So I thought this would be a good blog post to set for what is coming next. I currently have around 7 weeks until my hand-in is due. I’ve spent a lot of time on this first project and also working 3 days a week. It’s been difficult to output the same amount of work that I previously have been doing.
I believe I am at a point now where I’ve done enough reading and reflecting. I have created ten instrumentals, tested techniques and really pushed myself as far as I can. I want to now being project 2 which will be a piece of work that is reflecting my Dissertation title, using the same sources and a few more.
So I had a session with my friend barns, he needed to record 5 tracks for his EP he wants to drop, as I have been learning about recording and will soon record vocals on all the instrumentals I thought it would be good to use him as practice for what is to come and refine my process.
I was lucky enough to receive this Aston Halo vocal shield for untreated rooms during my PRS Funding to help with recording in bedroom home studios. We set up the mic shield and new mic stand I bought that could hold it. And a pop shield. I then recorded it into my UAD Apollo Twin X. Setting Levels correctly and making sure the take was good, like how I read in the recording secrets for the home studio book.
Next, I organised the session and exported the tracks as stems for him to mix. It helped a lot to do this.
So the next step is to rap, mix, artwork. Finished. I can do this slowly over the next two months, record features and then it’s done. For now, it’s time to switch focus to the number two project to submit.