Recording Update #1 - Simplify

Well Hello...


Today was the first day of recording that I actually was able to lay down some drum tracks. After hours and hours of trying to set everything set up with the most amount of mics and trying to get as many tracks into the computer as i possibly could, i become absolutely frustrated. Thing after thing went wrong and tensions were mounting and i decided to take a bit of a break before i flipped out and punched something.

After i cooled down a bit, i decided that i really needed to simplify things. I am, in my nature, a minimalist, but for some reason when i get into the studio that all changes and i become the opposite of normal. Finally i just decided to cut down to 4 tracks and changed the mic setup to make things a little simpler. Right away things started working out and i was able to lay down tracks to all but one of the songs on the album.

Simplify, brothers and sisters.

I do find it interesting, this change in my personality when i enter the studio. I know that many other times while recording this record, i'm going to be faced with the same situation...trying to complicate things way too much, and eventually i will take a step back and re-think things. If only i could just save all that time and skip the first part......

Anyways, things (now) are flying along pretty fast, and i should be starting to record guitar parts within a week or so. As for now, i'm going to finish watching this episode of the cosby show and then make my way to bed.

Thanks for reading,

Eric Michael Braun