You guys have it right. I looked at some other online sources and he seems to write a lot of songs in A and E. I was WONDERING why he didn't seem to be writing for the guitar when he mainly plays that instrument. I believe I did most of them in C, possibly in error, if you can call it that...
I have a favorite method but I'm just taking the EASY way.
I stay in C for TWO reasons. I can write the song and then I can transpose it using any one of a number of programs and my DAW. I never really LEARNED how to actually WORK in the other keys; I am a singer more than anything else, I...
I tend to keep my recording mike about 4 feet from me. Is this detrimental to the sound? The reason why I do it is because I tend to overload the signal during certain passages of a song. What advantages or disadvantages does moving the mike closer or keeping it distant have on the sound. Thanks...
I am an old rocker (in bands since 1967) but brand new to recording. I obviously fall short of knowing the answer(s) to the following multipart question:
If you had a bluesy type singer (not TOO hard but with a definite edge to his voice), AND they had an SM57 and an AT 4050 available; WHICH...