Happy Accidents

Unclenny · 6th April 2008

Just tracking a new tune to get out around Mother's Day.

Got two nice acoustic guit tracks blended and then realized that I had the click track up a little too much.

Who said to let it bleed??

Anyway, when I tracked the scratch vox I had a very cool line about 'the old clock still ticking in the parlour'....rada rada ra.

So....I'll be dipped if I'm not going to fade the tune out to the click track when it's all said and done.

Now I KNOW some of you guys have better stories that that about sonic 'situations' that ended up working out just right.

DontLetMeDrown · 6th April 2008

Nice. I just finished working on a reggae project. On one of the songs, when the vocalist finished his final chorus he said, "So... brrrrrrr [like a bird sound], that's it bro". I left it in by mistake so it was in the bounce I did that day. I guess they must have showed it to a few people because later when we removed it their friends where saying, "Why did you take out the talking at the end?!?! That shit was cool!"

Of course I ended up putting it back in.thumbsup

BudgetMC · 6th April 2008

I was mixing a version of "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues" that a buddy of mine and I covered on our last CD. He had been having a hard time with the harp tracks, and we had done rather a lot of harp takes.

When I sat down to do a rough mix, I accidentally left two of the takes live, rather than one. Interesting, he played the WHOLE song identically note-for-freakin'-note on the two tracks, except for the second bar of the solo. It was so tight that I didn't even notice... except to think "man, that harp sounds FAT!" Of course, I noticed when the solo came around and the two parts diverged... but it sounded like a very cool harp dual. We kept it that way on the CD. Jason Ricci, a pro harpslinger, heard it and thought it was all done on purpose.

Unclenny · 6th May 2008

So....just finished tracking the tune.

Left the click bleed in.....actually brought it up in places.

Check it out and tell me if it works.

Mother's Day

Digitar · 7th May 2008

Lenny

Be thankful for happy accidents. It worked. You made me think. You made me feel it. Good Job! Time to call Mom.

hogo · 7th May 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unclenny

Just tracking a new tune to get out around Mother's Day.

Got two nice acoustic guit tracks blended and then realized that I had the click track up a little too much.

Who said to let it bleed??

Anyway, when I tracked the scratch vox I had a very cool line about 'the old clock still ticking in the parlour'....rada rada ra.

So....I'll be dipped if I'm not going to fade the tune out to the click track when it's all said and done.

Now I KNOW some of you guys have better stories that that about sonic 'situations' that ended up working out just right.

I know people from the future too...

mikebeck · 7th May 2008

This thread reminded me of working on a dub-like song many years ago tracked to tape, and I had recorded a metronome on one of the tracks. When I called it up later to mix it, I accidentally sent the metronome track to a delay unit, and ended up using it in the song. Sounded sort of like a sidestick by the time I added some distortion to it.
Thanks for the memory!

Unclenny · 10th May 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digitar

Time to call Mom.

Mother's Day

6th April 2008	#1
Unclenny Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Terra Firma Posts: 6,365 Thread Starter	Happy Accidents Just tracking a new tune to get out around Mother's Day. Got two nice acoustic guit tracks blended and then realized that I had the click track up a little too much. Who said to let it bleed?? Anyway, when I tracked the scratch vox I had a very cool line about 'the old clock still ticking in the parlour'....rada rada ra. So....I'll be dipped if I'm not going to fade the tune out to the click track when it's all said and done. Now I KNOW some of you guys have better stories that that about sonic 'situations' that ended up working out just right. __________________ "The main thing is to have a gutsy approach....but use your head." Julia Child "Stop talking about it, get your hands dirty" guitarboy94 "Sometimes invisible are these glistening threads........" Janni Littlepage "Special thanks to STEVE GLEASON......for making me who I am today" Leonard Scaper Leonard Scaper

6th April 2008	#2
DontLetMeDrown Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,789	Nice. I just finished working on a reggae project. On one of the songs, when the vocalist finished his final chorus he said, "So... brrrrrrr [like a bird sound], that's it bro". I left it in by mistake so it was in the bounce I did that day. I guess they must have showed it to a few people because later when we removed it their friends where saying, "Why did you take out the talking at the end?!?! That shit was cool!" Of course I ended up putting it back in.thumbsup __________________ So-Cal Sound Design Last edited by DontLetMeDrown; 6th April 2008 at 12:19 AM.. Reason: sp

6th April 2008	#3
BudgetMC Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Ameliastan Posts: 4,171 1 Review written	I was mixing a version of "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues" that a buddy of mine and I covered on our last CD. He had been having a hard time with the harp tracks, and we had done rather a lot of harp takes. When I sat down to do a rough mix, I accidentally left two of the takes live, rather than one. Interesting, he played the WHOLE song identically note-for-freakin'-note on the two tracks, except for the second bar of the solo. It was so tight that I didn't even notice... except to think "man, that harp sounds FAT!" Of course, I noticed when the solo came around and the two parts diverged... but it sounded like a very cool harp dual. We kept it that way on the CD. Jason Ricci, a pro harpslinger, heard it and thought it was all done on purpose. __________________ Budget MC Productions: Where the Tubes are Hot and the Beer is Cold. Mastering for the People! http://theaudiomc.com

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6th May 2008	#4
Unclenny Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Terra Firma Posts: 6,365 Thread Starter	So....just finished tracking the tune. Left the click bleed in.....actually brought it up in places. Check it out and tell me if it works. Mother's Day

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Digitar Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2008 Location: The Boondocks Posts: 612	Lenny Be thankful for happy accidents. It worked. You made me think. You made me feel it. Good Job! Time to call Mom.

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mikebeck Gear nut Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 132	This thread reminded me of working on a dub-like song many years ago tracked to tape, and I had recorded a metronome on one of the tracks. When I called it up later to mix it, I accidentally sent the metronome track to a delay unit, and ended up using it in the song. Sounded sort of like a sidestick by the time I added some distortion to it. Thanks for the memory!