Using the metro on a demo

JasonC · Post by **JasonC** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:59 am

Started tracking today on a quicky 4 song demo. I have plans of putting a studio together, but we felt like we needed to spit out a demo now to get shows, etc. Anyway, we're not going to spend much time, just a basic demo.

It's the first time I've recorded my SB spec metro - wet/dry rig with anything other then a room mic for the whole band, and it sound great! Possibly the best sounding scratch tracks I've had - certainly the biggest sounding single track of guitars I've done. We got drums and bass today, and hopefully can get guitars and most of the vocals tommorrow.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:05 pm

Man, it's always the same. You think you've nailed the mix. It sound great in your car or boom box or whatever you use to sanity check with.

It's not until the next day or so that you find that mixing mistake that all of the sudden is sticking out like a sore thumb. Happens every time!

tonejones · Post by **tonejones** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:37 am

Yup,

Heard a recording of a live show I did 2 yrs ago today for a concert series (they put out a CD of original material for each season) and man I heard quite a few I wish I had back!!!

Scary.....that CD gets some pretty good distribution too

JasonC · Post by **JasonC** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:16 pm

I didn't listen to it for a day, and now it's not so bad. Far from perfect, but not so bad. And after all, this is suppose to be a 4 day slapper demo. Two days to track, two to mix. Four songs total.

We've got two more to mix on tuesday.

Recording projects seem to go like this for me. I go in thinking we're going to just get something on tape (or HD now I guess), and as it progresses I get more and more anal about it. I only spent three hours on rhythm tracks and about an hour cutting leads, and my bandmates were totally making fun of me because I didn't like any of the takes I was getting... hell I wasn't even warm yet! Now that we're mixing I really have to resist the temptation to mix over and over and over and over...

tonejones · Post by **tonejones** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:40 pm

I only spent three hours on rhythm tracks and about an hour cutting leads, and my bandmates were totally making fun of me because I didn't like any of the takes

Man I wish I had that kind of time to go back in the studio...

Usually after the bleepin' singers get done fixing their parts I have about 30 min. left to do everything!!!!

Makes me want to institute the following policy:

Singers have to pay for their own overdub/patch time!!!!!

The one exception I can think of is I did a demo about a year back with a cover of the Jet's "Cold Hard Bitch" where I got to double the rhythm thacks with 2 guitars with different amp settings to thicken up the texture (that was fun)

JasonC · Post by **JasonC** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:23 am

Singers have to pay for their own overdub/patch time!!!!!

Hah! That's usually it, but this guy was pretty fast, probably 3 or 4 hours over 2 days. Every other time I've been in the studio it's been hours and hours just trying to get a vocal that works. Not that I'm bitching, I can't sing for shit.

double the rhythm thacks with 2 guitars with different amp settings to thicken up the texture

That's pretty cool. I wanted to be able to play with different tones for the double tracking but there just wasn't time, so it was just the same tone. I even have some parts that I I think my '65 champ would be killer for, but I didn't even bring it. That champ's got a certain vibe that really makes it fun to play.

But the Metro clone totally ruled! Best sounding amp I've ever recorded with.

But the metro clone sounds really great.

JasonC · Post by **JasonC** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:37 pm

Well, here it is: http://momsrocket.com/media.aspx

Remember, this was a 'slapper demo', and there are pleanty of things wrong with it, but what are ya going to do...

dirtydeeds22 · Post by **dirtydeeds22** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:50 pm

Your amp sounds great. Your solo on empty side kind of has a Soundgarden feel. You a Kim Thayill fan?

Nice job
Jeff

JasonC · Post by **JasonC** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:57 pm

Thanks Jeff,

I'm a big fan of Soundgarden, especially in terms of songwriting and arrangement. And Cornell was just off the hook back then.

During that era I was more into shredders like Dime then Kim, but these days I have a new found respect for him. I think he has a way of playing that really rocks people... and that's what it's all about!