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| Tom reveals some of the methods he used in
making Waiting For The Big One. "I recorded all of the instruments and vocals into a Windows computer running Cubase 5.1. The 11 tracks took over 3 years to record and mix. Because this takes more time than recording a group of simpatico musicians, the hats of engineer, producer and artist must be interchanged frequently. This is probably the most difficult part; ensuring that the chorus has a singable hook, the song creates and holds interest and the Bass drum sounds good with the Bass guitar" "Some songs were written before recording, others grew as the instruments went down and at least one was recorded 3 times to sound right. The recording equipment is seductive. It can make you want to record something -anything- even if it’s not ready. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing but a riff could sound interesting while it’s being recorded but be in an awkward key to sing" Gear of note: Dynaudio BM6 Monitors, Echo Gina soundcard, Dell P3-500 w/128 Megs, Larrivee Bass, Korg N265 synth, Fender F95 acoustic, Mackie 1202 mixer (monitoring only), dbx 576 preamp/comp, TC-Helicon Voiceworks and VoiceOne, Digitech Studio 5000 |