I have a 5 piece band (two guitars, bass, drums, and vocals) and we are trying to make a demo using equipment we have at home.
I own a Tascam 1800 and plug this into a Mac with Garageband. We have captured our live sound and done some basic mixing, but there is some bleed and we want to experiment and see if we can make a better demo by laying down tracks individually.
I have 0 experience in doing this and am seeking some advice from those who have done this before. Here is a rough draft of how I was thinking of doing this.
Can you correct me where I might be wrong or suggest other ideas?
1) First make a scratch track of the whole band playing the song
2) Second, have the drummer play by himself and record him only while listening to the scratch track using headphones
3) Third, now add in the rhythm section. I was thinking of doing both the bass and rhythm guitar at the same time. This is where I get a little confused. Should the two guitars also listen to the scratch or should we play along to the new drum track somehow
4) Now, mix these parts together and then have the lead guitar lay down a track
5) Last, mix them all and then lay down the vocal track
Does this make any sense?
