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Separate separations of one instrument after another without interfering with each other; One instrument is recorded in separate tracks with the other instruments – both of which are commonly used, and Ye Zi used the latter method to record the album for "Magnolia". Another method that was not commonly used, which was actually the most common method of recording a few decades ago, was to record the entire band in sync. In the early days, mono music products were recorded, and later they were developed into two-channel stereo music products, all of which were recorded at one time. Now, with the continuous advancement of technology, it is also possible to record each instrument in separate tracks, of course, without separate tracks, depending on the needs of the album and the arrangement of the recording engineer.

Each of these three methods has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Like the last time the "Magnolia Band" recorded "You at the Same Table" for Ye Zi, Ye Zi used the first method, one instrument was recorded separately, and then the other instruments were recorded one by one, without interfering with each other. The advantage of this approach is that each instrument is recorded with great care and no blurring, but the finished product doesn't sound like the overall feel of an orchestra. Even if it is carefully corrected in post-production, it will still make people sound a little unnatural. There is no problem with using this method to record a simple song accompaniment, because the main body of the song is the singer's singing, and the band plays the role of accompaniment, and the requirements for integrity are not so high.

But it would be inappropriate to record a band in this way.

In the orchestra's works, the singing does not belong to the main body of the work, it is just the most direct "saying" of the work, and more and deeper content is actually hidden in the performance of each instrument. Each instrument used in the orchestra's work has its own importance, which is basically irreplaceable, and the various instruments will influence each other and affect each other. If you use the first method of recording, all the instruments are faintly disconnected from each other, and it is difficult to form a unified feeling of "one band", which is a complete failure for a single orchestra piece.

Therefore, when recording the band's work, no recording engineer will choose the first method for recording, and the second method that Ye Zi is now using is the most commonly used.

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It stands to reason that the most important thing to use in a band's work is to record the whole band (including the singing) together, so that the overall feeling of the recording, the feeling of the scene, the improvisation (for example, jazz songs require the singer to improvise), etc., will be the best, which is a bit like a live concert in the studio. However, this method not only requires the recording equipment to meet a certain level of requirements, but also has extremely high requirements for musicians, singers and recording engineers, performance and singing standards, recording technical requirements, tacit understanding between each other, etc.

In a modern society that is becoming more and more fast-paced and commercial, such an approach is time-consuming, laborious and costly – imagine inviting a fifteen-member string orchestra to record for ten days and a half (and possibly more) to record along to see how expensive it can be. And ordinary fans can't fully distinguish the mystery, so of course it will be gradually abandoned by profit-seeking record companies. Occasionally, when you need to advertise your strength, you will take it out and use it.

No way, this is the status quo, so let's just talk about the second most commonly used method, take the recording of Huang Zhijian, who is now at an impasse, as an example.

Ye Zi recorded Huang Zhijian's lead guitar, and according to this method, it was arranged like this: Huang Zhijian played alone in a separate recording studio, Ye Zi recorded in separate tracks outside, and musicians such as Yang Zhengming and Lao Dai performed live "accompaniment" for Huang Zhijian in other recording studios.

When recording, just like a regular rehearsal and performance, you have your own teammates playing at the same time, so the sense of linkage and collaboration between the various instruments in the works recorded using this method will be greatly enhanced, and the overall sense of the orchestra will be very prominent.

This is one of the most requested features for recording a band's work.

But there is a problem with this kind of recording, and that is that it is better to record all the instruments in one day. Everyone knows that when recording vocals, it is best to record all of them in one day, rather than recording a little today and a little more tomorrow, which will cause dissonance in the whole song. Because the singer's voice state is different every day, it will lead to changes in timbre, although the timbre change of the same singer is not very obvious, but the front and back are spliced together, and senior fans can hear the traces of song splicing at once. Even if ordinary fans don't have enough ear power to hear the difference, they will feel that something is not quite right.

This is something that almost a little more experienced fans will know, and the same is true for recording instruments.

Let's just say that the electric guitar is good, when I play today, the tuning of the electric guitar is a little tighter, and the sound of the electric guitar will be slightly brighter and sharper at the same pitch; Tomorrow the tuning is a little looser, and the tone will be softer and calmer, and that's the difference.

This difference can be confused in the accompaniment of the song, which can be confused after careful modification, but in the orchestra's work, the instrumental performance occupies a large proportion, and it is also the part that the recording engineer focuses on adjusting, which cannot be mixed up in any way.

Then, it becomes inevitable to complete the recording in one day, otherwise you have to start all over again.

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Some people will ask, in this case, why not keep the best playing of each instrument and put it together? What's this...... Again, this is possible in the accompaniment of the song, but it will not work in the band's work.

As mentioned above, the recording of the orchestra's works is the most important thing, and there is no way to ensure the integrity of the best performance in the above-mentioned practice, because the situation of the companion in which the "best performance" is performed is different each time. Taking the electric guitar as an example, for the same orchestra work, sometimes the sound of the electric guitar is a little more aggressive and it is the best performance, but sometimes the sound of the electric guitar needs to be a little softer to meet the standard of the best performance, which is the conclusion drawn according to the situation of other instruments. In fact, if you really want to dig deeper, even in a day, there is a slight difference in each performance, but if you ask for that, then you can only go through the path of simultaneous recording. Generally speaking, the slight changes in the timbre of the instruments and the slight fluctuations in the state of the musicians in a day are still within the tolerable range.

So...... The above-mentioned splicing approach doesn't work, and with so many "best performances" put together, it will make an extremely bad finished version.

However, this kind of thing is indeed common in the record industry, and there is no shortage of such "smart" lazy people in this world. This is a very effective way to reduce costs, and they can make more profits with the same sales volume.

Commercially they did earn it, but ...... The words "boutique" and "classic" will never have anything to do with them.

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So...... After the above analysis, the grievances in Yang Zhengming's heart are very clear. As Lao Dai said, everyone finally came up with the best performance state, and three-quarters of the work has been completed, if today's recording has to be given up again because of Huang Zhijian's absence, it would be a pity.

Yang Zhengming's seizure is based on such facts.

And Huang Zhijian has failed to adjust his performance state for the fourth time in a row in ten days, not to mention Yang Zhengming's "cannon" that is just one point, I'm afraid that even Huang Zhijian's little brother "Little Mouse" Zou Cheng will have a lot of whispers in his heart.

Huang Zhijian was caught by Lao Dai and had a sore foot, he really couldn't say anything more, so he could only listen with a red face.

This was originally his problem.

"Okay, okay, Lao Huang and Lao Yang take a little rest, and we'll continue to come back later." Ye Zi came out to play a round.

"No problem, I can come back now." Huang Zhijian hurriedly responded.

He really wanted to get into the studio right now and save himself from such embarrassment.

"That'...... Old Yang? ”

"Let's go, go now." Yang Zhengming walked towards the recording studio very simply, and just after taking two steps, he stopped again and turned around: "Ah San, I listened to your performance carefully just now, and the whole section in front is not bad, but you are a little rushed from the beginning of the interlude solo, and you will pay attention to the control of the second half later." ”

"Uh-huh, Ah San, it's good to put in a little bit in the second half." At this time, the matter passed, and the "little bell" dared to speak again.

Huang Zhijian nodded silently.

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That night, the last song of the first album of "Magnolia" was finally recorded. Although Huang Zhijian's lead guitar still did not show a convincing performance comparable to Yang Zhengming and Lao Dai, it finally met the standard.

This embarrassed Huang Zhijian for a long time.

Fortunately, Huang Zhijian's singing has maintained a high standard, which can be regarded as saving him a little score and face.

Because of the lead guitar, this work, which could have become the representative track of this album (not the "title song"), can only become the famous "three-quarter classic" in later reviews.

What a pity.

(To be continued.) )