Entertaining Children

  Chapter 186 Recording

   "Awesome!" After the movie screening was over, and the lights in the screening room turned on again, Xiao Yao took the lead to stand up and applaud heartily. The other band members and Keith also clapped with admiration.

   "Thank you," director Danny Gray smiled politely, and said to Xiao Yao: "I hope your theme song can make me say the same thing. I look forward to your performance."

   "Well, we will work hard. We must not let this movie lose its color because of the theme song." Xiao Yao said confidently.

"Now that you have seen the original movie, I haven't heard the official studio version of your band's song." Ron continued, "So when will you enter the studio to record? Have you contacted the studio? If not, our studio has a professional recording studio, and I can also be the producer of your song."

"If Keith is here, I won't trouble you." Xiao Yao smiled, "I just talked to Keith yesterday, using their "daydream" recording studio, and he will produce it for us. We had agreed last night. The arrangement of the official studio version is not much different from the live performance version. We will go to his studio to record the song in a while."

"Well, Keith is indeed an excellent producer, so I won't fight with him. It just happens that I don't have anything to do today, can I go together? I want to see your recording scene with my own eyes." Ron said a little bit first. Head, then made a request.

   "Keeth’s site, he has the final say." Xiao Yao shrugged and kicked the ball to Keith.

   "Of course I won't reject your old friend. But since you go, you can't just be a spectator. You have to help me." Keith nodded with a smile.

"Since you are also going to the recording studio," Danny Gray said to Ron: "Then I will leave the rest to you. I'll just wait to see the effect. I have something to do, so I will leave first." After that, Danny gestured to Keith and several band members, and then left.

  After the director left, the producer Duran Waco also left because of something. Instead, the producer's son, voice actor James Waco, was more idle. Hearing that they were going to Keith's studio to record, they also asked to join in the fun.

  He had heard from his father just now that the few people who watched the film this time were the author of the theme song that Ron was going to adopt. At the beginning, he thought that the person his father was talking about was Keith Craig, and those young people about his age were just the juniors Keith had brought to the world. Listening to Ron's meaning, these young people are clearly a band. The theme song Ron wants is their band's song, but Keith is just an escort.

In addition to this, what surprised James even more is that in this band with whites, blacks, Mexicans and Chinese (he thinks Xiao Yao is Chinese), it seems that the Chinese is the leader and soul of the whole band. All the exchanges are It is him who makes the decision, and it seems that there is no need to discuss with other members at all. No other member will object to what he says.

  In the United States, such a band seems to have never been seen before. So James Wako University is interested in wanting to join in the fun together to see what this band is like.

   Keith looked at Ron’s face, and Ron looked at the face of producer Duran, so naturally he would not refuse James’ request to be an audience.

  James Dulan is twenty years old this year, and they are not much different from Xiao Yao in terms of age, and they are considered to be of the same age. His father is a film producer, and he has been in the entertainment industry since he was a child. But the producer is not a celebrity after all, and he is not a second-generation star, so he doesn't have a celebrity profile. He took the initiative to get into Keith's car and talked with Xiao Yao who was very interested.

  James asked Xiao Yao a lot of questions, basically no privacy and content that needs to be kept secret, Xiao Yao satisfies James’ curiosity very well.

  By the time Keith took everyone to his recording studio, James had learned that they were still a non-professional band composed of middle school students, and Xiao Yao himself was not Chinese at all, but a national exchange student from China. James was even more surprised, and he was even more looking forward to the performance of this student band in the studio.

  The lights in professional recording studios are generally dim and the environment is relatively closed. Such a setting helps the sound engineer, singer and musician to focus on the sound. But at the same time, people who have been in the studio for a long time feel more or less depressed and nervous. When recording some parts with a slower rhythm and a more stable mood, such an environment can sometimes help the singer to perform better. When recording the emotional and fast-paced part, there will be some negative effects. What they want to record is just a rock song with high emotions.

   Xiao Yao has entered the professional recording studio quite a few times, but his performance is quite normal. The other members of the band became nervous the moment they stepped into the recording studio.

"Relax, don't be too nervous," Xiao Yao could easily see everyone's nervousness from the expressions and slightly stiff movements of the band members. He smiled and comforted: "Just come as we did during rehearsals. All right."

  Songs are recorded in the recording studio, and vocals and instrument sounds are generally recorded separately. Usually, the accompaniment sound of the instrument is recorded first.

  Also, Keith, who could see the tension of the band members did not come up and started recording, but let the band members practice the music a few times first, familiarizing them with the instruments in the studio, but also letting them relieve the tension.

After all, it was a continuous rehearsal of the song for a week. Everyone had a good playing inertia for the composition of this song. Although there were some minor problems in the speed of the rhythm due to tension during the exercises several times, the melody tone did not come out. What a big mistake.

  After the practice is over, it is the formal recording. I probably saw that everyone cooperated with each other in a tacit understanding. Keith did not record a single instrument and a single track, but recorded the entire performance of the band on a single track.

  Because of the powerful force of habit, the recording of instrumental accompaniment is relatively smooth. After recording five times, Keith is satisfied that it is OK.

  Next, we will start recording vocals. In the recording studio, there is a big difference between your own voice heard from the monitor headphones and your usual voice. Due to the special acoustic environment of the recording studio and the equipment used during recording, there is no reverberation and no The sound of the echo makes the sound feel very dry.

When recording a song in a recording studio, any changes in the singer’s pitch, rhythm, breath, and even a little emotional will be recorded by the recording equipment without modification, so many people feel that their voice is not good when recording, and they don’t sing. Good, which in turn affects mood and state. However, most experienced and outstanding singers can overcome these disadvantages and complete the recording efficiently.

  And Xiao Yao is an excellent singer with experience and very efficient. Samien, George, and Mike are mainly backing vocals and choruses, and there are not too many places to speak, so at the end of the recording, it becomes only Dean who is still recording his solo part. .

  This situation aggravated Dean’s tension, and his performance became even more unsatisfactory.

   "Dean, this sentence broke just now, and there is still a problem with the intonation. Do it again and pay attention to the accompaniment." Keith said to Dean for the nth time, with some emotion in his tone.

In fact, Keith is mentally prepared for the difficulty of guiding a non-professional student band, but Xiao Yao performed too well and completed quickly. In contrast, Keith’s patience with Dean disappeared quickly. some.

Seeing Dean flushed and had finished his singing part, Xiao Yao, who appeared next to Keith in the operating room, couldn't help but also leaned in front of the microphone and said to Dean: "Dean, don't be too nervous. For. For pure newcomers entering the studio for the first time, your performance is already pretty good."

   "But... I'm the only one here now." Dean looked at the empty recording session with a bitter expression.

  In order not to affect Dean’s recording, distract him. The four people who had finished recording the vocal part of their singing all left the recording room at Keith's request and went to the operating room to watch.

"That's because Sam and the others are just backing vocals and choruses, and there is not much to be recorded. And I, I’m afraid I’ve entered the studio more times than your band performed before. I’m more experienced than you, so don’t talk to me. Than, don’t have a burden in your heart."

   "I tried my best." Dean nodded, but his expression didn't relax much.

  "Pitch! Although you can modify and make up for it in post-production, you can't make too much difference." Keith said unsatisfactorily again.

   "Kees, if you take a break, I'll do it for you for a while." Xiao Yao suggested to Keith.

   "You? Will you?" Keith looked up at Xiao Yao suspiciously.

"Yes," Xiao Yao nodded, "My father is also a music producer. I have a recording studio in my house. My father taught me how to operate these equipment. As for the guidance to Dean, singing skills On the one hand, you have said enough just now. I think his biggest problem now is nervousness."

"You are his idol," Xiao Yao continued, pointing to Dean across the glass. "He was very excited and nervous just standing in front of you, let alone singing. I want to face mine. At that time, he should be able to relax a little bit."

  "Am I being too harsh on him?" Keith heard Xiao Yao say this, and said with a little embarrassment, "No way, it's like this when I work."

"Strict, not strict." Xiao Yao shook his head, "Strict is a good thing, which shows your serious attitude towards music. It's just that Dean now needs relaxation more. It's not your problem that you can't relax in the face of idols, it's him. of."

   "Okay, I agree with you." Keith nodded, got up and gave up his position to Xiao Yao, standing on the side of the glass window where Dean could not see.

In the surprised and curious gazes of several other people, Xiao Yao sat in front of the mixing console and manipulated it skillfully. Then he placed the desktop microphone that talked with Dean in front of him, and said to Dean who was opposite the glass: "Dean, now I'll record for you. To play the accompaniment for a while, you should start from the fourth sentence. When you sing, you should be emotional, but people should relax as much as possible. Think about the rehearsal and the celebration stage Performance."

   Seeing Xiao Yao sitting in front of the tuning console, Dean was also surprised, but thinking that Xiao Yao had said that his father was also a music producer, so it’s not that incredible that he knew this.

   Dean is really nervous when facing Keith, especially now that he is the only one in the recording room. He is not performing well in front of his idols, and it is normal to suffer from gains and losses. Xiao Yao is different. After all, he is a very familiar friend who has lived in the same room for three months. Seeing Xiao Yao sitting opposite him, the expression on Dean's face relaxed a lot. Remembering that Xiao Yao gave himself a guide during the rehearsal, and then he had a very good performance on the school celebration stage, Dean's confidence has also increased a lot.

  People relax, confidence rises, and the effect of this recording is better. So Dean's recording efficiency also improved. Seeing Xiao Yao's confident and proficient operation in front of the mixing console, Dean's performance in the recording room was obviously much better. Keith simply stood by and watched, and asked Xiao Yao to record all Dean's vocals. It's over.

  Xiao Yao’s performance in front of the mixer just now can only be quite satisfactory compared to Keith Craig, but considering his identity and age, it is very valuable.

   "I think Bill Justin should be thankful that you are not an American, otherwise BJ might not be the BJ now." Keith shook his head and sighed.

  Starting today, two changes will be resumed, the time is still 12:00 and 20:00

  (End of this chapter)