This week me and Ben looked more in depth at my production plan and how to focus on certain types of research before my recording sessions. This way I can go into my recording sessions with a clearer idea of how to hit my learning outcomes. For example, because I had my bass recording session the next day, that night I looked at how different producers apply different techniques to improve the sound of their bass production. Doing this advanced research will also help me when recording guitars, vocals, mixing and mastering.

I also showed Ben the track I worked on with Dave back in May and the drum takes I’d captured during my recording session a few days earlier. This was a good way for Ben to get an idea of how the project was sounding and to give some advice on how to improve the sound of what I’d captured so far. One thing he suggested was that it might useful to use some samples over the snare to help thicken it up and to help it sit in the mix.