Adding another guitar track
After some careful listening, I felt it was necessary to replace the MIDI guitar patch that was backing the piano (chords) with a real guitar. Thought I could get away with it, but when real instruments are added, the ones being “synthesized” really stick out. So this is the way it goes, it’s very iterative, but I just received the preview track and thought I’d post it herein to show you how this stuff gets reviewed. You’ll notice on this recording that the newly added rhythm guitar, the strumming sound, is turned way up.
Preview of Newly Added Rhythm Guitar
That’s simply to ensure the track itself is correct. The studio will next send a completed high-quality audio file and I’ll import this into the mixing software – known in music speak as a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). I’m still trying to size up the audience that is visiting my humble little site, so trying to keep the technical speak down to a minimum. I’ve been asked so often how one of these projects come together so this one is pretty much laid out chronologically from concept thru completion.
We’re about ready to move into the mixing and production phase, but before that, I’ll take some time to add my piano solos and few other spices. I’ll most likely be changing the piano itself, meaning I’ll use a higher quality piano sample. The one you’ve been hearing up to this point is coming straight out of my Kawai MP8 controller; not bad, but certainly not fantastic so stay tuned… this should be coming together within the next few days.
