paul_5 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 So anyways, tonight I have promised myself that I'll have the basslines for at least 6 original tracks done. The Ampeg has been retubed, basses restrung, pedalboard assembled and I'm ready to go. It's all unusual stuff (5/4, 7/4 etc...), but listenable (well, to me at least). Most of the guitars are done, the drums are sorted (EZ drummer), and even the Glockenspiel parts are done. Anyone else save the best for last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 no sorry, do it exactly the opposite way round when recording at home (admittedly rubbish demos). Get the bass parts down first as they're the most set in stone/practised. Then program the drums, then guitar, then vocals. Having said that, I often use recording as an aid to writing so might do it that way because I tend to come up with bass parts first. Good luck with the recording! let us know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Bass last if I get that luxury. You cant record a b-line and know its right without the vocal there IMO.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 [quote name='51m0n' post='1198611' date='Apr 13 2011, 07:54 PM']Bass last if I get that luxury. You cant record a b-line and know its right without the vocal there IMO....[/quote] Absolutely; you can't 'serve the song' if you don't know what it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Worse, I record everything in a random order, and then go back and do it again, so that I'm playing the damn song, not some early weird vision of it. Bit perfectionist, and probably why it takes me weeks to do a single track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Yep, like others here I tend to do it in reverse: start with a bassline and work backwards through drums, lead and so on. I tend to make fairly bass-driven electronic stuff, which often starts out with a bassline and evolves from there. Not necessarily the "right" way by any means, but that's just how my head is wired! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='51m0n' post='1198611' date='Apr 13 2011, 07:54 PM']Bass last if I get that luxury. You cant record a b-line and know its right without the vocal there IMO....[/quote] I'd like to +1 the above, from my very limited experience. I posted a thread about what I might do to improve my basslines - and, thinking back over the history of the band, it was very bloody hard in the beginning before we found a vocalist. You try and do so much, whereas what you're seeking is that perfect blend. Ah well, I'm learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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