This week we were recording the bass for the track, played by Ross.
Callum and James Woodliffe were in charge of setting up the mics this week.Two mics were used to record the bass, The AKG 414 and AKG D112, and both were placed close to the amp facing the centre. Initially we tested to see which mic would sound the best, but we ended up using both. In addition the bass was also connected to a DI box, which was then connected directly to the amp.
This week Olie was on desk and Daniel was on Pro Tools, so it was his job to add the two mics and DI channels into the Pro Tools session we created last week, and colour code all of the bass channels to separate them from the drum tracks and the guide tracks.
Ross played the bass from the desk room; however the amp was placed in the dead room. On the first recording, Ross played up to the solo section of the song with no problems; however the solo section needed to be re-recorded. To do this, instead of re-recording the entire song, we re-recorded that specific section using a pre-roll, which gives Ross time to get his bearings before playing. We also had to do the same with the song ending as Ross ended abruptly first time when the last note is normally supposed to ring out.