This is a cover of Loro by Pinback. I started the instrumental track last summer before I went to university and I recorded the vocals recently in the studios that we have on campus. 

The instrumental track consists of downloaded drum samples, 3 bass tracks and 4-5 guitar tracks each playing harmonies of either the riff or the chord progression. The bass and guitars were directly input to my sound card (the guitar used the output of a Line 6 Spider IV 15 as a preamp).

The multiple layers of vocals were recorded using an AKG C414. For the effect that I achieved, I drew inspiration from The Story So Far's cover of Loro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRCEK2x6bSA). The close up vocals were actually just one take which I duplicated and separately panned hard right and left. I then nudged one take forwards by about 30ms to make them seem like two independent takes. For the far away vocals, I just decreased their volume and added extra reverb to make it seem as if they are further away in the mix. 

Thanks to Josh Crew for letting me borrow his bass for this song.
Track performed, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Will Rowe.

Loro (Pinback Cover)

These are four different microphone positions that I have tested out to record a drum kit.
Please listen to these on a set of speakers or headphones that you listen to music the most on and vote to what YOU think sounds the best.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Will Rowe
Drums written and performed by Paul Morgan

M/S overhead setup

Track re-creation of I'm a Man by The Spencer Davis Group completed for my group's University coursework. 

Track engineered, produced and mixed by Will Rowe, Tom Scarlett and Paul Morgan

I'm a Man (The Spencer Davis Group Cover)

The aim of these sessions was to create a high end audio and visual product that would be showcased on the Demon TV YouTube channel. The tracks that were recorded also received some airplay on the university's radio station, Demon FM. 

Bands and artists worked with include; Mia and the Moon, The View, Grace Petrie & the Benefits Culture and Charlotte Carpenter.

Mia and the Moon - Moira Clara (Shangri-Live)

Mia and the Moon - Seldom See Ya (Shangri-Live)

The View - Under The Rug (Shangri-Live)

The View - Grace (Shangri-Live)

Grace Petrie & the Benefits Culture - The Redundancy Hymn (Shangri-Live)

Grace Petrie & the Benefits Culture - Changing Shape (Shangri-Live)

Charlotte Carpenter - Ain't It Funny (Shangri-Live)

Charlotte Carpenter - Burn (Shangri-Live)

Aspiring sound engineer. 

Studying BSc Audio & Recording Technology at De Montfort University.

I'm using this to show off everything I've written, performed, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered.

Please check each song's individual page to read about techniques that have been implemented in each stage of the recording process.

will rowe

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