Just spent the day in the studio - with a mask on

[Dante]

Yup, even during the pandemic, we record. Pretty fun stuff, same studio used by Tesla (we're in their hometown, Sacramento), and a few others. We were there for 8 hours, laying down ONE original tune. Just rough trax for now, all solos are done, several copies in fact.

I need to go back tonight to lay down some 'feedback' noise. All the vocals are going on tonight too. I'll send some pix of the place later

[rnolan]

Hey Dante, cool  , may be hard to do the vocals with a mask on  .  How's things with the fires, I see on the news you guys are doing it tough again 

[Dante]

Fires are getting under control, all last week the sky was smokey and ash was falling on us. The smoke and ash were from the Fairfield/Vacaville fires only 40 minutes drive up the freeway. The Delta breezes bring that stuff directly into Sacramento from there, so yeah...smokey. Ashy.

I'm not singing - but yeah, masks required all the time.

[Peter H. Boer]

Fires are getting under control, all last week the sky was smokey and ash was falling on us. The smoke and ash were from the Fairfield/Vacaville fires only 40 minutes drive up the freeway. The Delta breezes bring that stuff directly into Sacramento from there, so yeah...smokey. Ashy.

I'm not singing - but yeah, masks required all the time.

WOW, the smokey ashy part will also be hard on the singer(s).
Singing can be done behind a full screen I asume, as a mask will restrict the face too much for real performance.

Or will the singer(s) be recording their vocals at their own homes?

[Dante]

Singer is allowed to de-mask for vocal parts, they have to sterilize the room before & after. Crazy stuff.

Here's a more refined mix...not mastered yet...DONT SHARE THIS... :banana-guitar:  :banana-rock:

I am playing my Explorer into my 20w Peavey head (set at 5w), straight in, no effects, nothing but a cord. All the rhythms and the last solo are my guitar. The clean intro, acoustic and the first solo are the other guy (playing a Line6). I had a whole other part written behind the chorus, but the 'producer' chopped it & told me to hit those power chords instead.

[rabidgerry]

Gonna check this out SOON!!

We are practising with masks on.  It's a pain in the ass since I have asthma.  Weird but also getting used to it.  I don't think it's my fellow band mates I need to worry about though, it's the assholes outside who are flat out socialising in bars doing crazy things.

[Dante]

Not sure when we are going to get this track mastered....haven't even spoken to the singer lately, except to plan for some Acoustic gigs...