Lycan Bite Drum/Bass Tracking

This week is a five-day endeavor to record, mix, and master a five-song EP. Today was the first day of recording, which entailed mainly drums. Our original plan was to have both bass and drums recorded, however, there were many unforeseen issues that prevented all of the bass from being tracked.

After getting the drums set up and miked up, the tracking promptly started. For safe measures, we got around three to five takes in case any takes needed to be drastically edited. After the first song was done, we took a bit to get some drum editing done, and in the process, there was strange crackling/hissing in the audio. We initially believed it to be embedded within the audio files, so the drums were retracked for the song. After getting the drums done, the bass was also tracked for the song.

Afterward, we swiftly moved into recording the rest of the tracks for the drums, listening very intently to be sure there was no more noise in the tracks. Once the drums were done, some drum editing was done before getting one last bass track added. During the process, it was finally revealed that something with the elastic audio was creating the crackling sound we had heard earlier in the day. Elastic audio was being used for time purposes, but we found that beat detective would both be ideal and safe. Finally, getting to the bottom of the issue allowed us to record one final bass track for the night, and we’re set up to get moving for the rest of the week.