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Topic started 13 years ago by LikeASong in Your Blue Room. Since then 17,807 posts have been made by 182 users.

Mr_Trek

13 years

When I am recording, I do everything wrong. Play the wrong chords, forget to play, play badly... you name it.

This is gonna have to be a patching and looping work with what I'll be able to record. I'd never be able to do the whole song in one take.
alexandra_t

13 years

I remember Bono was trying to record Ali's singing while she was in the bathroom.There wasn't another way to do it lol
wtshnnfb01

13 years

Anyone on here ever read Guest of The Ayatolah by Mark Bowden?
MacStripey

13 years

Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Anyone on here ever read Guest of The Ayatolah by Mark Bowden?

no. did you? worth reading?
MacStripey

13 years

watching one of my favorite series on tv right now.

here's a little U2 quiz: of which - dare I say, legendary - U2 concert does this intro music remind you?
iTim

13 years

Irving Plaza
alexandra_t

13 years

lmao
LikeASong

13 years

Originally posted by Mr_Trek:When I am recording, I do everything wrong. Play the wrong chords, forget to play, play badly... you name it.

This is gonna have to be a patching and looping work with what I'll be able to record. I'd never be able to do the whole song in one take.

yes, you're not alone on that. It usually happens to amateur musicians (no disrespect - I'm absolutely included in this group): you play fantastically and nail every rehearsal take, and then you hit the red button and your playing skills suddenly jump off the window or something. Practice is the very only heal I know for the Recording Syndrome.
iTim

13 years

I'm with Gwyneth! Lmao.
Mr_Trek

13 years

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

yes, you're not alone on that. It usually happens to amateur musicians (no disrespect - I'm absolutely included in this group): you play fantastically and nail every rehearsal take, and then you hit the red button and your playing skills suddenly jump off the window or something. Practice is the very only heal I know for the Recording Syndrome.

Since I hate you already I take no offense Indeed, it is very hard. Maybe I should get used to it by recording more often... like have it on all the time I'm messing with a song. Like U2 do.
WojBhoy

13 years

Originally posted by Mr_Trek:Damn, does recording fuck with your brain or what????

Aha, I know the feeling bud, echo Sergio's sentiments. When I first took to writing my own stuff, I devised this instrumental piece which I've never managed to fit words to. Big crunching chords and sweeping distorted arpeggios (this is a slightly glamourised version of proceedings) with a Celtic drum rhythm recorded using nothing more than slapping my thighs at various different points and treating it using freeware - took me 3 weeks to record a relatively perfect take.

That said, that's nothing compared to some of my songs - my favourite took the best part of 2 years to finally record a version I can listen to without wincing, and it's still far from perfect. I've started taking a Chopin-esque view of music - every performance of every song should always be different, it's what gives it its character.

Nice idea, anyway

Recording covers is another matter entirely...
Mr_Trek

13 years

Two years, damn, I hope it won't take that long. That would be horrible. I would like to have a finished EP before summer and an album after the vacation. That's a bit of a dream to make an entire album.

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