Recording Session - 06/05/08
Submitted: 2008-05-07 09:12:35
Last night (06/05/08) Syst3m 32 were in Betham at a small recording studio called Stonegate Recording (who also have a MySpace). For the two hours we were there we managed to get three tracks recorded, which is pretty good going.It took us a while to find the studio as it is not very big and turned out to be in the middle of nowhere with no sign posts! After asking for directions we finally made it there with a few minutes to spare and were warmly welcomed by Sam, the sound engineer, and began setting our stuff up in the studio.
Bringing our three small amps proved perfect as there was not that much room in the studio, but each amp had it's own microphone so the level could more easily be controlled and the volume wouldn't be an issue. Once we were all set up it was time to get started.
We began by playing through all three tracks we wanted to record so that Sam could get the sound levels all worked out. It was quite a strange sensation hearing yourself through headphones whilst you are playing the music, but it was comfortable and we soon got down to some serious jamming.
After the first set was played through once we went and had a listen to see how things sounded then tweaked one or two things, changed some levels and went back to the sound room and played the three tracks again. After the three this time we felt that Umbrella needed another run through so whilst we were ready we played that one through again and it was absolutely spot on!
Taking our cue from there we thought we'd do the other two through twice each as that had just worked for Umbrella, but it turned out that the next run through of both songs was also perfect and we had our three base tracks recorded!
All that was left to work on was some backing vocals so Harley, Rich and myself took to the studio ourselves and did our best with some backing vocals. Once completed, everything was done and it was just a case of listening to the tracks we had recorded, okaying them, and getting them burnt to CD.
The recording session was a success! Three tracks done in two hours.
So, the moment you have been waiting for! If you want to listen to the recordings (and you have an account with Syst3m 32) you can simply head here and listen to them from our music player. If not I will post the tracks in this blog later on, so if you can't wait, and aren't already registered, sign up now and get them listened!
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- Posted by Alex Hall
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Alex Hall
16 May, 2008
Hi Caron, look forward to hearing from you about that! Thank you for the comments. It was a fun evening that's for sure. Can't wait to get in there again! 
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Caron Harvey
I listened to the songs on music player and they were great, I will be booking you for my birthday party in July as soon as I sort the venue, keep up the good work.