Typical Schedule •
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Once payment has been accepted for a
job, our work commences at various
stages according to procedures ...
Tempo Map Full Arrangement
The software we use to produce all
of our backing tracks allows for the
exact mapping and matching of the
original tempo - that's warts and
all - so that the project click
track follows the original
precisely. In the case of older
recordings where clock driven
sequencers were not in use -
drummers were notorious for speeding
up and slowing down - sometimes even
within a two to four bar range. This
can be smoothed out during final
production.
Basic Tracking
Here we begin tracking the
core instruments e.g. drums, bass, piano,
guitar etc. so as to lay down a solid
foundation for the overdubs described below.
Overdubs & Sweeteners
Once the core tracks have been executed, we
proceed to add further elements such as
additional guitars (rhyth & lead),
accompaniment keyboards, strings, brass and
solo instruments. This is where we consider
the real sparkle - or Fairy Dust as it has
been called is applied to the backing track
to raise it from almost demo status to
master quality production.
Backing Vocals If Required
Using an AKG C414 ULS Professional Studio
Capacitor Microphone, we then begin building
up the background vocals using at least two
singers who then track over themselves
whilst changing their voices slightly as
well as changing positions, proximity to
microphone etc. Building a 40 piece gospel
choir poses only a minimal challenge for us
and having worked together for decades - we
put these down in blinding speed!
Final Production
The song is mixed down to an industry
standard Broadcast WAV file which may then
be further processed in a dedicated Audio
Editor. With the aid of numerous industry
grade plug-ins, we can put that finished
quality into the final mix and it is then
ready to deliver and be included in our
standard library for general re-sale. |
