mikeyhanson
Silver Member
I was talking with a buddy over the weekend, and the topic of drummers and their level of participation in the recording process came up. He has met [and I have too] quite a few drummers who, once they've laid their tracks down, are essentially finished with their part of the process and they leave the rest up to others to mix, etc.
I've always been the opposite, as I got the studio bug when I was pretty young, and chose it as my favorite thing to do in music, so I like to participate from the pre-through-post stages.
Where does your participation in the studio/recording process end?
Do you take interest in, or have opinions on, the other musicians' contributions or do you mostly focus on your own ideas?
Once the drums are tracked, are you done?
How flexible to other ideas and on-the-spot suggestions are you willing to be when recording?
Do you prefer the earlier takes or the later ones?
I've always been the opposite, as I got the studio bug when I was pretty young, and chose it as my favorite thing to do in music, so I like to participate from the pre-through-post stages.
Where does your participation in the studio/recording process end?
Do you take interest in, or have opinions on, the other musicians' contributions or do you mostly focus on your own ideas?
Once the drums are tracked, are you done?
How flexible to other ideas and on-the-spot suggestions are you willing to be when recording?
Do you prefer the earlier takes or the later ones?