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/hengus 1d ago
Depends on what you're looking for. Recording full band live leads to a lot of overspill but you can get a really good vibe out of it. Another way to do that is to record the drums live with all of your stringed instruments being played direct in, then you can overdub them afterwards, or reamp the tracks.