Drums?

I have completed four songs so far, which is featuring electronic drums played by myself.

As I didn't intend to play the drums, I have sampled some of my drum playing, which is making this project fun once again.

I didn't think of using my drum playing throughout my songs, but due to the difficulty in getting my guitar playing synchronised with the drums I programmed in the Cubase DAW*, meant that playing the drums I could get the right tempo for each part of the songs.

The reason for the difficulty was because I used a drum machine within the studio recording outboard equipment and when I transfered the WAV files to my computer the Cubase used a different value, so fitting the programmed drums wasn't very good.

As time goes on I'm getting better in the way I'm working in performing and recording my music.

* DAW: Digital Audio Workstation.

News: Instrumental Guitar Album Project

During working on my sixth album I recorded extra guitar and drums, which has meant that I've got three instrumental backing tracks and one track of lead guitar, which is very good and features wah-wah effects, plus I have programmed some studio effects in Cubase DAW to add different sonic dimensions to my lead guitar work.

When I record the drums it will be on a proper full sized electronic drum kit, with mesh drum skins that adds the real response and sound of a traditional drum kit.

Expanding the way I'm working is making music more exciting, with better results.

Keep on Rockin'!

UPDATE: February - March - Finished Recording!

Hooray! All of the overdubs of the drums, bass and guitars have all been recorded. 

The last song was recorded from stratch, which was an enjoyable experience. 

Now for the 'cutting-in' which is slotting all of the overdubs into place, which is another enjoyable creative process.

This will probably take another three months and I know I'm behind, but this album will ROCK!

Thank you Rockers!   

UPDATE - January

I have recorded the overdubs for five songs: drums - percussions - bass - rhythm and lead guitars. 

I have recorded including the overdubs up to 60 - 100 takes for all of the instruments on each song. 

Quite a lot of work still to do, but going well and I am enjoying the creative process of this album. 

UPDATE - LATEST NEWS - December 2019 - January 2020

Hope you had a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my fans worldwide.

Hope you achieve all of the things you want to in 2020!

Update - Latest of my Sixth Album

Latest News Update:

I have been busy getting the song structures finished and now every song is ready for overdubs, re-recording of guitars and drums, programming keyboards and drums and last of all the vocals. 

This will be hopefully completed just before Christmas (25th December 2019) and then all of the mixing and mastering done throughout January and hopefully released in February 2020.

Thank you to my fans and Keep on Rockin'!

Update - Latest on my Sixth Album

Latest News Update: 

I have only two songs left on my sixth album to finish writing and structure around the songs. The tenth song which is the last track on my new album has to be recorded from stratch.



The last song is going to be the way I work in the future. Instead of recording many takes of music then discarding a huge chuck of these performances, I will programme the drums and record the guitar, then structure around the song, then later on record and programme further instruments.



The fun thing about life is you keep on learning, which is part of the creative process - in life as well!