Ankle Tattoo Blues: Guitars

Guitars have been recorded. I tried adding some drum fills to the rhythm track but kept messing things up, so I decided to just go for it. Rehearsed the parts a couple times, then started rolling.

Track #1 Specs
FX: GentWeep (chorus and distortion). Parameter set to 30.
Pan: 30 to left.
Pickup: Bridge.

Track #2 Specs
FX: CompChr2 (compressed chorus, clean). Factory presets.
Pan: 30 to right.
Pickup: Neck (for mellower sound).

Both tracks were recorded without EQ adjustments. First takes. A few small mistakes (it’s hard to stay relaxed when that red light is on, even in your own home) but nothing worth fixing. Tweaked the EQ after recording; I’ll probably play with those some more after I’ve got the keys and vocals done and have a better idea of the overall mix.

My wife gave a listen, said it didn’t suck. She would tell me if it did.

I’m scheduled for vocals this Tuesday and Thursday night. I’d like to get the keyboard parts down before then. I may record those tomorrow assuming I can play them without screwing up and that they sound okay with the guitars. We’ll see…

On this day…

• 2005: Rehearsals and First Takes — All else being equal, I’d rather rehearse a part to death and nail it on the first take in the [...]
• 2005: Ankle Tattoo Blues: Time Log — Here’s roughly what we have so far (in hours):

  Writing/editing lyrics: 3
  Composing/arranging music: 8
  Programming rhythm/synth tracks: 8
  Rehearsing guitar parts: 6
  Rehearsing keyboard [...]