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John,

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Dan I've done a fair amount of recording and I won't do punch ins. I'll re-due the whole track but of course I'm not getting paid so usually have the option. For me I just don't get that euphoria I get from nailing a track all the way through. There's disappointment for me if I miss it.



I've always felt the same way. The old stuff I've recorded doesn’t have any "punch ins", it was do it right or do it over. Especially since it was recorded on an old Tascam 4 track and you had to "bounce" tracks to make enough room.

But if I ever get back into recording, I'm sure I'll be more open to doing this because at my age, with the fingers slowing down, it would be more difficult to pull off the "perfect" take.

A lot of the songs I'd like to record are extremely difficult arrangements of my own that I used to use in the flatpicking contests. Each person’s performance is supposed to be their own arrangement, although a lot of the guys "cheat" and use other peoples solos. They get disqualified if the judges notice.

We're talking about an intro, 4 times all the way through the song of nothing but solos of very technical and difficult instrumentals, and then a tag, while playing on stage in front of several hundred to a few thousand people and having 3 judges critiquing every note. The only way I could pull that off was to practice 3-4 hours a day, every day. I just don't have that drive anymore.

The point is, try recording that stuff in one take!

Since all of the music we hear today has “punch ins”, overdubs, pitch correction, etc., I don’t think I’d feel guilty about “fixing” something without totally redoing it. When playing live, you have to live with the occasional miscue. When recording, I think it’s okay to avail yourself of the same “tools” the pros use.

I think of a recording kind of like a “painting”. If an artist makes a bad brush stroke, he doesn’t chuck the whole thing and start over. He fixes it.

When I start recording again I’ll play my best and “fix” the rest. LOL. It will definitely take some pressure off each take. JMHO.



Bob,
I totally agree. You've learned the rules, you've put in the time now you have a right to use the tools. And I bet you're not piece mealing a measure at a time either.
If you watched the CMA last night did you catch George Strait's performance? he choked up on a phrase and it looked like he hacked up a lunger & spit it on the stage. Happened very quick. Bet he wishes he could redue that one.

John
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