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8 simple steps to your own album.
Tuesday, 15 April 2008 14:33

1. Make good songs. Watch out for the drama triangle. Somewhere in this section, there is a perfect spot for the verb »to practice«. This phase is the most important in the entire process; or as said by Matej[aBox]: »Practice makes perfect and perfection makes great records«

2. Set aside a proper timeslot and embark upon drum and bass recording without panic; new drum heads and old bass strings wanted. Metronome is your friend – when its sound is embedded in your subconscious, it is time to move on to aBox [Matej Grginič].

3. If you are equipped with a sufficient number of guitars, amps, effects, microphones, nerves and you are blessed with an unlimited supply of working hours, you yourself can enter the adventure best titled:”Hey, what if we recorded the guitars ourselves?”

4. Because we half-ignored point 1 [see point 1], we had to include the editing of the recorded material which was done by Rok Koritnik [Polestar studio], where we also recorded the vocal parts.

5. At this point, it is welcome to be satisfied with the recorded material – if you’re not, you can return to point 1 or use minor cosmetic corrections. The cosmetic line has, in our case, included the following additions: shaker, tambourine, duck tape, water, pips, Theremin, pyrotechnic means…

6. You’ve come so far. It’s time to put the burden on someone else’s shoulders. The responsibility for mixing has fallen on Andrej Hrvatin [Satoration studio].

7. Because you want your record to be cosmopolitan even before it is released, you send it to USA where it is mastered by Carl Saff [Saff mastering]. From here on, you can use the phrase: «They have made a breakthrough outside of the borders of Slovenia. «

8. Your record should be completed by now. Make sure that the content is accompanied with an appropriate symbolic interpretation, print enough copies and wish your record an easy take off.

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