Where to begin?

[dirtbrown]

hi guys im very new here and Im looking a lot of places online to get some answers.I think Ive finally come to the right place.
My band decided to record our music ourselves instead of spending money int he studio and since I am the one that is more tech capable I am the one chosen as the engineer.We are going for the Roland VS 2400cd and based on reviews it looks pretty good.Any experience with this machine?
My real question is how to begin the recording? We are planning to do a scratch track and then do the actual parts after.is that how you guys do it?
Where will i record the scratch? in the machine itself ? etc.... I hope ytou can point me to the right direction...
Dont worry Im very fast in figuring techie stuff but I just need to be pointed to the right direction..
thank you very much..

 

[mikemorgan]

Record your scratch track onto the Roland. Use a vocal line and guitar playing along-side a metronome. Try to get some sparation between the vocal and the guitar, and put them on tracks one and two. The reason for this is that the vocalist may give his best possible performance on the scratch track, and you can't duplicate that later. Always record everything! You'll have virtual tracks galor, use them.

 

[Gorty]

.We are going for the Roland VS 2400cd and based on reviews it looks pretty good.Any experience with this machine?

If you haven't bought the VS yet, you might want to check out the Roland/Boss forum here.

If you have already bought it then you may not want to visit.

 

[Dani Pace]

Record your scratch track onto the Roland. Use a vocal line and guitar playing along-side a metronome. Try to get some sparation between the vocal and the guitar, and put them on tracks one and two. The reason for this is that the vocalist may give his best possible performance on the scratch track, and you can't duplicate that later. Always record everything! You'll have virtual tracks galor, use them.

Once you get the scratch track down, the order you record the rest of the tracks is up to you. Most preferr to get the drums first, then bass, rythm guitar, vocals, lead instruments and finally back up vocals. This is not any kind of rule to go by, record the tracks in whatever order you and your bandmates are most comfortable. If you get a solid drum and bass to start with, adding the rest just seems a lot easier.

Good luck and welcome to the forum.

 

[dirtbrown]

thanks guys