"Blueprints"

[Spillenger]

This is probably a truly awful idea, but here goes ...

When I'm new to some skill, one way I learn is through imitation. I think I'm as original as the next guy, but as an apprentice I find emulation useful. By being shown exactly how to build THIS box, I learn a lot about making boxes in general.

It would be truly great if we could buy a set of "blueprints" for a recording that we could follow to build a facsimile of a famous song.

For example, take any given Beatles tune. The blueprints would not only give the note for note transcription of what each instument plays, but indicate all the recording, mixing and mastering parameters for that recording. Then we could learn the parts and the arrangement, and, using a strong program like, say, Sonar 3 or 4, add pan, EQ, effects, gain, compression, etc., as well as instrument emulations to approximate what was done in the original. We could choose the right electric guitar, the right amplifier emulation, the exact organ emulation, etc.

It would be like buying a set of plans for a house or a woodworking project. And it would be a terrific learning tool. A lot more focused than the hit or miss postings like "Did they put that guitar through a Leslie?"

Does such a thing exist? Some enterprising entrepreneur could make some money with this idea.

Paul S.

 

[Cloneboy Studio]

Sadly, it is more difficult to duplicate the sound of a given album than it is to make a good sounding album. Duplication of particular sounds can often be impossible, even if you have the same guys in the same room with the same gear.

I've used the same studio gear to record a number of bands and each sessions sounds radically different--from not so hot to pretty good. Only real difference being the people you are working with.

 

[bigwillz24]

Don't know if this will help you much but there is a book called Production Mixing and Mastering with Waves.

While it won't give you the details to a Beatles song.

It does come with several cds with the music (all popular genres) on it mixes, ummastered, & Mastered....

The book walks you through how they did everything with the waves plugins.

However I believe the way they do it will apply to any set of plugins to a certain extent.

Worth a shot I must say I very happy with the book and it reads just like what you are asking for.

You read a little more about the book here.

http://www.waves.com/default.asp

 

[veets]

Spillinger...very impressive idea...i'm the same way...show me how to do it once and i'll build from there...
veets