diy home recording diary, part two: laying down tracks

every tuesday for the next four weeks we'll visit with ryan, the creative force behind mannequin flywalker, and take a peek into the diary of his album recording process.

in week one he discussed introduction, inspiration, and instrumentation. this time it's laying down tracks and getting dirty with effects.

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6 songs - 4 weeks - 8 tracks

Post two: Tracking

In my last recording diary post, I listed out the equipment and influences that inspired me to create something on my own. Now lets get into laying down some tracks. Tracking out songs on your own can either be incredibly fun, or incredibly frustrating, and as a rule of thumb, remember that if your mood starts to sour... if you jumped into everything with just a cup of coffee but didnt get that breakfast burrito, STOP. Take a break, and come back to it. It's also a lot better on your ears if you take the headphones off every 15 or 20 anyways, and that's important, because they are all you have for mastering.

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