Track Sheet? Patch Diagram? Signal Flow Chart? HELP!

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I am going to be recording my band soon and I am trying to be sure I keep myself organized. To do this, it seems that I need to have some sort of diagram that clearly shows how I am getting instruments/mics from here to there.

For example.
track 1: KICK - mic. type - preamp - processor - AD/DA Chan. 1 IN
track 2: Snare - mic. type - preamp - processor - AD/DA Chan. 2 IN
....
track 9: Guitar - effects - DI - AD/DA Chan. 9 IN...

Etc...

It seems there would be a consistent format for documenting this sort of info. I would like to use correct methodology for documenting this stuff - so if anyone can point me at a resource/software/template/anything that helps, I would appreciate it very much!

Thanks!
--tz
 
a piece of paper and pen/pencil usually do the trick for me
 
i have a simple sheet for the assistant, or the other engineer. Basically it's instrument, tie line, preamp, track. so that the assistant can plug the mic into the right tie line, i can patch the right preamp, and route to the right track. just an excel table
 
I made one in Excell that looks a LOT like the one Megaman posted. I just have a few tweaks on it but they're very simular.
 
Ironklad Audio said:
a piece of paper and pen/pencil usually do the trick for me
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same here. i've got a spiral notebook that has all of the info from all of the recording projects i've done. mics, positions, channels, preamp gain, compressor, settings, you name it. essentially the whole signal chain gets documented for each track used.

i've also got amp head templates that i've made where i can easily document what positions the dials on the amps were set to. very convenient.

RAMI said:
People write this stuff down????
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uhhhhhhhh..........you ever tried to go back and redo the solo in the outro and have it match the same sound as the main solo without having extensive notes? if so.....good luck with that. ;)


cheers,
wade
 
mrface2112 said:
uhhhhhhhh..........you ever tried to go back and redo the solo in the outro and have it match the same sound as the main solo without having extensive notes? if so.....good luck with that. ;)
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Yeah, you dial in the amp to where it sounds good/like the original. Unless your amp has a million knobs it shouldn't take more than a minute to get it right...
 
danny.guitar said:
Yeah, you dial in the amp to where it sounds good/like the original. Unless your amp has a million knobs it shouldn't take more than a minute to get it right...
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like i said, good luck with that. do you remember exactly where the gain was on the mic preamp? or exactly where the mic (or mics) were? or even what mics you used in the first place? or the settings on your compressor? i sure don't.

maybe your memory's better than mine. i write it all down. that way 10 months from now when our lead guitarist finally gets around to listening to the mixes and discovers he's really not thrilled with that outro solo i don't have to deal with trying out half a dozen mics on the amp b/c i can't remember if it was the dragonfly or the 57 or the 609 or the V77 (or the...or the....) that i used on that track.

hell, sometimes i can't even remember what amp it was.....


cheers,
wade
 
I have a tracking sheet - basically because I'm a dead head & because I use cakewalk pro 9.3 & whilst it allows VSTs using a wrapper it doesn't remember what VSTs - only the wrapper. I have a simpler one for my 4 track & have yet to sort something out for my Roland Disclab 8 track.My sheets is a bit of overkill, I could/should modify it to add mic/prep etc, here it is anyway...
 

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Can't take credit for this one but I forgot where I got it. I think I did a couple of edits to it.
 

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Thanks everyone!

The ones you posted look like the ones I have found elsewhere.

Thanks again!
--tz
 
unless you're using a digital desk keep a record of everything.specific settings or routing only need to be out the slightest amount and you find you cant recreate the sound you had previously.musicians often lack the language to describe what they are trying to put across and you end up wasting valuable time.things that happen during recording that may seem insignificant could later be used to jog the memory of a particularly good take or vibe so make a note of everything
 
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