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Friday, December 24, 2010

diy home recording diary, part two: laying down tracks



every tuesday for the next four weeks we’ll visit with ryan, the creative force behind , and take a peek into the diary of his album recording process.

in week one he discussed introduction, inspiration, and instrumentation. this time it’s laying down tracks and getting dirty with effects.



6 songs – 4 weeks – 8 tracks

Post two: Tracking

In my last recording diary post, I listed out the equipment and influences that inspired me to create something on my own. Now lets get into . Tracking out songs on your own can either be incredibly fun, or incredibly frustrating, and as a rule of thumb, remember that if your mood starts to sour… if you jumped into everything with just a cup of coffee but didnt get that breakfast burrito, STOP. Take a break, and come back to it. It’s also a lot better on your ears if you take the headphones off every 15 or 20 anyways, and that’s important, because they are all you have for mastering.

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