recording order?

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I don't know how it would work best on the mr8, but in the studio we usually have the foundational instrument (varies with the song - usually rhythm guitar or keyboards) and lead vocal play along while the bass and drums are recorded. Then re-record guitars, keys, and lead vocal as needed. Then add guitar solos, BGV's, etc.

Some bands like to record pretty much everything at once for that "live" feel. Good idea, but not possible for most people unless you've got a full studio in your basement.

I'm sure there are a ton of ways to do it, but that's what we've done.
 
trouble

we are mainly having problems with drum timing..

we'll record guitar and vocals.. and then let him do drums.. and for some reason.. his drums are off timing.. just when we record. What are some ways to do his track so that we could go back and record to drums.. rather than him recording to our tracks?
 
Just record the drums first, and have everyone else play in another room, but feed the sound to the drummer's headphones so he doesn't get lost in the song.

Click tracks help a ton, if you can figure out how to use one. I think the mr8 will generate one, but mine is still in shipment, so I'm not sure.
 
The mr8 does sport a nice click track...I would set this and record a base guitar, then do the drums...some times it helps to turn the click track off for the drums.

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Re: trouble

DFMJoe said:
we are mainly having problems with drum timing..

we'll record guitar and vocals.. and then let him do drums.. and for some reason.. his drums are off timing.. just when we record. What are some ways to do his track so that we could go back and record to drums.. rather than him recording to our tracks?
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What are you using to stay in time with while you are laying the guitar and vocals?Click track?If the drummer is having trouble staying in time,it's more than likely that your guitar and vocal tracks are not in time.....you MUST use a click track if you are not recording the drums first.
 
I don't "hear" a click track like I do real instruments. Maybe others have that problem too. You could always get one of those inexpensive zoom rhythm machines to use as a scratch drum track.



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For whatever it's worth, I've always heard that you build everything around the rhythm guitar? Just what I've heard.
 
tracks

When recording alone, i make a rythm guitar track, with the click track on, then drums, bass,keyboards, i redo the guitar track, then lead guitar then i do lead vocals then each harmony part. My solo work seem to go well this way. last comment was probably right, guitar work off time so drummer sounds off when recording. Maybe try going direct with the first guitar as all else plays, no bleed through that way, then develop parts from there and redo guitar track later

hope this helps
 
I like to record the drums first because the timing of *everything* else depends on them in one way or another.

The way I usually do it w/ my VF80:

Drums (programmed into Doggiebox)
Rhythm guiar
bass
lead guitar
vocals (as many tracks as necessary)
 
1. click with live drums OR drum machine

2. Bass

3. Rythum Guitar

4 Lead guitar

5. VOX etc


I like to build thing around the drums and bass.


clif
 
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