Overdub experiment

Since I use a basic stereo soundcard to generate the orchestral sounds on my recordings, I have to guess the final volume relationship between the various instruments used before committing them to tape. Sometimes a great sounding balance loses its greatness when new tracks are recorded and start cluttering up sonic space. Inevitably, some of the original instruments get buried while others seem to pierce the soundscape with magical clarity. In the case of "Aftershock", part of the drums have become buried.

To remedy this, I tried to overdub the bass drum and snare track from the midi file without midi sync. I pressed record and let it fly. The tracks came out slightly out of sync (approximately 20 frames) at the start and a little more toward the 4/5ths of the song. When mixed however, the drums sound a little fatter. At the end, when the sync is quite off, it sounds like a drummer flamming lazily behind the beat.

More experiments to come.