Members LiveMusic Posted June 25, 2006 Members Share Posted June 25, 2006 This might be a really dumb question. Say I record an acoustic guitar track for a simple guitar/vocal demo. Could I send this to a demo studio and have him a bass track? What about drums? Well, far as that goes, even electric guitar. Point being, I don't know what I'm doing, haha, and I can't play bass or drums. But I wrote the songs and I play acoustic guitar and sing. Might be backwards but can it be done reasonably well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted June 25, 2006 Members Share Posted June 25, 2006 Yes, it can be done with either/both. It's usually easier if you do play to a click track, but it can obviously be done without one unless you're all over the map. Ted Hawkins "The Next Hundred Years" is an excellent example of (first-rate) musicians playing to someone who had laid down vocals and acoustic guitar without a click track. It's also an absolutely stunning record that I strongly recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Charles Posted June 26, 2006 Members Share Posted June 26, 2006 Duke, a click would definately help, but sure, you can add tracks to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chugheshc Posted June 26, 2006 Members Share Posted June 26, 2006 it can be done so well, you'll never even know that thepeople were not in the same room/state/country.friend of mine just recorded and album with people fromAlabama, Tennessee, Chicago, etc.guys over at the home-recording bbs do this all the time. cheersC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted June 30, 2006 Members Share Posted June 30, 2006 Originally posted by LiveMusic This might be a really dumb question.Say I record an acoustic guitar track for a simple guitar/vocal demo. Could I send this to a demo studio and have him a bass track? What about drums? Well, far as that goes, even electric guitar.Point being, I don't know what I'm doing, haha, and I can't play bass or drums. But I wrote the songs and I play acoustic guitar and sing. Might be backwards but can it be done reasonably well? Still interested, PM me. I'll give it a go for free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted July 1, 2006 Members Share Posted July 1, 2006 Pay extra attention to tuning, too. Nothing worse than trying to dub to an out-of-tune or off-center guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members littledog Posted July 1, 2006 Members Share Posted July 1, 2006 Originally posted by Scodiddly Pay extra attention to tuning, too. Nothing worse than trying to dub to an out-of-tune or off-center guitar. Just curious... What is an "off-center guitar"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GZsound Posted July 1, 2006 Members Share Posted July 1, 2006 There is a ton of modern music that is built exactly the way you describe. Many times the musicians are not even in the same room or studio at the same time. A surprising amount of "pop" music is assembled rather than played by a band. Adding instruments one at a time can work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 Originally posted by littledog Just curious... What is an "off-center guitar"? The whole guitar sounds in tune with itself, but is actually a bit sharp or flat. With digital recording there's no excuse for tuning goofs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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