Week 3 Progress

  This past two weeks I started my final project for Special Topics. My project is record, mix and master a 5 song EP for the band, “Bottom of the Glove”.  I started by writing my proposal that was accepted in week 2. Once that was accepted I could start on the actual project. The first thing I started was all the scratch tracks, for this I used the rhythm guitar set to a click track. The drummer of this band hates recording drums to a click track so I am tricking him in a way. Since the rhythm guitar for 4 of the 5 songs is the one constant though out the whole songs, I recorded the guitarist at my house set to a click track. Now when we start the drum tracks, I can have the drummer play to the rhythm guitar and every thing will stay in time and he will never know. The 5^th song doesn’t have any drums to it and is more of a slower piano and acoustic guitar song with some harmonica and other added elements. I have the studio booked for next Monday, August 3^rd to get the drum tracks started and hopefully will finish three of the songs. This is my goal for next week. This past week has been all prep for this EP. So far I have not encountered any issues in preparation or planning and the scratch tracks for the rhythm guitar came out very well. I will have to modify the pre production plan to add the piano recording to the fifth song and I am going to have to research the best way to mic up a piano since I have never recorded a live piano before. Overall, my project is starting to come along in the way that I would like.