Studio session plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
BACKGROUND INFORMATION. 2
INSTRUMENTATION. 2
RECORDING PROCESSES. 2
REFERNCE TRACKS. 2
SESSION PLAN 1. Drum Track Listings. 3 Microphone Positioning. 3-4
SESSION PLAN 2. Bass Track Listings. 5 Microphone Positioning.
SESSION PLAN 3. Guitar Track Listings. (Rhythm) 5 Microphone Positioning.
SESSION PLAN 4. Guitar Track Listings. (Lead & Overdub) 6 Microphone Positioning.
SESSION PLAN 5. Vocal Track Listings. 7 Microphone Positioning.
SESSION PLAN 6. Drum Mixing. 8 EQUALISATION PLAN.
SESSION PLAN 7. Guitar and Bass Mixing. 9 EQUALISATION PLAN.
SESSION PLAN 8. Vocal mixing. 10 EQUALISATION PLAN.
SESSION PLAN 9. Final mix down and Bounce. 11

Background Information
The band chosen to record is

BAND NAME

Bass Guitar/Lead Vocals JIMMY JIMMYSON
Lead Guitar JESSE JEFFERSON
Rhythm Guitar/Backup vocals DAVE DAVIDSON
Drums TOM THOMPSON

Recording Processes.
MULTI TRACK RECORDING
Track drums to a click track, record bass tracks, record guitar tracks, record vocal tracks, edit and mix drums, edit and mix bass and guitars, edit and mix vocals, create stereo mix filling the entire stereo field, bounce to disk.

Reference Tracks
As Blood Runs Black – In Dying Days
(kick sound, guitar tone)

Session Plan 1
DRUM TRACKING
1x 8 HR SESSION YAMAHA O2R (NO LATER THAN WEEK 8/Friday 8th November)

TRACKLIST & MICROPHONES.

CHANNEL
INSTRUMENT
MICROPHONE
1
KICK
DD112/EV PL33
2
SNARE
SM57/EV PL35
3
TOM 1
SM57/EV PL35
4
TOM 2
SM57/EV PL35
5
TOM 3
SM57/EV PL35
6
OVERHEAD LEFT
RODE NT2A/ EV PL37
7
OVERHEAD RIGHT
RODE NT2A/ EV PL37
8
AMBIENT
RODE NT1A
9
UNUSED
UNUSED
10
UNUSED
UNUSED
11
UNUSED
UNUSED
12
UNUSED
UNUSED

MICROPHONE POSITIONING

KICK – DD112 or EV PL33 positioned inside the kick drum approximately 10cms from where the beater strikes the