This week we recorded any extra parts that we needed. For us that included backing vocals, a keyboard part and the guitar solo. To record the backing vocals, we used an AKG C414 (as we did with the main vocals), and set the polar pattern to omni-directional. We did this because we had three people singing the backing vocals at once, so setting the microphone to pick up less of a direct sound would pick up the three vocalists more. It was my job to talk to be in control of the talkback microphone this week, meaning I would be talking to the people that were recording. We didn’t have enough headphones for all three vocalists, so it was hard to communicate via the talkback intercom. All-in-all the recording went well, and the vocalists managed to hit the correct pitch.

When recording the keyboard, we had to attempt to remember back to our first assessment in order to try and use the patch-bay. We used two jack leads to set the keyboard up as a stereo input, and had to turn the piano volume up high with a low gain on the desk, in order to prevent a buzzing sound that occurred when they gain was high. It is likely that the piano will be low in the mix, and will just be there to add to the overall timbre of the song.

We also recorded the guitar solo which Danny had written. We had a high gain on the amplifier, and used a Shure SM57 and an Electro Voice RE20 to mic up the amplifier. We also used an AKG C414 as a room microphone. The gain on the desk had to be turned up to full on all three tracks as the sound source was relatively quiet. We also re-recorded the overdubbed guitar that is in the track because we didn’t like the first recording of it. We added more distortion to it and tuned the guitar to Drop D, rather than Drop C.