Your tricks for recording alone

[Smash]

A good wank before the session does wonders…

Then all the creativity runs into the keyboard

 

[Brandonrz]

I typically use my guitar pro like app. Tab out guitar, drums, and bass. Import my drums to superior drummer, and bass to euro bass. Then I track guitars. Works real well for hammering out tracks quickly. Drums are sweet but the bass was a game changer for me especially when things get chaotic on drums. Just edit my presets to sound more realistic than the stock settings and wala.

 

[skoora]

Zen….”This riff idea took about 30mins from inception to (semi) completion. Pretty boring with no lead guitar or vocal... but it's the beginnings of a song, sounds fine and will happily sit on a HDD unfinished for years to come”

Oh how I can relate to that…?

 

[skoora]

To me getting a tone is what inspires the riff idea idea. For me doing a D.I. with basic sounds in parallel and re-amping later is counter intuitive to what inspires the initial idea for me. But I’m in no hurry these days to add to the 80 odd files I have hanging around from my creative spurt from 95-2002…?

 

[RaceU4her]

To me getting a tone is what inspires the riff idea idea.

This is why I have so much gear. I like waking up in the morning, choosing any random guitar, amp, speaker, and mic and seeing what comes out when I start jamming. I hear something cool and all I do hits hit record. I could never be a one guitar/rig dude

 

[midnightlaundry]

Here's a quick demo I threw together a while back.

Fuck yeah!

 

[Monkey Man]

Then all the creativity runs into the keyboard

So that's what that stuff is.

Thanks for the pro tip bro'.