Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A Jagged Jam (Take Two)
Another night of slaughtering our own works. This time with videotape to prove it. After grinding through "I Am Death", "Hallowed Ground" and "Forced Entry" we took a shot at "Monsters" and came to several decisions.
First was that we suck.
Second was that we suck just a teeny-tiny bit less than yesterday.
Third was that my Bass simply can't handle being tuned down to B for the song "I Am Death" and so until I replace my bass guitar, we won't be performing songs in that low key. It's a shame, because "I Am Death" is turning out to be my favorite song to play. I am in the market for a new bass, but my bank account is not.
After the practice, we tried out some new material, and I came to a couple decisions.
First was that it is much easier to structure songs using cut-n-paste in Sonar. Identify the verse, the chorus, the bridge, the key changes Here and Here, cut/copy/paste and press play. Bam.
Second was that jamming the song live is WAY more fun than cut-n-paste. We managed to get in the groove, and some new material manifested itself that might not have come out in a Studio session. I'm thinking that this approach of writing songs in the practice session instead of in the recording studio might result in more songs that sound more 'organic' and less 'synthetic' than our "Days From Evil" material. When recording in the studio, the temptation to toss in a virtual instrument or sound effect is hard to resist. This might result in more simple songs, less layers, and make recording easier, (Although "Let It Out" was supposedly a "Simple" song with FORTY TRACKS!!!!) but I can't say yet whether it will make better Songs or not. Time will tell.
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First was that we suck.
Second was that we suck just a teeny-tiny bit less than yesterday.
Third was that my Bass simply can't handle being tuned down to B for the song "I Am Death" and so until I replace my bass guitar, we won't be performing songs in that low key. It's a shame, because "I Am Death" is turning out to be my favorite song to play. I am in the market for a new bass, but my bank account is not.
After the practice, we tried out some new material, and I came to a couple decisions.
First was that it is much easier to structure songs using cut-n-paste in Sonar. Identify the verse, the chorus, the bridge, the key changes Here and Here, cut/copy/paste and press play. Bam.
Second was that jamming the song live is WAY more fun than cut-n-paste. We managed to get in the groove, and some new material manifested itself that might not have come out in a Studio session. I'm thinking that this approach of writing songs in the practice session instead of in the recording studio might result in more songs that sound more 'organic' and less 'synthetic' than our "Days From Evil" material. When recording in the studio, the temptation to toss in a virtual instrument or sound effect is hard to resist. This might result in more simple songs, less layers, and make recording easier, (Although "Let It Out" was supposedly a "Simple" song with FORTY TRACKS!!!!) but I can't say yet whether it will make better Songs or not. Time will tell.
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