Next we recorded the vocals and the clav.
The vocals were recorded on a Neumann U87, a classic choice for vocals, and we set it up with a pop shield. We let the performer warm up, and we began recording. The takes were good, we had some issues with the headphones distorting but we overcame them eventually. We double tracked a lot of it, using pro tools’ playlist feature to record multiple takes to ultimately construct a comp track comprised of the best elements of all of the takes. the vocals were strong throughout.
We also recorded Clav from the keyboard. We DI’d the keys straight in with an XLR, and only had time to do 2 takes. We did one on a higher octave, and one on a lower octave. There were a few minor mistakes we had to drop in and record over, including a bad xlr cable, but overall it was a great take.