No Angels
A cover of a Samantha Fish song showcasing Angie Lacey‘s powerful bluesy vocals.
The recording process:
I started by creating backing tracks for a simple drum loop, the acoustic guitar riff, electric guitar rhythm and bass. These were bounced down to create a single backing track to guide the vocals.
Angie then recorded her vocals as a separate track which I combined with the backing track. The key issue here is to ensure the vocal track starts at exactly the same point as the backing track, so some type of software with Digital Audio Workstation features is needed. Angie used Soundtrap, an online music editor.
Then I added some additional guitar layers including the lead guitar to complement the vocals. These were recorded live as single takes. This helped overcome the mechanical nature of the process and I think we achieved a reasonably live, spontaneous sound.
Track files (mp3) were exchanged via email and Google Drive. I used GarageBand to record, assemble and mix the recorded tracks. Then I used Audacity to do some final tweaking to the finished audio file.
A Steinberg UR12 interface was used to record the bass and guitars.
My favourite feedback on this track: Very thoughtful and sensitive allowing all the space in the world for the vocals and yet holding it all together to deliver on time.