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I have coursework due tomorrow morning (9am) in which I have to record 2 stereo tracks one overdubbed onto the other.

I decided to record my annoying housemate on piano and myself on clarinet but because I am completing dense this is what I did

1. Opened new session and created a new MONO track and recording my housemate on this.

2. New MONO track for myself.

3. EQ it all up and then recorded both tracks to a single Stereo track.

Please can someone help me out - I have 14 hours before its due and I can't get back into the studio for 6 of them.

Also how do I then get my audio once I am happy with the results to CD?

What is your question?

Have I done what I was suppose to do wrong?

Do you hear the two recordings playing simultaneously?

Have I done what I was suppose to do wrong?

I have coursework due tomorrow morning (9am) in which I have to record 2 stereo tracks one overdubbed onto the other.

1. Opened new session and created a new MONO track and recording my housemate on this.

2. New MONO track for myself.

I would say yes.

Do you hear the two recordings playing simultaneously?

Yes

I think Daniel is right, it sounds like you want to have two separate stereo tracks instead of one.

Convert the two mono tracks to stereo each.

I called a friend who did this module last year who told me that I need to re-record everything if I hope to get decent marks. Guess I am pulling another all nighter.

Damn, an all nighter for two stereo recordings?

You are not describing your exercize fully.

If the only thing you have to do is to record 2 STEREO files, just record your mobile phone going off and yourself singing "Queen oh my queen" or something... Do they want something musical? (silly question, but why can't you escape with something you will call musique conrete? or else... :P)

Otherwise, as Dan said, you need to STEREO files instead of two MONO ones (although, for the record, it's not a huge fault to record a clarinet in mono, or at least you would need 2 mics to record stereo for each channel. (keep this in mind)).

I am describing the exercise fully, record 2 stereo tracks one overdubbed onto the other. Its a recording module not a composition module.

I can't have the studio until 2am - so yes all nighter.

Ok I am fed up of people accusing me of stuff in Shoutbox but every time I try and reply Firefox crashes so

1. I went in last night and did it exactly how our lecturer did it in the first week except because I was trying to get it exactly how he did it, I recorded mono not stereo, which is what he did.

2. I have to use musicians it is a requirement. So no mobile phones. My housemate (who is male btw) is the only member of the department I am friendly with because I stayed back a year so all the people I did know have graduated and moved on. I therefore HAD to use a piano.

3. I have to play with the recordings via EQ on a mixing desk and work with the sound quality to get the best sound possible. Every student and the lecturer works with pieces - so I am not overthinking it, I am just doing what is expected of me.

Jesus, I ask for help because I think that a piece of coursework is screwed because of a simple mistake and I get fed to the lions for just fulfilling the requirements of my course!

Hey!

Nobody is killing you or anything. I replied in shoutbox for faster results that's all!

1. So, it's music they want, then do record piano, etc... By all means. Keep in mind:

1 mic = mono. 2 mic = stereo. Normally that is.

2. Couldn't you do a small duo with yourself? (clarinet duo, if not mistaken?).

3. After you are done with the recordings, indeed a little treatment might be needed. A little EQ, might be in order, and also some panning perhaps.

You have all night, and you shouldn't be screwed ok? Relax it's 20:21 in the uk. Take your time, write a small duet, either for piano and cl. or for duo cl. and see that you make the recordings stereo... :) good luck!

No one's fed you to anyone, and if you fulfilled the requirements, you wouldn't be on here.

Stop getting defensive. People are trying to help you.

Now, you say the lecturer recorded the tracks in mono? I don't get this..... So you have done everything right? Or did he demonstrate wrong? If you're supposed to record mono (which is not what you told us), then are you supposed to combine two mono tracks into one stereo one?

You also told us you phoned your friend who said you need to record everything again. Did s/he say why? Because you've to record stereo...or what?

You need to be more clear. You say you've told us exactly what you were told, but come back five minutes later with new information that you didn't tell us.

And if your lecturer did it right (mono) at the start of the year, and you've done the same, so are presumably right, then why did your friend (whom you phoned) tell you to re-record everything?

I could do clarinet duo but I am only a grade 3 clarinet and a really bad grade 3 at that, all the treatment in the world did not help yesterday. He is really good at piano so that is my saving grace because when I had finished with his part yesterday it was really really good imo - I put this excellent reverb on it.

My housemate isn't helping matters though - I actually have to pay him (in beer for his time) and he is a right pain in the butt.

In the first week my lecturer was demonstrating how to set up the studio for recording and had a violinist come into record a duet. It was a quick demo which he only use one mic for with the work that week being come in, record a track and get use to the studio. Week 2 + 3 was theory and information on EQ but because I was confused about the coursework, my lecturer used the example of what he did in week one but to do it in Stereo.

So simply, girl faced with all the buttons in the world, followed her lecturer's example a little too much when I spoke to my friend, he basically said submit what I have done but if I want better marks when I need to re-do it. I need the marks badly, I can't afford a bad mark on anything.

According to John Cage, all you need is sound---da, da, da, da, daa---all you need is sound---da, da, da, da, daa!

Sing Baa, Baa, Black Sheep to yourself--how long does it have to be, really, is it the composition you're being graded on or the protools work?

Yeah, it seems you did it right. pan one to 30, the other to -30 and bounce it?

with each being mono, the end product should be stereo anyway.

upload the files, maybe we can give you a second pair of ears.

Well for better or worse its done. I hit a couple of trouble areas but I have it done which is the main thing, I'll go and speak to my lecturer before class and see if he can help with the trouble areas but other than that, its done, its saved and I don't have to think about for 5 hours.