improvising and recording

[macabey]

Hi Ale,

I'm wondering how you went about recording your solos on "Sonic Design".

How much of it is free improvisation, or pre-composition or anything else?

How long did it take to call a solo "finished" on this recording?

Everything sounds so incredibly good, so I was wondering how it was done.

[Alessandro Benvenuti]

Macabey,
the solos on Sonic Design are improvised, but to be honest I did lot of different takes, choosing the best solo for each song and fixing the little mistakes punching in a little bit!
It is very difficult for me to write a solo, I don't have a good memory, and I'm too lazy to learn something prepared ;D ;D ;D

Usually when I have gigs in the studio for pop music, it takes 2 or 3 takes to have a good solo, but for my music, (or for other fusion projects), i can play something like 9 or 10 takes(sometimes more!!!!), to find something good enought for my ears.

Ciao

Ale

[macabey]

Man, that's frightening

Thanks for your frank reply.