"Do you really plan to release the album before July?" Wu Hongrong asked with a frown as he looked at Chen Minhao's committed expression.
Chen Minhao explained: "It's almost half a year until July. And I already have the melodies and tunes of several songs in my mind. So although the time is tight, I think it should be in time to release the album before July. .”
"It's too late!" Wu Hongrong interrupted Chen Minhao unceremoniously and said, "You have only released singles. Don't you think that a few singles are mixed together to make an album? If you hold on to this If I had the attitude to produce this album, it would most likely be a flop."
Chen Minhao was stunned, but listening to the tone of Wu Hongrong's words, he felt that Wu Hongrong had jumped onto the street like this before.
Wu Hongrong's eyes seemed to have penetrated Chen Minhao's thoughts, and he continued to say indifferently: "If you want to use music to maintain your popularity and popularity, you don't have to work hard to release an album, you can continue to choose to release singles. But , if you want to release an album, you must have the attitude of releasing an album."
"What do you mean?" Chen Minhao leaned forward and asked Wu Hongrong's eyes.
"If you want to release a single, you can release it however you want. But if you want to release an album, you must consider the entire album and planning style and concept." Wu Hongrong sighed and continued patiently: "Except In addition, when you want to release a commercial record, you need to think about how to make money, so after you have the concept of the album, you also have to consider the audience.
We want to segment the concept of the album so that it can satisfy different audiences. Your fans span a wide range. Do you think a thirty-year-old woman and a teenage girl have the same preferences in listening to music
For an album, under a certain conceptual theme, we should try our best to include all listeners. Then you can write songs. "
After listening to Wu Hongrong's words, Chen Minhao breathed a sigh of relief. For other music creators, "propositional creation" will limit their creative ideas and increase the difficulty of creation.
But for me, this means clarifying the search keywords and reducing the difficulty.
Wu Hongrong took a sip of water and continued: "When you have finished the lyrics and music, you have to arrange the music. What kind of instruments do we choose and how do we make the combination of different instruments sound more comfortable? Less fussy. This job will take me about a month to complete."
Chen Minhao not only listened attentively, but also used his mobile phone to call up memos and make some simple notes.
"After we have recorded the accompaniment tape, we will start the official recording. You have recorded several singles, so you should be familiar with it, so you should know that this is a place where the singer's strength is tested. A very professional A singer can record several songs a day.”
Wu Hongrong smiled meaningfully and said, "Do you still remember how many days we spent recording the song "Father"?"
Chen Minhao was poked at his weakness. He remembered that the song "Father" had been recorded for four days, and he looked a little embarrassed.
Wu Hongrong stood up, touched his bald head, and said with a smile: "I'll get you a glass of hot water. You first calculate how much time it takes to record songs for an album. After all, you usually have to Attend class."
Chen Minhao's mind was spinning very quickly: Taking into account his practice makes perfect and his improved singing skills, it would take an average of 2-3 days to record a song by himself, so let's take 2 days for calculation. Since I have to attend classes on weekdays, I only have time to record songs on weekends. So even if there are only 8 songs on the album, it will take 2 months.
After Wu Hongrong brought the water over, he said with a smile: "I also have a number in my mind, that is, you need 2 months. Next we will encounter a new problem, that is: How to arrange it to make the audience more comfortable
The first impression of the album is very important, so we must put the title song at the beginning. How to judge which song is liked by the audience? This kind of thing cannot be decided on the head. We can only conduct grayscale testing for about 2 weeks. "
Wu Hongrong said with his fingers: "After finishing the recording and arranging the order, the production of the album is half completed. After the recording, there will be some post-production work, which mainly includes mixing, mastering and record production. It will take me about a month. It can be done.”
Chen Minhao is not a newbie in the music industry. He naturally knows what mixing and mastering are about.
Mixing is mainly about sound restoration and sound effect synthesis, using modern recording technology to cover up sound flaws to the maximum extent. After the mixing is completed, the music producer will make the recorded songs into master tapes and make final overall adjustments.
In an album, defects such as volume differences between different songs will be eliminated at this stage, making the entire album sound more harmonious and unified. After processing the master tape, the music producer will find the record manufacturer for production.
In the process of record production, the record company will first produce a sample. After the music producer feels that there is no problem with the sound quality and there is no difference in the audio, the record will be put into mass production.
According to common sense, mixing, mastering and record production cannot be completed in one month, but Wu Hongrong said one month, so let’s calculate it as one month first. After all, as a well-known music producer in the industry, he must have his own unique path.
Wu Hongrong took off another finger and said: "Experts definitely need cover and content design. We need professional artists and photographers for this. In fact, the work in this area is quite complicated: brainstorming, taking photos, editing pictures, and integrating into the design. After the design is completed, it will be handed over to the factory for printing. It will take two weeks."
Wu Hongrong unceremoniously took off a finger and said: "In addition, in an album, you must have a MV. The script and storyboard of the MV, shooting, editing, and integrating the music all take time. Even if you only shoot 2 A MV will take about a month.”
Chen Minhao calculated in his mind that even if he started recording songs today, it would take 5 months to complete the production of an album: including songs, MVs, covers and records, which is 7 months.
Wu Hongrong said, "What I just said are hard conditions for the album, but soft conditions like publicity require more time, energy and money. After we complete the album production, I want at least one, It takes two months for the market to warm up. So if you want to release an album in July, three words: it’s too late.”
Wu Hongrong felt that he was a little psychologically distorted by Chen Minhao's musical talent. Rationally, he knew that Chen Minhao and he both prospered and suffered losses. But when he saw Chen Minhao was defeated, he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
Wu Hongrong rubbed the water glass with his right hand and thought happily: Is this a small blessing in life? He proved to Chen Minhao that ginger is still better when he is old.
Wu Hongrong is a music producer, not an actor, so his ability to control expressions is naturally substandard. So when Chen Minhao saw Wu Hongrong's proud expression, he instantly became unhappy:
If I can't do things that others can't do, is this worthy of my status as a time traveler? Although from a rational point of view, it is unreliable and very reluctant to release an album before July, I still want to give it a try.
Seeing that Chen Minhao had no intention of giving up, Wu Hongrong asked in confusion: "Why do you have to release an album before July?"
Chen Minhao said with a smile: "Because the movie "Detective" will be released in July."
Wu Hongrong was stunned for a moment and then said: "It's great to be young and so ambitious. You want to flourish in music, film and television."
(End of chapter)