This week me and Ben spent quite a bit a time looking at how the tracks were coming along with regards to the tracking/production process.

Specifically, when I showed Ben my work so far, the main thing we focused on were the vocals mainly because I had only recorded them the night before and they hadn’t been edited. We both agreed that all the tracks would benefit from some comping as well as some pitch adjustments via melodyne due to some tuning issues. Ben also recommended that I complete all of the comping and tuning before tracking the backing vocals so that Dave can pitch to them better. We also discussed some different production techniques I could use on the vocals such as reverb, delay and automation to help it sit in the mix better.

I also spoke to Ben about some of the EQ issues I was having with a guitar track on one of the tracks, the main issue being that the low/low mids were fluctuating quite heavy when different notes were being played. He suggested that it might be a good idea to go as far as automating the EQ thoughout the track or to use a multi-band compressor to combat this.