How I Record Music_Part 3_Rym Tracks

This one is for the students @ RLS.



The author of this blogs intent is to address the voice that lives inside all of us. This little voice that can inspire or intimidate us down to the very foundation of whom we are
 …and that is a lot of shizzle. Let’s just keep "it" simple by focusing “it” on Audio Arts and Science.

The science aspect of Audio Arts & Science gives way to the Disneyland aspect of Audio Arts in a heartbeat. It's the faintest whisper of the little voice inside all of us telling us to run around unrestrained yelling “Wheee” at the top of our lungs.
If you’ve ever experienced Disneyland from the POV of a persons first time in the park; you can imagine what it's like for the non-initiated during their first tracking session in a professional recording studio.

At some time during your run through Disneyland the little voice inside yelling "Wheee" starts to overpower itself, the term is over stimulation. The way to combat it, in the studio anyway, is thru Science. Disneyland is thru exhaustion ...which can happen in the studio too.

Binary Bob helped to define the constants of Creativity:

1)    Don’t be an unpleasant person (a Dick)

2)    Physics

That about covers the Art aspect. This information may help you through your rhythm tracking session challenges. They will arise.

The Science aspect is equally as simple:

1)    A good scientist doesn’t function by conjecture

2)    A good scientist functions by hypothesizing then proving or disproving that theory.

3)    Objectivity wins.

Now that you’re comfortably burdened with the knowledge of things you can’t change go out and jump down the rabbit hole of creativity.  These tips are to help "get your head in the game". Now you're ready for rhythm tracks.

 Don't forget your anchor to reality ...Physics.
It's a science thing ...
Next up_Drums

 

 

 

 

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