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Junkie · 23rd September 2005

Hi, I need some help for a recording session! We have a 60s project this semestar and my group are recording a Kinks track, You Really Got Me, and we've got to reproduce the same track in the best way we can.
Although we have a nice 40 channel Otari Status Desk with all the trimmings, we're only allowed to use 4 channels going to ADAT, which means we gotta bounce a truck load. Ive worked out there are about 8 pieces to record; drums, lead and rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals, bass, piano and tambourine.
I thought of recording everything in mono like this: first take record drums, bass and rhythm guitar (basically the rhythm section) and tracks 1, 2 and 3 at once and then bounce these to track 4. second take record piano and backing vox (although lots of voices just record using one mic) and bounce to track 3. Take 3 record lead guitar and lead vox on the remaing 2 tracks with the lead vocalist also playing the tambourine as he sings.
Of course we'll be inserting lots of valve gear and mixing as we record and before we bounce tracks, mic's and outboard aren't a problem as we have limitless top notch equipment at our disposal.
Any suggestions and criticism about my techniques would be appreciated or any techniques that you use for these kind of situations, please let me know!!!

Thanks

23rd September 2005	#1
Junkie Gear addict Joined: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 410 Thread Starter	The kinks recording session Hi, I need some help for a recording session! We have a 60s project this semestar and my group are recording a Kinks track, You Really Got Me, and we've got to reproduce the same track in the best way we can. Although we have a nice 40 channel Otari Status Desk with all the trimmings, we're only allowed to use 4 channels going to ADAT, which means we gotta bounce a truck load. Ive worked out there are about 8 pieces to record; drums, lead and rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals, bass, piano and tambourine. I thought of recording everything in mono like this: first take record drums, bass and rhythm guitar (basically the rhythm section) and tracks 1, 2 and 3 at once and then bounce these to track 4. second take record piano and backing vox (although lots of voices just record using one mic) and bounce to track 3. Take 3 record lead guitar and lead vox on the remaing 2 tracks with the lead vocalist also playing the tambourine as he sings. Of course we'll be inserting lots of valve gear and mixing as we record and before we bounce tracks, mic's and outboard aren't a problem as we have limitless top notch equipment at our disposal. Any suggestions and criticism about my techniques would be appreciated or any techniques that you use for these kind of situations, please let me know!!! Thanks __________________ K.R.S.