![]() ![]() Try at least one piece of gear you've never used before on each new session or, if that's not feasible, implement an older piece of gear in a unique way. Maybe place a mic over the drums that you haven't utilized there before. Use the compressor you always put on bass and try it on the piano. Record guitar with the weird $37 mic you bought on eBay. These tricks can help change up a session while keeping everyone involved, excited, and creative. ![]() Just keep in mind that a little bit goes a long way it's probably best to stick with what you know on the lead vocal. Use a different instrument for a part than the one you initially planned on. Play your electric bass lines on a synth. Transpose a guitar part to mallet instruments, or a string section. You can always use samples to test it out and see if it works before going to the trouble of finding the proper musicians or instruments. Having extra instruments around the studio can really help with this. For example, I bought a cheap acoustic guitar for my studio and strung it up with a "Nashville tuning." It gets quite a bit of use, and really helps change the sound of a track it's used on. Rather than moaning about how DAWs make tracks too perfect with over-ambitious editing, embrace the fact that they also let you keep mistakes in alternate playlists instead of erasing an otherwise brilliant performance (the way we used to on tape). Rather than waste time discussing a take you're not sure of, keep it and do another then edit in (or out) the brilliant (or terrible) mistake.īe alert to new sounds asking to be in the mix. ![]()
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