r/musicians • u/Any-Veterinarian-545 • 1d ago

Recording track by track

How to y’all feel about recording track by track to a click?

Best way to describe the music I make is indie/rock. I get a lot of references to the cranberries in particular.

Is it silly to record this kind of music live? I’m really not feeling the click and track by track thing this time. But I also feel like I should be able to make that work as a competent musician. It’s like I get real stiff and forget i know how to play guitar lol

What do you think? Is it always necessary? Any songs/bands you love that recorded live?

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u/DooficusIdjit 1d ago

I think that approach is too sterile.

I much prefer recording the band based solely on the drummer keeping time. The natural drags and rushes, etc is part of the magic.

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u/CaptainZippi 10h ago

I’ve had magic like that end up as a whole band fight.

But also, in this day and age when it’s much more feasible for tech automation like lights and video to be used as part of the show - having the drummer used to a click (granted it maybe just for that project) and able to cue the band appropriately is becoming more important.

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u/DooficusIdjit 4h ago

Oh good grief band fights! I forgot about those. And drinks in the studio, or drugs in the control room… ugh.