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DaveJes1979 · 3rd October 2003

Hmmmm...you all have made me rethink this.

Well, I certainly am NOT in any position creatively to do a 1/2 day drum session in any studio. My album is kind of only an EP-sized project right now, but it is a progressive "concept" project - in other words, there is constant restructuring of the songs. These are not 3.5 minute verse/chorus/bridge/verse chorus songs that I could chug out in a single studio session.

That being said, I think I will go ahead and record some "scratch" drums on the MOTU firewire box (828mk2) which will run me $750. The Cubase platform is already a given, so that won't add to the cost over a Digi-solution. Its 8 channel and looks pretty solid compared to the cheaper M-Audio type stuff.

When the time comes, and the structuring and creative production is all done, I'll see about replacing the scratch drums with some solid drum tracks recorded in a real studio. I might do the same thing for some of the vocals, as well as fine-tuning the mix and adding exotic ($$$) FX. In and out of the studio in 1-2 days if I do it right.

3rd October 2003	#11
DaveJes1979 Gear addict Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 396 Thread Starter	Hmmmm...you all have made me rethink this. Well, I certainly am NOT in any position creatively to do a 1/2 day drum session in any studio. My album is kind of only an EP-sized project right now, but it is a progressive "concept" project - in other words, there is constant restructuring of the songs. These are not 3.5 minute verse/chorus/bridge/verse chorus songs that I could chug out in a single studio session. That being said, I think I will go ahead and record some "scratch" drums on the MOTU firewire box (828mk2) which will run me $750. The Cubase platform is already a given, so that won't add to the cost over a Digi-solution. Its 8 channel and looks pretty solid compared to the cheaper M-Audio type stuff. When the time comes, and the structuring and creative production is all done, I'll see about replacing the scratch drums with some solid drum tracks recorded in a real studio. I might do the same thing for some of the vocals, as well as fine-tuning the mix and adding exotic ($$$) FX. In and out of the studio in 1-2 days if I do it right.