How many studio projects do you work on at a time?

Ron Kirby · Post by **Ron Kirby** » 29 Dec 2012 4:32 am

I like to work on several studio projects in a given day around (15). Switching to different self penned steel guitar instrumentals in different moods. Soon I will finish them and start 15 more. Anybody else record this way?

I am referring to self penned steel guitar instrumentals. For example. In the morning's I may be recording a mid-tempo tune. Then my wife informs me she is taking Mary to the Vet. I then switch to a slow tempo sad song. In the afternoon I discover I won $42.00 on lotto ticket so I switch to a up-tempo fast tune. I adjust by mood changes. Do you?

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 29 Dec 2012 5:43 am

I have a home recording studio using SonarX2.

When I'm doing my own recording (e.g. steel) I may do a couple songs or only one song at a time, no particular sequence.

When I'm recording someone else, I've done their complete CD project (recording including scratch vocal tracks) in one day and others its a couple of songs at a time with scratch vocal tracks. Mostly depends on what the client wants.

The last project I did for ex Nashville songwriter (and producer) Jimmy Peppers - all new songs he wrote, we laid down the drum (Alesis drum machine) and scratch vocal tracks. We did this over three different sessions. I then went back over about a week and added bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, pedal steel and even MIDI keyboard on a couple. Peppers wanted it this way as he said that was what was done on some Nashville sessions. He produced the last Mel Street Album and has produced sessions at the old Bradley Barn and worked with Billy Sherill (Peppers was George Jones' band manager at one time).

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 29 Dec 2012 6:19 am

I have found that if I get involved in too many "started" projects, I finish none of them .

Time is precious, I should finish the project(s) I started, even though I have a dozen or more in waiting....

but, perhaps that's just me...

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Ron Kirby · Post by **Ron Kirby** » 29 Dec 2012 11:15 am

I used to record one at a time back when I didn't have a studio. Now I work from home most of the time. I can work a while and record a while by moods, and I do finish them. As a song writer I have recorded many demo songs in different studios through the years,(Two boxes full) most with lyrics. Some of them Publishers paid for the demos and some I paid for. I enjoy creating steel guitar instrumentals from these. I was recording demos here in town so fast back years ago, I cannot remember who did the steel work on a few. One day I will post some with the finest steel work one will ever hear. To this day I still dont know who the players were on a few of the demos.