I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I’m writing and demo recording some tunes. Right now I’m working on one that I wrote over a year ago which I have not yet finalized the title. It is tentatively called “Laid Off.” It’s basically a tune about the struggle in my previous job and how it was always up in the air whether I would have work the following day or not. Lay offs are very difficult to deal with as a newly married man.
I’ve managed to record the main guitar tracks minus one so there will be a total of 5 guitar tracks for the majority of the song. One track is the lead so it will not have guitar the whole time unlike the others. So, last night I started experimenting with the bass line and quickly found that I am NOT a skilled keyboard player at all. After numerous takes that were ditched and one that I kept simply due to time constraints I’ve decided that I will ask my bassist, Brent if he would loan me his bass for a day or two. I sold my bass to help cover the cost of the bands van that we need to transport ourselves and our gear
to shows. I may even just record the bass in the rehearsal space so I can plug into the Tech 21 SansAmp RBI Bass Guitar Preamp and Direct Box for better tone. After the bass is tracked, I’ll begin on the drums which may take some time or I may nail it in one take, you never know. Check back for more updates as I get more completed.
-Ryan
Tags: RBI, Recording-Studio, Recording-Tips, SansAmp, Tech-21
