The PRESS RELEASE CD in the Recording Studio

Hey there Speedsters!
Now that the book is released and selling well, it's time to finish the companion CD with clues and meanings that complement the book. Today was fun-filled with tracking for the song Can't Be Trusted. Since I am doing everything myself from writing the songs, playing all the instruments, doing all the vocals blah blah blah, I am using an old trick of recording a backing track. This is a track where basically the whole song is played on guitar or keyboard or whatever with a drum tick track to keep it all in time. Then, I can go back an record and equalize every single track to do the pigeon hole mixing.

I use an AKAI DPS12 for the recording. It is a 12 track discreet deck with many virtual tracks and even though it's a few years old it still works great. And it's usually not the gear that makes a crappy recording, it's the engineer and artist. So, I have no one to blame but me.

I am working on getting the guitar sound just right which is really a challenge without having the soundproofed acoustics of a real studio. Sounds bounces like a big dog and it has to be really controlled. I do some direct recording, too, but nothing beats the sound of a tube amp screaming and a really good mic picking up every nuance. Tomorrow I am going to try to get the sound down. It will probably take most of the day. Then, I have to record. A lot of foot punching in is expected.

I will be using my trusty G&L ASAT Classic. My Dad got this at the factory years ago and was kind enough to let me use it. It has that great Telecaster sound and the action is down and easy. 

I will keep y'all posted and hope to post some rough sound clips soon so you can critique and help me through the process.

Keep Speedin'!