This week we did an overdubbing session, these were additional extras which we were adding to the piece. We added a Mandola and a piano part to the verses. This really gave our pieces a great diversity and when the chorus kicked in it made it sound a lot more powerful.
To record the Mandola we used a SE-X1 microphone with a cardioid pattern. Firstly this was placed by the 12th fret, we found that this became ineffective so we moved the mic closer to the sound hole.
Oliver used a tremolo effect with the Mandola and then mimicked the chord build up during the bridge. This was recorded onto channel 1.
The second overdub was a piano, which was used in the verses as well, however with this I plan to bring in the piano parts when the vocal parts start, to give dynamics to the piece.
We used the DI input from the live room into the studio.