I have added a bass track now to my track "Free". Using a Hartke 4 string bass with active pickups, I used the DI part of my Vintech 273 Preamp, passed through the Empirical Labs FATSO for some mild to moderate compression, and then into Pro Tools through my apogee converters. I had originally planned to track through an amp, but this signal path resulted in the right amount of tone and warmth to (1)Be consistent with the guitar track and (2)Fit the vibe of the song. After tuning and a couple of passes through to warm up, I recorded the bass part in a single take, improvising a good portion of the track. I admit to using cut, copy, and paste in a couple of spots, but overall it was a pretty simple track and required little work.
I have not yet recorded the second guitar part for this track. I opted to wait until I had bass and a scratch vocal track done first. This is because the ideas I have for the second guitar part have a lot of lower notes and some "busy" riffs in places, and it is important that the track doesn't conflict with the bass and vocals. So, my next task on this is to do the dummy vocal track, and then move on to the second guitar.
I have also been working on getting a couple of other songs ready for tracking.
This week, I will be in Mastering Mode, working on a project for a good friend. Between that, and a busy schedule with work, family, and church, I won't likely tackle any more tracking on my own project for another week or two.
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