DAY
11 – April 5 RECORDING THE
NEW CD
…another technical start to
the day and then we started
working on lead vocals with
Bernie. We got to a certain
part of the first song and
we tried out the chorus for
a blend of harmonies. We
then had to rethink how we
could get the best out of
the chorus and eventually we
found the answer in a strong
two part.
Mike Paxman the producer and
Chris West the engineer have
got to find the best way to
record Bernie’s voice and
how they can get the best
performance out of him for
all of the songs. It takes a
while to do this. With the
music it was different
because Mike was with us
everyday in the rehearsal
room honing the parts of
each song so he really
understood what we all
wanted but when you get
exposed in the studio for
the first time on the
microphone it is only then
you really hear the nuances
in the voice and understand
how to best record it.
Once this is done it is
plain sailing so there is a
learning curve here to get
the best results but it
should not take long. Trevor
popped in with his son to
add a small bass part and
then after dinner went home
again. Phil and I are trying
to finalise the final lyric
so we are all busy bees here
today. Bernie finished with
a really good vocal and it
has been a very productive
day so ‘appy days! Time to
wind down and get an early-ish
night.