Drums, Drums, and More Drums...
This past weekend was very productive in terms of recording for my new "praise & worship" CD. My pal Roger Lewis (an amazing drummer, by the way) and I recorded drum tracks for the 8 remaining songs, and also re-recorded drum tracks for 3 of the previously recorded songs. I am very pleased with the sound quality of the new drum tracks - they sound great even before adding effects and EQ. Part of it is due to the fact that I am getting better at recording drums, since I've now done it a few times, and the other part is due to the fact that Roger has a brand new custom-built Bronwyn drum kit. Maple drums tend to sound amazing, especially when recorded. I would like to re-record a few other songs that we had previously cut the drums tracks for last November, as well as adding percussion tracks.
Regarding the other instrumentation tracks, only "scratch" tracks of the rhythm (and some lead) guitars have been recorded, mainly as an aid for vocals and drums. Some of the "scratch" tracks are worth keeping; however, I will for the most part re-record the guitar tracks as well, which should be relatively easy now that drums have been added (recording guitar tracks alone without any musical accompaniment besides a metronome can be rather difficult at times). Don still has to add bass tracks to the recordings, which I would like to complete sometime in the near future (pending on his insanely busy schedule). Lead vocal and some background vocal tracks are for the most part complete, although I would like to re-record several of them, especially since I now own a professional studio microphone designed specifically for recording vocals.
Here's a summary of what has been recorded so far:
Guitars - July, August 2006 - all songs
Lead & Background Vocals - August 2006 - all songs except "Only A God Like You" (recorded December 2006)
Drums - November 2006:
- Ain't No Rock
- Better Is One Day
- Days Of Elijah
- Forever
- Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing)
- Meet With Me
- Only A God Like You
- Romans 16:19 (Be Excellent At What Is Good)
Drums - February 2007:
- Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
- Great Things
- Joy
- Praise Medley
- Victory In Jesus
- We Fall Down
- When I Think About You
- You Are Holy
- Days Of Elijah
- Only A God Like You
- Romans 16:19 (Be Excellent At What Is Good)
That sums up the progress made thus far. Keep checking back for further updates regarding all of the albums I am currently working on.
Until next time!