As many of you know, I write music. And as a writer of music, I record it so that millions of people around the world can enjoy my sultry lyrics and lucid tones .... well, maybe not millions, but you get the picture. Because of this, I was forced to become an amateur recording engineer. With my ad-hoc gear and laptop I managed to get a few tracks laid down and I was pleased with the results. However, last week I had the opportunity to assist a friend who is learning to be a professional audio engineer at the Centre for Arts and Technology in Fredericton NB. I went into the studio with my guitar in hand and a song in my heart. I was quickly astonished by the quality and professionalism that one can expect from a professional studio! She had procured some session musicians who are at the peak of their craft and we set about recording my song. Within an hour, I had my tracks complete, another hour, the session musicians finished their work. Now the fun, Nina and her team will master the tracks into a workable song. I have yet to hear the final product, but I am completely sure that it will sound amazing, and will be many orders of magnitude better than the simple recordings I had done in the past. The moral of this story is: Garage Band and a Mac might be good for getting your ideas down, but when it comes to recording a song that will play for multitudes of people... it pays to have it professionally done! (quite literally)
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