Vamika - Session 3 - 15 August 2012

Session times: 08:45pm-10:00pm

Amy and Damien got lost on the way over, so we didn't manage to get much done, but what we did was pretty good.  The plan for tonight was to record bass parts for the tracks we recorded last time.  I set up a pair of CS02 mics against Damien's 4x12 cab.

Heading To Something

After a run through to set levels, it became apparent that it wasn't necessary to mic the amp in stereo.  There have been amps I've recorded before that really were in stereo, but this wasn't one of them.  It only took a couple of takes to get this one down so we moved on to the next song.

Long Way To Venus

This song is quite fast and rocky, so we decided the bass sound needed a bit more punch.  I remembered when we recorded the drums that I took the signal from the line out on the amp, which made Damien sound a bit like Flea from RHCP, so I left the mic in place and plugged in a lead to the line out.  When the toppy signal was mixed with the more rounded, bassy sound from the speaker cab, it was much more like Damien wanted.  After a couple of takes, there were a few places where we needed to punch in.  We also spent a bit of time doing the last note.  When Damien played the run through, he did a really good ending so we tried to emulate that which took a few goes.  There is also a place in the middle where the drums and bass must match.  Damien's take was almost on the beat, but rather than do another half a dozen takes getting it perfect, it was easier to line the bass up with some digital editing.


For the drum sessions, the guitar and bass were recorded on the same channel, so, as we had replaced the bass, the mixdowns I made at the end of the session didn't have any guitar.  This meant the bass was quite loud in the mix so Damien could make sure he was happy with his parts.