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grahluk · 3rd March 2006

Sounds like you are on the right track with what's going to work for you. As you said not the most ideal way to go but not unheard of. Daniel Lanois has been known to do it the way you propose on purpose and he certainly doesn't have to. I don't know how many sessions I've been in, on, or around where pretty much the whole band is set up in the control room and the speakers are just mic'd up out in the live room and booths. Sounds like you will be good there. Turn that little room into a booth for seperate items you want to isolate. The only thing that might be a pain in the ass is getting drum sounds while you're in the same room. Go forth and conquer.

3rd March 2006	#2
grahluk Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 554	Sounds like you are on the right track with what's going to work for you. As you said not the most ideal way to go but not unheard of. Daniel Lanois has been known to do it the way you propose on purpose and he certainly doesn't have to. I don't know how many sessions I've been in, on, or around where pretty much the whole band is set up in the control room and the speakers are just mic'd up out in the live room and booths. Sounds like you will be good there. Turn that little room into a booth for seperate items you want to isolate. The only thing that might be a pain in the ass is getting drum sounds while you're in the same room. Go forth and conquer. __________________ "Wow, that's really exciting and new and underground and authentic. Let us take it and bring it into our dark hearts." -John Stewart on marketing.