ncecconi
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Registered: 04/06/04
Posts: 95
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Heya Mike,
First I wanted to say thanks for the April podcast! I finally got around to listening to it last night and was thinking "geez...it really is great that Mike shares this with us." The personal perspective and technical advice that you relay to us, your fans and aspiring musicians, is both inspirational and entertaining! I appreciate it.
My band is doing well locally, but the demos we have currently for booking and promotion are several years old and no longer match our sound. However, I don't have all the material I want yet to record a full record. I've floated the idea to the guys that maybe we book studio time to record 3-4 songs, with the intention to use them for booking now, and then incorporating them into a full album down the line.
My question is, in your opinion, is it going to be an issue when we do make the full album? i.e. The drums wouldn't have all been recorded at the same time (or the same room), so would have a different sound. Same with guitars and vocals.
Your thoughts?
Thanks again!
Nick
http://www.publicstaticband.com
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mikegarrigan
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Registered: 02/04/04
Posts: 927
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Thanks for the question! The May podcast is a little late, but on the way...
No, it should not be an issue if you record part of an album now and then do the rest later. Lots of records are recorded at different studios with different rooms, amps, and mics.
There should be continuity with the mix, though. It would be a good idea to print DI tracks for all guitars, even acoustic guitars. That way, they can be re-amped later if your sound changes drastically (say, you start playing dual rectifiers when you had a nice Fender Champ tone at the beginning of the year). Drums shouldn't be a problem. You can gog them in the mix (replace and blend the kick and snare to match the over all tone). Just make sure to capture good overhead sounds! Those are really hard to fix if they're sour.
Vocals shouldn't change dramatically over the course of a project. If they do, it might be a cool addition!
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