Studio update

On Dec 7th 2008
We started setting up for drum tracking at 6pm till 10pm
and did a few test tracks for mic placement reference.

Dec 8th
We started working on the track at 3pm but had to deal with a few tech issues,
so after we worked out the problems at about 5:30pm we were ready for tracking.
Ace knocked out 12 drum tracks (12 songs) in 5 hours (5:30pm-11:00pm)

Dec 10th through Dec 14th
I start mixing and cleaning up drum tracks in my studio,
on average about 8 hours a day.
So a total of about 37 hours of drum work including the 5 hour drum tracking.

Dec 15th - Dec 17th
Checking my guitar tone, fingers start bleeding ... about 10 hours of just fucking with
mic placement, EQs, checking final tone at the mastering stage.

Dec 18th - Dec 19th
Henry comes over with Ace!
Me and Henry start setting up Bass for Tracking at 8:00pm.
We had a few tech issues but resolved them at about 10:00pm,
So official tracking from 10:30pm and worked all night till 6:00 am.
Session from 8pm-6am, Seven and a half hours of bass tracking for 12 songs.
It was a long night but time just flew by, Very fun.


Studio work hour break-down: about 47 hours! :( Still have to edit bass, Track my guitar
and Monstars guitar, Main Vocals, Chorus vocals, Backup vocals, and mixing and mastering.
Cutting a 12 song album and doing all the mastering/mixing/engineering/editing
by myself takes up alot of time, but well worth it especially when working with awesome people.
This is about the journey not the destination, but luckily the journey leads to a full-length album :P




Dec 19th
Writing this blog to keep you all updated with whats going on with us.

Im going to need to take a couple of days before i start editing the bass tracks
and start guitar tracking. Ear fatigue... fingers almost healed... guitar tracking very soon.


Well another blog without all the filler, just basic robot information.
I would like to elaborate on the experience of the session but as you just read,
i have been very busy.