Answered by Nick: We both have pretty much the exact same set up in our home studios so we can start a song in one and finish in another, or send files back and forth. PowerMac G5 running Cubase 4. Presonus Firebox Firewire recording interfaces. MXL vocal mics. KRK Rockit 6 monitors. And for synths we use Native Instruments Komplete 5. For electric guitars we usually use Guitar Rig 3.
I'd say the most challenging aspect of recording for us is TIME. It takes a lot of time to record our songs. Siting in a room for 10 or 12 hours can be difficult sometimes even if we have a blast doing it. Also, some days we will be so psyched to start recording and for whatever reason... the magic just doesn't happen. We spend a few hours and get garbage. We have learned to deal with these days though, now we try to move on to other things, go over other songs on the acoustic guitars or whatever. I'd say our recording process got way less stressful once we learned that we aren't going to get great recordings EVERY TIME we sit down to record.
I'd say the most challenging aspect of recording for us is TIME. It takes a lot of time to record our songs. Siting in a room for 10 or 12 hours can be difficult sometimes even if we have a blast doing it. Also, some days we will be so psyched to start recording and for whatever reason... the magic just doesn't happen. We spend a few hours and get garbage. We have learned to deal with these days though, now we try to move on to other things, go over other songs on the acoustic guitars or whatever. I'd say our recording process got way less stressful once we learned that we aren't going to get great recordings EVERY TIME we sit down to record.
