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bitmob · 14th July 2009

Wonderful to have you here!

How were the acoustic guitars tracked generally, and if you can recall, what gear / guitar? It's such a unique and smooth sound that I've yet to hear duplicated. (Nice Dream, Fake Plastic Trees, High and Dry)

Also, I hear Thom has tracked vocals by listening to himself on a comped scratch track and then performing what he hears in one pass, keeping and using only one straight take. This is done during the tracking and he's actually listening to himself maybe 5-10 seconds ahead of time. Any truth to this? If so, how was your experience with this and what was the reason behind it?

I appreciate you taking the time to go over our questions. It's not every day you get a chance to have questions like these answered.

14th July 2009	#8
bitmob Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 191	Wonderful to have you here! How were the acoustic guitars tracked generally, and if you can recall, what gear / guitar? It's such a unique and smooth sound that I've yet to hear duplicated. (Nice Dream, Fake Plastic Trees, High and Dry) Also, I hear Thom has tracked vocals by listening to himself on a comped scratch track and then performing what he hears in one pass, keeping and using only one straight take. This is done during the tracking and he's actually listening to himself maybe 5-10 seconds ahead of time. Any truth to this? If so, how was your experience with this and what was the reason behind it? I appreciate you taking the time to go over our questions. It's not every day you get a chance to have questions like these answered.