Some new music on the player -

Track 11 - Henry's recording of English Rose for his Multi track recording task. The guitar and vocals were recorded in the Stanier hall on the stage. The stage curtains were used as an improvised recording booth! Bass guitar was overdubbed later as were the congas. The congas were recorded with a C1000 condenser overhead and a SM57 to pick up the bass frequencies underneath. I think the recording has come out very well, all parts are clearly defined in the mix through good use of EQ, balance and panning. Because the guitar and vocals were recorded in a relatively "dead" acoustic environment there was more scope for Henry to make good use of the Reverb plug-in on Pro-tools to create just the right ambiance.

Track 10 - This is the talented Pass the Post 's own song "Afraid" recorded by Jacob. This has been done as part of a Media project and the recorded song will be used in the making of a music video, which is to be exhibited at a special media event in London. The band recorded in the music department - the drums, bass and a guitar "guide track" were laid down first and then the two guitar parts and vocals overdubbed later. The room isn't the best space for recording a live band it has to be said, however, the recording has come out suprisingly well considering the "classroom acoustics", due to careful placement of microphones and some detailed mixing. Jacob is working on another Pass the Post track, "Song 2", which he will use as his multi track recording coursework.

Track 9 - This is Adam's multi track recording, a highly regarded Blues Band from Whitchurch, version of Cross Roads. The recording was carried out in a sound proofed garage. All tracks were recorded simultaneously - drums, bass guitar, rhythm and lead guitar, harmonica and vocals. Some clever positioning of microphones ensured minimum "bleed-through" into the various tracks, although it was impossible to completely stop this from happening - for example some of the drum mikes picked up the bass etc. but again some careful EQing and even some gating has cleaned up the mix nicely. I really like the feel of this recording, the band were obviously very tight and there is a real groove to the track that can sometimes only be captured when a band are recorded as one with no overdubs later - enjoy!

Track 6 - Dean has added some vocals and fine - tuned the mix on his free brief task. There are so many textual layers to this piece that give it real depth, some excellent synth/string sounds and beautiful harmonies that add a very rich and smooth warmness to the track...not quite finished yet though so watch this space.

Finally some of the tracks on the player are not working due to a technical error, don't worry they will be back on there asap...

cheers GB