last week on the 50s track for which we did a cover version of elvis hound dog we saved the track we recorded onto the computer. This wasn't what would happen in the 50's but we did it for a couple of reasons. Being firstly we'd needed to be able to put it on a CD or tape and we'd needed to be able to take it to other places to edit or mix - this is because there are problems with travel and I might not be able to make it to the studio so we might have to move. We played around with EQ's that means that we can effect different frequencies. You can alter sound to make it more clear to listen to and balanced. I started to use the original 50s method using a mixing desk but it was difficult to understand EQ this way so we used a computer because you could see visually how you effected the track. After we Eq'd we had to balance the instruments on different tracks so they sounded good together. This was because we could only use two to three tracks (because thats what they had in the 50's) so we had to edit or record those three tracks down to one track (mix them together) so we could have a track free to put the vocals on.
I enjoyed starting to understand how EQ's worked but I still struggle to get it completely - we need to work on it more. I was getting to a point where I could understand it but it then slipped away from me. I wanted to do it but couldn't understand it. When I thought I was close it turned out I wasn't. It was a little frustrating.
The whole day went really well - it got the track mixed down ready for the vocals.
