Collaborating: Tracks and Protocol
I’ve written plenty about collaborations but never really got into the nuts and bolts. From how to send a song to a remote collaborator to speaking up on both sides, here we go! 1. The song is well underway and maybe you’ve got vocals and some instruments roughed in enough to send it to another musician to add some of their own magic. But how and what do you send? First, your mix needs to start from the start. As in, don’t merely grab a portion and send it. You want to be able to take that new track in without having to line it up. 2. Send it a couple ways at least: one without vocals or melody line and one whole for example. I’ve also been asked to remove other lines that could be distracting (sometimes arps or ornaments). 3. Make sure that what you are to receive (or send to another to mix) are either standard format or you understand the format (44.1 and 16 bit for example). Explain if anything is roughed in or final. In a word... COMMUNICATE 4. If you are recording for anot