This is why I have a home studio. If I went to a pro studio, they’d throw me the hell out!

That being said, I am wondering how to manage takes from loop recording. Seems like the temptation is to rack up 20 takes that will be difficult, if not impossible to manage in the editing stage. I am using Sonar, and the takes just pile up on the same track, making them really hard to analyze separately. I’m sure there’s a setting I could change that would place these takes somewhere else, right?

I have been recording a local singer/songwriter lately and storing her vocal takes as an extension of the same track, separated by a few seconds that I cut out later. Then I can create a comp quickly and easily after auditioning the three or four pieces.

Currently I record as many takes as necessary to get a perfect take (one that sounds best to my ears).

I have a ton of hard drive space, so I’m not concerned about filling up my hard drive. And I ‘houseclean’ regularly, to get rid of takes that don’t cut the mustard.

This is inefficient if you consider Pro Tools’ editing abilities, and considering I have very little time to spend recording. But until I learn to effectively use the editing power of Pro Tools the best approach for me is to continue to make as many takes as is required.

Once I learn how to edit and ‘punch in’, etc., then my time will be better spent editing instead of making additional takes.

Unfortunately Pro Tools is not something that is learned overnight so I will have to work somewhat inefficiently before I can start to work more efficiently, etc.

Stu

I’ll then proceed into doubling, harmonies and ad-libs. I rarely have the singer come back in at a later date to fix things. If I do it, it’s only if they insist. It’s difficult to match the feeling and the conditions of the original recording, and I feel that this makes the newer sections stand out too much.

Cheers!