Cover of Yellow by Coldplay:
Yellow is a song by British alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it with British record producer Ken Nelson for their debut album, Parachutes (2000). The song's lyrics are a reference to band vocalist Chris Martin's unrequited love.
The song was recorded in March 2000, and released in June that same year as the second single from Parachutes, following "Shiver", and the lead single in the United States. The single reached number four in the UK Singles Chart, giving the band its first top-five hit in the United Kingdom. Helped by heavy rotation and usage in promotions, the song thrust the band into massive popularity. "Yellow" has since been covered by various recording artists worldwide, and remains one of the band's most popular songs.
Lyrics:
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah they were all yellow
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called yellow
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called yellow
So then I took my turn
Oh what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow
Oh what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know you know I love you so
You know I love you so
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know you know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh what a thing to do
I jumped across for you
Oh what a thing to do
Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know
For you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know
For you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry
It's true
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do
1Task 3A: Multi –
track Recording
Producer: Lewis Jones
Primary Sound Engineer: Ryan Hobin
Name and artist of song chosen: Yellow
By Coldplay
Instruments you will use, and how you
will mic these (microphone placement).
Acoustic Guitar:
To mic this I will use two AKG C1000S,
these are condenser microphones. One of the mics will be placed in front of the
sound hole around 20cm away; this will capture the higher frequencies closer to
the bridge. The other microphone will be placed 25cm in front of the neck to
capture the lower frequencies resonating from the guitar. This means that more
of the sound is being captured, therefore getting a more ambient tone. putting the both tracks together will mean a lot more of the resonance is captured
Electric Guitar:
To mic this guitar I will plug the
guitar into a fender 20 watt amp. I will then use a Shure SM58 placed in front
of the edge of the speaker and a AKG C1000S which will be facing the other way
in the opposite corner of the of the studio, this will be used to capture the
ambient sound coming from the amp, so when both tracks are joined together the
guitar will sound a high quality which is clean but also have some natural
ambience.
Bass Guitar:
The bass that will be recorded is an
Epiphone. To record the bass guitar I will be using a DI input instead of using
a microphone next to an amp, this is because this ensures no background noise
is captured and the bass sound is very clean. This means that the bass is
directly plugged into the mixing desk and then straight into Cubase. This means
that it will be a lot easier to get a good sound and will also be quick to set
up. The mixing desk has a built in DI ready input so we wont need to use a DI
box as well.
Vocals:
To record the vocals I will be using a Rode
NT1A and a pop shield to ensure a high quality sound. The pop shield will mean
that any unintentional sounds from the singer are not picked up and ensure that
it is just the voice. I will record multiple vocal tracks in the build up to
the chorus, as this is what the original does. I might also record the vocalist
performing harmonies in the chorus.
Keyboard:
To record the keyboard I will also use
DI as it will capture a very crisp recording with no background noise as also
makes the recording process very easy as It is plugged directly into the mixing
desk.
Track
list:
|
Instrument/part
of instrument/mic or DI/name of possible performer:
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Track
1
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Acoustic
Guitar- Sound hole AKG C1000S , Ryan Hobin
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Track
2
|
Bass
Guitar, midi , Ryan Hobin
|
Track
3
|
Electric
Guitar, shure sm58, Ryan Hobin
|
Track
4
|
Keyboard,
DI , Ryan Hobin
|
Track
5
|
Vocals,
Rode NT1A, Ryan Hobin
|
Track
6
|
Acoustic
Guitar- Neck AKG C1000S , Ryan Hobin
|
Track
7
|
Kick
Drum, AKG D112, Hayden Bridgen
|
Track
8
|
Tambourine,
Shure SM58, Lauren Thomas
|
Track
9
|
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Track
10
|
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Track
11
|
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Track
12
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Multi-track Recording
log
Session 1
Name: Lewis Jones
Number and length of
session: 2 Hours
Date of session: 1st December
Names of engineers:
Ryan Hobin, Lewis Jones
Names of musicians and instruments being recorded: Acoustic Guitar
played by Dan Meer
Goals of the session:
To set up the Cubase
file with the backing track
To record the whole of
the Acoustic guitar track
Section B
Were all goals
achieved during session? If not what reasons were there for this?
Both goals were
achieved in the session
What are your plans for the next session in the studio?
To record the bass and keyboard
tracks using DI
Session 2
Name: Lewis Jones
Number and length of session: 2 Hours
Date of session: 8th December
Names of engineers: Ryan Hobin, Lewis Jones
Names of musicians and instruments being recorded: Bass guitar played by Dan Meer and Piano played by Ryan Hobin.
Goals of the session:
Record the Bass Track using DI
To record the whole of the Piano track using DI
Section B
Were all goals achieved during session? If not what reasons were there for this?
Both goals were achieved in the session
What are your plans for the next session in the studio?
To record the bass and keyboard tracks using DI
Session 3
Name: Lewis Jones
Number and length of session: 2 Hours
Date of session: 15th December
Names of engineers: Ryan Hobin, Lewis Jones
Names of musicians and instruments being recorded: Electric guitar played by Dan Meer and tambourine played by Ryan Hobin.
Goals of the session:
Record the electric guitar sections using a SM58
Record tambourine track
Section B
Were all goals achieved during session? If not what reasons were there for this?
Both goals were achieved in the session
What are your plans for the next session in the studio?
Record all vocal tracks including backing tracks
Session 4
Name: Lewis Jones
Number and length of session: 2 Hours
Date of session: 17th December
Names of engineers: Ryan Hobin, Lewis Jones
Names of musicians and instruments being recorded: Main vocals sang by Ryan Hobin and backing vocals sang by Dan Meer.
Goals of the session:
to complete both vocal tracks
Section B
Were all goals achieved during session? If not what reasons were there for this?
Both goals were achieved in the session
Individual Tracks:
Evaluation:
Acoustic Guitar:
I thought that the acoustic guitar tracks sounded good as we were able to capture the majority of the tone resonating from the guitar, this is because we used the two mics instead of just one. this means that it sounded more of a fuller tone. However i think it could of been improved by maybe rerecording some of the parts again. This is because in certain parts small mistakes were made.
Bass Guitar:
the bass guitar track went well and sounded very clean as it was recorded using DI this meaning there was no unwanted sounds.
Piano:
The piano track went very well as it was performed very well and the two AkG mics picked up a great sound.
Electric Guitar:
I think that the electric guitar had a good tone and was performed well however I think it could be rerecorded to make sure that it was perfectly in tune.
Vocals
the vocals were sang very well however because of a breakage to the Rode mic we had to instead use a shure SM58, it sounded good but not as crisp as it could have done with the Rode. to improve it i would have rerecorded it with gain turned down as certain points there is a slight amount of distortion.
Tambourine
the tambourine sound good as it had a good tone captured by the SM58.
Full track evaluation:
The full track sounded professional however I thought that it would sound better with backing vocals and a drum kit. I also thought that the piano and tambourine could be slightly turned down as it at some points drowned out the electric guitar as well as the acoustic guitar ,however other than that, I thought that the track sounded very professional and close to the original Coldplay recording.
Piano:
The piano track went very well as it was performed very well and the two AkG mics picked up a great sound.
Electric Guitar:
I think that the electric guitar had a good tone and was performed well however I think it could be rerecorded to make sure that it was perfectly in tune.
Vocals
the vocals were sang very well however because of a breakage to the Rode mic we had to instead use a shure SM58, it sounded good but not as crisp as it could have done with the Rode. to improve it i would have rerecorded it with gain turned down as certain points there is a slight amount of distortion.
Tambourine
the tambourine sound good as it had a good tone captured by the SM58.
Full track evaluation:
The full track sounded professional however I thought that it would sound better with backing vocals and a drum kit. I also thought that the piano and tambourine could be slightly turned down as it at some points drowned out the electric guitar as well as the acoustic guitar ,however other than that, I thought that the track sounded very professional and close to the original Coldplay recording.
