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Father Time
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9/4/2026 9:39:48 AM
I was asked our current recording routine and wondered about all of yours?
Here's what I said.
I send a demo with fake drums and fill out most of the sounds. Then WeApon does his guitars and bass, often replacing my guitars, at least half the time. Then Dave replaces the fake drums with real drums and works hard on the mix. Also both of them play keys and do vocals if needed.
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The Rhythm Kings
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9/4/2026 9:55:41 AM
I start With an aciustic Guitar and a Fake Drum / Click Track. then Denny will come up with His Base Line. then redo the drums. Then add the Fancy stuff . Just have to decide if its My 65 Tele or 335 Elcectrics. Maybe Harmonica. . Ill have a dummy Vocal Track. But usually will redo. As the song evoles the vocal does for me also.
Cool Thread. I'm interested also. Might pick up some new work flow ideas!
Peace,
Brucer
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Gregg-Sterling30
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9/4/2026 1:12:41 PM
I wonder how many great songs were only made possible by Jack Daniels?
Anyone care to guess?
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Mike Lance
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9/4/2026 4:02:34 PM
I say "I'm going to start recording this song i have been writing this weekend", and then shit the bed for a few months, rinse and repeat, and before you know it I have produced nothing in over 2 years. But it's ok, because I am going to record this new song I have been working on this weekend.
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Mike Lance
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9/4/2026 4:02:34 PM
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Edit: random double post
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Father Time
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9/4/2026 6:36:02 PM
Mike I have been there. One time I had 13 month lull because I had bought a new Alesis drum machine and found it very not user friendly. I pressured myself to use it cause I spent a couple hundred on it but I just didn't want to play it. Then an updated version of the Boss machine, the 660 came out and I was immediately back in gear again when I bought it. For the story's sake I'll add that when the 880 came out I bought that used, was even more pricey, and they totally changed everything so I didn't like it and I'm still using the 770.
but here's the message I want you to take to heart about your issue if you truly want to proceed on your music. Quoting some words from our recent song Psychedelic Man..
I'll find a change of route that leads me into the right direction that will bring me back into my flow
I'll wear my travelling suit and just be ready for the vibe that hits me and I'll end up happy where I go
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Finding your flow is important. You need to do an all out search for angles that lead you back to turning your machine on and putting one track down and then again, like they say put one foot before the other. Even if it takes you 2 days to perfect your fake drums, do it, keep doing it until it's done and then it's time to do the next part. Working on a new song right now Did the fake drums in a very short time, it's taken me 2 days but I just finished the rhythm guitar. Got my keyboard sound ready for the intro now I've just got to play it after I get done typing this.
Your assignment is to find your flow. It will be fun when you do.
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Larree
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9/4/2026 7:30:52 PM
Russ and I don't have a set formula. Sometimes we jam and channel some magic. Other times, one of us will come in with a few lines and some chords, and we go from there. When that happens, we will go Nashville-style with lyric and melody writing by committee. Other times, we dig deep into our catalog for old songs and make them new again. Today we talked about recording some of our favorite old covers in an acoustic duo style, stripped down and simple. We like to keep it fresh always. That is the Contemplating Waves way.
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Bob Elliott
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9/5/2026 7:49:26 PM
Very cool.
Right now I’m buried for a long while, so I just sing new ideas into my collection of hundreds on my phone and wait to strike again.
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Stoneman
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9/7/2026 12:10:50 AM
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My creative process varies but quite often I get an idea in the shower. Something about that place that really inspires me so i keep my voice activated recorder in there. I usually start by hearing a Bass line and the drums playing in my head. So I get out of the shower and hum the bass line into the recorder. The Bass and the drums seem to become one thing in my head and everything else starts to correllate. The keys, horns, guitar and strings all seem to hover in my brain around the bass and the drums. Then, the fum part begins. Playing the shit i have been hearing in my head. I tend to program my drum tracks using a Reason program but sometimes (depending on the genre) I actually mic' up my drum set and manually record the scratch drums. I am not the best musician but i do play several instruments in the studio well enough to pull off an award winning song or two. Anyway, I digress. I usually like to play the keyboard parts first mainly because they usually cement the rhythm structure for me. Then I play the rhythm guitar parts and remove the scratch drums and put some real heat on there. Next. I break out my horns (if needed) and record any horn parts on the song. Finally, I begin the vical production process (which consists of warm ups, recording backing vocals and then recording lead and ad lib vocals. Then, I wait 24 hours (in order to let the ears recover) and do the final mix down to a stereo final. From there I move the whole production into my mastering suite and exploit the highs lows and mids to extreme pressure while maintaining as much clarity as possible. My final mix/master listen is always in my car. I can hear every single nuance there for some unexplained reason. But that there be the Tower Of Stone Productions method in a nutshell. There are variances according to genre but the result is usually the same. 100% self produced songs from the Stoneman. Much Respect to all!
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