The two full band songs completed to date made use of a local practice room and my patchy drumming. So, for a break, I opted for something new and interesting with the drums for What Kind Of Privilege Is This?
This new approach completes your drums from your computer or phone, without any further space or financial requirement.
What Kind Of Privilege Is This? drums: rig run down
This is the shortest rig run down to date! And, it may well be the shortest post!
Recording
As has been noted in January’s episode of the Light Audio Recording podcast, BandLab launched a feature called Creator Connect.
BandLab originally pitched it as a Tinder for musicians, it’s not about hooking up! Rather, it’s about connecting with musicians that you might want to work with, in a super-simple way.
Step one – find a drummer
Firstly – and perhaps painfully obviously – I logged onto BandLab. I think I was using my phone.
Next, I set the filter to drummers. However, the vast majority were not actual drummers. And I’m a snob, so I wanted an actual drummer.
Similarly to Tinder, I swiped my way through prospective matches. Eventually, I came across Steve in North Carolina, who specified that he played acoustic drums. I dropped him a line, and he was up for it
BandLab allows its users to invite other users onto a project for collaboration.
I invited Steve onto my scratch track as a collaborator.
From the song’s main page, click the three dots, beside the download button, then click Invite Collaborators.
Then find the person you want to collaborate with by their username or email address.
Then, all you have to do is wait for your collaborator to accept.
Step two – record drums
Or, in this case, wait for Steve to record them. It was so lovely to listen to drums being played well!
I had a couple of comments/ideas/suggestions for it, which Steve got to, and that was it.
Bish bash bosh. Done.
What Kind Of Privilege Is This? drums: conclusion
While there’s no denying that using BandLab’s Creator Connect was a cheaper solution than paying $10 for a practice room, that resulted in a better drums track, I can’t help but miss giving the drums a good leathering myself.
But, it’s important to recognize your limitations as a music creator. That’s what I did in getting drums for What Kind Of Privilege Is This?
To conclude, if you don’t have capacity for your own drum kit in your home recording, using BandLab’s Creator Connect to find an appropriate collaborator who does, is definitely a solution for home producers operating in a compact, low-budget capacity.
Next week, we cover bass and rhythm guitars in a single post, and, as with this week, we do things a little differently…
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