the long run. Have your notes ready... how to mike everything, placement, sound treatments, and agenda.... so that all the player has to worry about is the...

I understand more, but still... if it takes her so long.... her skills aren't where they should be. But if she's an asset live-wise, then okay. If you're okay with it. But she obviously has no interest in the CD project if she doesn't want to take the time. I still say lay down the bass...

You should record her bass part, and to hell with what she thinks. She doesn't have what it takes now, and with her attitude, she never will. If I was a musician, I would want to learn as much as I could about my instrument: especially recording. My skills as a guitar player quintupled when...

The majority of his songs were recorded in the Gunter Hotel, here in sunny San Antonio, TX. That includes CROSSROADS BLUES.

I agree, that's stupid. For future FREDDY KRUEGER types.

Dude, just go to the music store and pick out something you're comfortable playing. I bought a cheap Yamaha ($150) bass (I picked it because the neck was comfortable) and it sounds and records solid. One problem with my cheap bass is that it is a little "noisy" ... but you can take care of...

I've had the same problem. And there are lots of things you can do. One thing that I do... which is fun... is take "one-shots" (which are individual "snare" samples or "kick drum" samples) and manually double the snare hits. This is time consuming, but I've had some pretty great results...

Well, technically, it's a no-no to put up other people's songs (even if they are karaoke versions). Some bands are known for being litigious, like Ozzy Osbourne for example. And Metallica. If someone from one of those bands take notice, you will get a cease-and-desist from the band's...

Yeah, I use that same unit Vamp2 and I recommend using good cables. Buy two good cables.. ($30-35 per)... use one to go into the input of your recording device, and the other for the guitar. This will help keep things quiet, because the unit is sometimes noisy... not too much... but you can...

You should put out your own karaoke versions of those songs on cd... of course pay the required licenses... and then start selling them! There's a market out there for that stuff, especially if they are well done, or feature songs that are hard to get that people want. Or you can contact a...

I used to own the same amp: Fender Blues De Ville, all tube, 2 speakers, 60 watts... very fricking LOUD and HEAVY amplifier. I bought it for apx $500-600 brand new in 1994. If I put it on 3, the windows would rattle. I owned it for about 11 years. Towards the end, I would get lots of...

It comes up fine for me. I'm on a cable modem, using Netscape Navigator 7.2.

If I didn't know better, I think you just cussed us out in Spanish!!! :D :D :D

Eddie, Your stuff sounds great. The tone needs more treble in parts... that will make it stand out. I don't think you have too much distortion... it sounds good, but sometimes too much distortion will make you lose presence in the mix. I just bought a cheap Samson preamp ($100), and my...

http://www.discmakers.com/ I haven't used them yet, but I've heard good things about them. Research them on the net, or contact them before deciding.

I totally agree. Great post, Tanlith!!!!! And I would add that if you create it, it's your responsibility to get it out there! You can't rely on anyone else.

If some people want to do the "star" trip, then you're absolutely right... the record company is what they can call home. I don't even consider those kinds of people as musicians. They come and go. When I wrote the above, I was referring to music lovers FIRST... the people that have gone to...

All I ever read is how the record company won't listen to my demo, the record company won't sign me, the record company thinks I'm too old, the record company doesn't think I fit the image, the record company doesn't think there's a market for my music, the record company didn't promote me, the...

Give her several cups of coffee, let her smoke several cigarettes.... she'll start to sound spooky. That's what Paul McCartney did to get that raspy sound while recording OH DARLING off Abbey Road.