But lately I've been disappointed with the quality of my playing in these recordings. I typically just sightread each part, so I end up making a number of mistakes, so I have to redo a lot of measures and thus have to splice a bunch. It's not too bad, unless it isn't a planned splice, where there may be a click or pop on the splice. And doing a lot of splicing is a lot of work!
The most distracting thing though is the tuning. There is an auto-tuning option I can use, but it sometimes distorts the note if I was really off on it...and that doesn't sound good. And the auto-tune doesn't account for tempered tuning, so major thirds aren't in tune. So then I shouldn't use auto-tuning, right? Well, if I don't, then it sounds worse. It's so hard to tune when playing a part by myself, especially when it's on an instrument that isn't horn (and even with horn, I struggle). I must admit, recording myself a bunch has really shown me how out of tune I can be on my own.
I tend to record kinda in a hurry, just because I don't have a lot of time to do it. But I'm finding this isn't working. It's not producing quality recording that I feel comfortable sharing on this website, or to my students.
So I'm changing my tactics. The first solution is that I need to practice the parts before I record them. And I should have a tuner handy. That way, I will make less mistakes to splice, and I can potentially play in tune. Then, I can go back and fix little things I miss. It may result in better recording production. Or, it may take me longer. But it will ensure better quality recordings. And that's going to be good for everyone.
So, yay. I get to practice more.
Take care and value music.