A few months ago the New York Times began a blog titled Measure for Measure, which features entries from some modern musicians. The intent is to describe the song writing process - how a song is written, recorded and ultimately performed.
Today's entry from Andrew Bird recounts the recording that he is currently undertaking at Wilco's studio in Chicago. If you're at all interested in the recording process this is an excellent article.
I'm especially interested by the RCA 44 microphone from the 1940's that Bird used to record drums. I want that! Where can I get my hands on one?!?
In the past whenever I've done a recording session it's usually been pretty straight forward. We'd usually have limited time and rather than really focusing on how to get the best sound, we (my band mates and I) would focus on playing the best of our ability. Thinking about it now, I'm not sure if that's necessarily been the best approach. I think that the recording musicians that have gained success in the past did so because of their ability to make a recording sound great. The type of microphones used, the sound of the recording space, the placement of mics all play a pivotal role in forming a great recording.
Geez, I'd love to record drums with a vintage microphone.
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