Advice for recording a song
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 Jamesrichards8  07 Jun 17 9.45pm |
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I want to collaboratively record a song with a friend of mine, but the problem is that he lives across the country. Essentially i would like to record the guitar and drum track and somehow mix them with his vocals and bass tracks. This is apparently easier said than done and i am no expert in this field.
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 07 Jun 17 10.00pm |
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Originally posted by Jamesrichards8
I want to collaboratively record a song with a friend of mine, but the problem is that he lives across the country. Essentially i would like to record the guitar and drum track and somehow mix them with his vocals and bass tracks. This is apparently easier said than done and i am no expert in this field. As long as you both have the same software it shouldn't be too hard, just share the file via email like you said. Probly worth a Google though.
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 Michaelawt85 Bexley 07 Jun 17 10.08pm |
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Originally posted by Jamesrichards8
I want to collaboratively record a song with a friend of mine, but the problem is that he lives across the country. Essentially i would like to record the guitar and drum track and somehow mix them with his vocals and bass tracks. This is apparently easier said than done and i am no expert in this field. Back to basics. He records it on a cassette tape, sends it to you. You the ring your mate when you know they are out and when it goes to answer phone play the tape and sing over the top. Will all end up on the answer phone tape recorded. Then pop it in the post to Simon Cowell. Bob's your uncle , fannys your aunt. Hey Presto. No need to thank me
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| Part Time James 07 Jun 17 10.33pm |
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What DAW do you use? I think Cubase is set up specially for it. Not that I let any bell ends ruin my music by contributing to it.
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 07 Jun 17 11.02pm |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
What DAW do you use? I think Cubase is set up specially for it. Not that I let any bell ends ruin my music by contributing to it. Always used cubase. First was on an old Atari.
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| Mr Palaceman 07 Jun 17 11.58pm |
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Well it depends on how professional you want the finished product to be. A very simple way to do it would be to record you drum and guitar tracks on your PC with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). There are a few out there and they basically all do the same thing. I use a DAW called Studio One, which I love but there are others, Cubase, Pro Tools, Logic. You may want to try Ableton which comes in a Lite version that you should be able to download for free from their website. You can record, mix and do some simple mastering with the Lite version but the full version of any DAW will take it to another level but you would have to pay for a fully spec'd up software package. The two of you can download the DAW, record your tracks and one of you can email the other their tracks for one of you to mix. All Daw's basically do the same thing and I won't go into the in's and outs of how to mix or record using the software, you just need to go on Youtube and there are a thousand and one vids telling you how to mix or record, with any package you choose, from very basic stuff to high end productions. You will need a mic, a sound card on your PC or an Audio Interface that you can plug you guitar and mics straight into (or you could just record the guitars using a mic). Also there are alot of guys out there now that will mix your tracks for you for a small fee. You just send them your tracks and tell them what you want and they will mix it for you and send you the finished track. Just Google "Online Mixing" The guys at the Abbey Road studio have a service where they will mix and master your track. Lots of sites will do it for about a hundred pounds a track (or less) but if you go on YouTube you can learn to do it for free. It's not hard to work with someone via email. I do it all the time. Hope that helps. If you want any more help PM me and I would be happy to give you some more pointers. I wouldn't mind hearing the finished track when your done..
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| Jamesrichards8 08 Jun 17 1.00am |
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Originally posted by Mr Palaceman
Well it depends on how professional you want the finished product to be. A very simple way to do it would be to record you drum and guitar tracks on your PC with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). There are a few out there and they basically all do the same thing. I use a DAW called Studio One, which I love but there are others, Cubase, Pro Tools, Logic. You may want to try Ableton which comes in a Lite version that you should be able to download for free from their website. You can record, mix and do some simple mastering with the Lite version but the full version of any DAW will take it to another level but you would have to pay for a fully spec'd up software package. The two of you can download the DAW, record your tracks and one of you can email the other their tracks for one of you to mix. All Daw's basically do the same thing and I won't go into the in's and outs of how to mix or record using the software, you just need to go on Youtube and there are a thousand and one vids telling you how to mix or record, with any package you choose, from very basic stuff to high end productions. You will need a mic, a sound card on your PC or an Audio Interface that you can plug you guitar and mics straight into (or you could just record the guitars using a mic). Also there are alot of guys out there now that will mix your tracks for you for a small fee. You just send them your tracks and tell them what you want and they will mix it for you and send you the finished track. Just Google "Online Mixing" The guys at the Abbey Road studio have a service where they will mix and master your track. Lots of sites will do it for about a hundred pounds a track (or less) but if you go on YouTube you can learn to do it for free. It's not hard to work with someone via email. I do it all the time. Hope that helps. If you want any more help PM me and I would be happy to give you some more pointers. I wouldn't mind hearing the finished track when your done.. Thank you so much, you have gone above and beyond. That's exactly what i'm looking for- i will look
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| Mr Palaceman 08 Jun 17 1.24am |
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Originally posted by Jamesrichards8
Thank you so much, you have gone above and beyond. That's exactly what i'm looking for- i will look Cool, glad to help. If you have the time, check out this link. It can help you to get started. Good simple advice for the beginner to the experienced. The first link may help you alot. Enjoy..
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| Stirlingsays 08 Jun 17 1.45am |
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I use Sonar platinum, which you can get on a subscription basis. Whatever DAW you use you will need to learn its ropes if you want the result to sound reasonable. Whatever platform you end up using I recommend searching for user forums dedicated to it. Many a practical problem solved that way.
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| Part Time James 08 Jun 17 9.19am |
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Originally posted by nickgusset
Always used cubase. First was on an old Atari. I started on Cubase but moved over to Ableton years ago. Still running 8.1 though which doesn't support VST3 or a lot of the cool features they added in 9. I might have to upgrade.
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| Part Time James 08 Jun 17 9.21am |
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I should add that I don't really feel like Ableton would be the tool to use for your scenario, just got into a DAW chat! I'm actually hoping to ditch my DAW soon (well, apart from final mastering) and utilise my 8 track a bit more.
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Cannonball  High in the Ozarks. 09 Jun 17 3.09pm |
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Ive been using cool edit pro for years, Ive recorded songs with folks all over the world using this-I record my part-send it to them to hear,then they record their part and email it back to me and \I mix it with my part. Always turned out good (so far)
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