"Great!" After the film screening ended and the lights in the screening room came back on, Xiao Yao took the lead in standing up and applauding heartily. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe other band members and Keith also applauded in admiration.

"Thank you," director Danny Gray smiled politely and said to Xiao Yao, "I hope your theme song can make me say the same thing, I look forward to your performance." ”

"Well, we'll work hard to make sure that this movie doesn't lose its luster because of the theme song. Xiao Yao said confidently.

"Now that you've seen the original movie, I haven't heard the official studio version of your band's song. Ron continued, "So when are you going to go into the studio to record? Have you contacted the studio? If not, we have a professional studio in this studio, and I can be the producer of your song." ”

"With Keith, I won't bother you. Xiao Yao smiled, "Yesterday I agreed with Keith, using their "daydream" recording studio, he produced it for us. Last night we had agreed on an arrangement for the official studio version, which was not much different from the live version, and we would go to his studio in a moment to record it. ”

"Well, Keith is a good producer, so I'm not going to fight him. I just don't have anything to do today, can I go with us? I want to see the scene of your recording with my own eyes. Ron nodded, then made a request.

"Keith's territory, he's in charge. Xiao Yao shrugged his shoulders and kicked the ball to Keith.

"Of course I won't turn down your old friend. But since you're gone, you can't just be a spectator, you have to be obliged to help me. Keith smiled and nodded.

"Since you're going to the studio with you," Danny Gray said to Ron, "I'll leave the rest to you, I'll just wait and see how it works." I still have something to do, so I'll leave first. With that, Danny gestured to Keith and the rest of the band and walked away.

After the director left, producer Duran Waco also left because of something. On the contrary, the producer's son, voice actor James Wako, was more idle, and when he heard that they were going to Keith's studio to record, he also asked to join in the fun.

He had already heard from his father's mouth just now that the few people who came to see the film this time were the theme song writers that Ron was going to adopt. At first, he thought that his father was talking about Keith Craig, and that the young people who were about his age were just the younger generations Keith had brought to the world. Listening to Ron's meaning, these young people are clearly a band, and the theme song that Ron wants is the song of their band, but Keith is just an escort.

In addition to this, what surprised James even more was that in this band with whites, blacks, Mexicans and Chinese Americans (he thinks Xiao Yao is Chinese), it seems that the Chinese is the boss and soul of the whole band, all the communication is done by him, and it seems that there is no need to discuss the decisions with the other members at all, and the other members will not object to what he says.

In the United States, it seems that such a band has never been seen before. So James Waco was interested in going and having fun with us to see what the band was really like.

Keith looks at Ron's face, and Ron looks at producer Duran's face, so naturally he will not refuse James's request to be an audience.

James Duran is twenty years old this year, and he is not much different from Xiao Yao in terms of age, which can be regarded as the same age. His father is a film producer, and he has also been in the entertainment industry since he was a child. However, the producer is not a star after all, and he is not a second-generation star, so he doesn't have any star shelves. He took the initiative to sit in Keith's car and talked to Xiao Yao, who was very interested.

James asked Xiao Yao a lot of questions, which basically did not involve privacy and content that needed to be kept secret, and Xiao Yao satisfied James's curiosity very well.

By the time Keith arrived at his studio, James had already learned that they were just a non-professional band of middle school students, and Xiao Yao himself was not Chinese at all, but a national exchange student from China. James was even more surprised, and he was even more excited about the performance of the student band in the studio.

Professional recording studios are generally dimly lit and the environment is relatively closed. Such a setup helps the recording engineer and the singer and musician to focus on the sound. But at the same time, it will also make people who have been in the studio for a long time feel more or less depressed and nervous. When recording some parts with a slower rhythm and more stable emotions, such an environment can sometimes help the singer perform better. And when recording the part that is more high-pitched and fast-paced, it will have some negative effects. But what they wanted to record was just a high-pitched rock song.

Xiao Yao has been in the professional recording studio a lot of times, and his performance is quite normal, but the other members of the band began to get nervous the moment they stepped into the recording studio.

"Relax, don't be too nervous," Xiao Yao could easily see everyone's nervousness from the expressions and slightly stiff movements of the band members, and smiled and comforted: "Just come like we did when we rehearsed before." ”

When recording songs in the studio, the vocals and instrumental voices are generally recorded separately. Usually, the accompaniment of the instrument is recorded first.

Keith, who also saw the nervousness of the band members, did not come up and start recording, but asked the band members to practice the music a few times first, familiarizing themselves with the instruments in the studio, and at the same time relieving their tension.

After all, it was a week of continuous rehearsal of the song, and everyone had a good inertia of playing the song, although there were some small problems with the rhythm due to tension during the practice several times, there was nothing wrong with the melody tone.

After the practice, it's time for the official recording. Probably seeing that everyone cooperated with each other more tacitly, Keith did not record a single instrument and a track, but recorded the entire performance of the band on a single track.

Due to the power of the habit, the recording of the instrumental accompaniment was relatively smooth, and after five recordings, Keith was satisfied that he was okay.

The next step is to start recording vocals. In the recording studio, there is a big difference between the sound you hear from the monitor headphones and the voice you usually hear, and due to the special acoustic environment of the studio and the equipment used during recording, the sound without reverberation and echo will make people feel that the sound becomes very dry.

When recording songs in the studio, any bit of pitch, rhythm, breath, and even a little emotional change of the singer will be recorded by the recording equipment without modification, so many people will feel that their voice is not good and they can't sing well when recording, which will affect their mood and state. However, most of the experienced and excellent singers can overcome these disadvantages and complete the recording efficiently.

And Xiao Yao is an experienced and excellent singer with great efficiency. Sarmeon, George, and Mike are mainly backing vocals and chorus, and there are not too many places to speak, so at the end of the recording, it becomes that Dean is the only one who is still recording his solo part.

This situation aggravated Dean's nervousness, and the performance was even more unsatisfactory.

"Dean, this sentence has just been broken, and there is still a problem with the pitch, do it again, pay attention to the accompaniment. Keith said to Dean for the nth time, and there was already some emotion in his tone.

In fact, Keith was mentally prepared for the difficulty of directing a non-professional student band, but Xiao Yao performed too well and completed it quickly, in contrast, Keith's patience with Dean also disappeared a little faster.

Seeing that Dean blushed and had finished his singing part, Xiao Yao, who appeared next to Keith in the operation room, couldn't help but lean in front of the microphone and said to Dean: "Dean, don't be too nervous." For a pure newcomer to the studio for the first time, you're already doing well. ”

"But... I'm the only one here. Dean said with a bitter look at the empty recording room.

In order not to interfere with Dean's recording, distract him. The four people who had already finished recording their vocals left the studio at Keith's request and came to the operation room to watch.

"That's because Sam and they just sang and sang together, and they didn't have much to record. And I'm afraid I've been to the studio more times than your band has performed on stage before. I have more experience than you, don't compare with me, don't have a burden in your heart. ”

"I tried my best. Dean nodded, but his expression didn't relax much.

"Pitch! You can retouch and make up for it in post-production, but you can't be too bad. Keith said again unsatisfied.

"Keith, why don't you take a break, I'll take you for a while. Xiao Yao suggested to Keith.

"You, will you?" said Keith, looking up at Xiao Yao suspiciously.

"Yes," Xiao Yao nodded, "My father is also a music producer, and I have a recording studio at home, and my father has taught me how to operate these equipment." As for Dean's coaching, you've said enough about singing skills. I think his biggest problem right now is nervousness. ”

"You're his idol," Xiao Yao pointed to Dean who was a glass away and continued, "He's already very excited and nervous just standing in front of you, let alone singing." I think he should be able to relax a little bit when he faces me. ”

"Am I being too strict with him?" Keys said a little embarrassed when he heard Xiao Yao say this, "No way, that's how I work." ”

"Strict, not harsh. Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "Strictness is a good thing, which shows your serious attitude towards music." It's just that what Dean needs more now is relaxation. It's not your problem that you can't relax in the face of idols, it's his. ”

"Well, I agree with you. Keith nodded, got up and gave up his position to Xiao Yao, and stood in a position where Dean couldn't see on the side of the glass window.

Under the surprised and curious eyes of several other people, Xiao Yao sat in front of the mixer, skillfully operated, and then placed the desktop microphone that was talking to Dean in front of him, and said to Dean on the other side of the glass: "Dean, now I'll help you record." For a while, you start with the fourth phrase, and when you sing, you have to be emotionally high-pitched, but you should try to relax as much as possible, and think about how we performed during rehearsals and on the school celebration stage. ”

Seeing Xiao Yao sitting in front of the mixing console, Dean was also very surprised, but it was not so incredible to think that Xiao Yao had said that his father was also a music producer, so it was not so incredible that he would do this.

Dean was indeed very nervous when facing Keith, especially now that he was the only one in the recording studio, and it was normal for him to perform poorly in front of his idols, and to suffer from gains and losses. Xiao Yao is different, after all, he is a person who has lived in the same room for three months, and he is a very familiar friend. Seeing Xiao Yao sitting across from him, the expression on Dean's face relaxed a lot. Remembering that Xiao Yao gave him guidance during the rehearsal, and then he had a very good performance on the school celebration stage, Dean's confidence also increased a lot.

People relaxed, confidence came up, and the effect of the recording improved. So Dean's recording efficiency also came up. Seeing Xiao Yao's confident and skillful operation in front of the mixing console, and Dean's performance in the recording room was obviously much better, Keith simply stood by and watched, allowing Xiao Yao to record all the vocals of Dean.

Xiao Yao's performance in front of the mixer just now can only be decent compared to Keith Craig, but considering his identity and age, it is very commendable.

"I think Bill Justin should be glad you're not American, otherwise BJ wouldn't be what it is. Keith shook his head and sighed. (To be continued.) )