Whoopysnorp said:
So now, I'm starting to get bored with doing things the normal way.
Well...then do things you would normally avoid...
dunno, but it's up to yr creativity.
* Use crappy old Casio extra tiny keyboards instead of expensive synths.
* Play yr guitars through the cheapest amp possible...or thru your old stereo so you distort it bad.
* Play your amps in the closet.
* track yr vocals in the bathroom.
* sing twice the same lines...pan hard left and hard right using a different fx on each track...but record it twice...the slight differences will make it sound really nice.
* get a cheap piezo mic and toss it on the speaker cone of yr amp for solos... I LOVE THAT ONE!
* Play your guitar with a drumstick instead of a pick.
* Play a LOT with panning in the mix. Listen to The Beatles a lot. put all yr drums and bass on one side...
* place a mic inside a plasic bottle in front of yr amps.
* play the electric guitar totally unplugged so you get to record all the strings without an amp. Put that over the regular-recorded guitar track.
* Sing awfully close to yr mic. then double the track singing awfuly far away.
* stick a metallic piece on yr bass drum head and a coin on the bass drum pedal. Make it sound snappy.
* record your drums with one mic only...far away...so you have room. Do it mono or stereo with 2 mics.
* distort your drum track.
* record yr bassline. copy the track. pan one hard left and the other one hard right (both 100%). Reverse the phase of one of them...very sweet effect. Not MONO-COMPATIBLE though.
* Go record yr vocals inside your car. (get long cables!!)
* play some tv or white noise through a whole song in the background.
I don't know if this kind of stuff is what you are looking for...but it's entirely up to you...
1st rule: If it sounds good to you: then do it. If it sound like shit, and that is what you wanted...do it as well.
2nd rule: No "right" or "wrong".
3rd rule: NO RULES AT ALL.
Hope that is what you were looking for.
BE CREATIVE!
Peace...
PC