Recording Process (Mid-City Sound & Swagger Studios) - 05/12/2011 to 05/15/2011
This page is a breakdown for the recording process for The Suicide Chords band.
Songs to be recorded:
1. Anthem
2. Subtitled
3. A True Piece of Violence
4. King of Excess
05/12/2011 (Day One) -
10:30 a.m.- Arrival at Mid-City Sound. North Hollywood, CA.
10:30 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. - Load-In Equipment.
11:05 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Dial in tones for Clay’s drum-kit, tuning, mic placement, preliminary recordings for sound comparison, tempo mapping for the song “Anthem”.
2:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. - Lay down drum tracks for the song “Anthem”.
4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. - Edit drum tracks for “Anthem”. (Hannan, Whittemore)
5:45 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. - Break
6:20 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. - Re-write chorus sections for “True Piece of Violence”. (Luna, Wills, Hackett, Whittemore)
9:20 p.m. - Day One Finished. \m/
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05/13/2011 (Day Two) -
8:45 a.m. - Wake-Up!
8:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Listen to tracks from previous day, agree on drum fills.
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Lay down drum tracks for “True Piece of Violence”, and do intros, drum fills.
12:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Lunch for band. Whittemore and Hannan edit drum tracks for “True Piece of Violence”.
2:15 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. - Listen to pre-production for “King of Excess”, Whittemore tunes drums again.
2:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Lay down drum tracks for “King of Excess”.
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Edit drum tracks for “King of Excess”. (Whittemore)
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - Lay Scratch Tracks for Subtitled.
5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. - Miscellaneous drum edits, King of Excess, True Piece of Violence. (Whittemore)
7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - More edits, technical problems.
8:15 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. - Tracking drums for “Subtitled”.
9:55 p.m. - 10:55 p.m. - Drum edits for “Subtitled”. (Whittemore)
Equipment set-up for Guitar and Bass. (Hannan)
10:55 p.m. - 12:35 a.m. - Work on Guitar mic placement and tones.
12:35 a.m. - Day Two Finished. \m/
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05/14/2011 (Day Three) -
9:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. - Wake up!
10:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. - Double-checking all drum tracks in preparation for recording Guitars and Bass. (Hannan, Whittemore)
11:20 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. - Get tones for Bass Guitar. (Whittemore, Wills)
11:55 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Track bass lines for “Subtitled”.
1:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Track bass lines for “True Piece of Violence”.
2:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Start dialing in guitar tones. (Hannan, Luna)
4:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. - Record guitar tracks for “Subtitled”.
5:10 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Record guitar tracks for “True Piece of Violence”. Touch up parts to both “Subtitled” and “True Piece of Violence”.
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Preparations for Vocal tracking. (Hannan, Whittemore, Edwards)
8:00 p.m. - 10:10 p.m. - Laying down vocal tracks for “Subtitled” and “True Piece of Violence”.
10:10 p.m. - Day Three Finished.
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05/15/2011 (Day Four) -
9:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. - Wake up!
10:10 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. - Edit Vocal and Bass Guitar tracks for “Subtitled”. (Whittemore)
1:05 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Record Bass tracks for “Anthem” and “King of Excess”.
3:00 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. - Edit Bass tracks for “Anthem” and “King of Excess”.
4:05 p.m. - 10:10 p.m. - Record Guitar tracks for “Anthem”
10:10 p.m. - Day Four Finished.
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05/16/2011 (Day Five) -
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Wake-up.
10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - Re-record bass tracks for “True Piece of Violence”.
10:40 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Re-record guitar tracks for “True Piece of Violence”.
4:00 p.m. - 8:25 p.m. - Record various guitars on all songs.
8:25 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Vocals, all songs.
11:00 p.m. - Day 5 Finished.
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05/17/2011 (Day Six) -
10:45 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. - Edit all tracks for more guitar layering. (Whittemore)
11:25 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Finish more guitar tracks for all songs. (Leads)
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m - Break for band while edits happen.
3:00 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. - Record vocals for all songs. Leads.
6:20 p.m. - 6:40 p.m. - Set-up drums (Octobans) for percussion intro of “True Piece of Violence”. Capture cymbal rolls for sampling and “Subtitled” intro.
6:40 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Record percussion parts for “True Piece of Violence” and “Subtitled”.
7:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. - Record vocals for all songs. Backups.
10:15 p.m. - Day Six Finished.
