Finding Your Sound
Probably the hardest thing to do, and one of the first things I did before I even hit record was: ask myself what do I want this music to sound like? What genre of music would my music fit into? This seems easy right? Well unless you have a band with a well established sound it isn’t that easy. I wrote or recorded many of my initial ideas with just an acoustic guitar and one vocal track. If you are planning to be a folk singer than that is cool……. I wasn’t sure the sound I was going for, but could hear in my head what some of the songs could sound.
I settled on an alternative, folk, rock type sound, at least initially (once you start recording, you will find your sound may change). I think I settled on this sound, partly because: for one, this is the type of music I listen to all of the time, and sonically this type of music is not all that hard to record. There is a certain raw unpolished sound that surrounds this genre, which is good for someone like me that is on a limited recording budget. I am not saying you can rush things and fake your way through things though. You should always take the time to record things to the best of your ability, and the best of your equipments ability.