Chi Jingyuan was welcomed into their practice room by Twice's manager Jin Sangmin. As soon as he entered the door, he heard an awkward greeting.
The last time we met was at the Gaon Chart Awards Ceremony, but we didn’t communicate much that day. Today, the nine people from Twice have not changed much. Their hair color is still the same, and they stood in a row wearing their own private clothes, and several of them were wearing hats.
"Anu...you just got up?"
Chi Jingyuan nodded in response, then looked around, his eyes quickly scanning the eyes and faces of the nine people, and then asked after a pause.
He found that at this time, the nine girls in Twice looked lethargic. Although they were all standing, they looked weak at all, as if they were going to fall down in the next second. Several of them had their eyelids drooped, as if they were about to fall asleep.
It looked like I had just woken up, feeling dazed.
Chi Jingyuan and Zhou Ziyu glanced at each other. She was wearing black sportswear. She looked tired and there were dark circles under her eyes. Even so, after Chi Jingyuan came in, the girl still kept blinking.
He had a short, round face, and looking at him made people want to pull her hard enough to wake her up.
Mingjing Nan also seemed to be relatively tired. He lowered his head slightly, looking at Chi Jingyuan for a while, then lowering his eyes to the ground. The tip of his light pink mouth was involuntarily raised, and his lower lip was habitually pouting, with a sense of self-consciousness.
A feeling of pity.
"Guess..." Several people cheered up and responded, but they didn't feel much excitement about seeing Producer Chi again. It could be heard from their tone that they wanted to cheer up, but the effect seemed to be average.
Chi Jingyuan could tell at a glance that Twice was not in good condition today, and he didn't know what he had been doing these days.
"Is it really possible to record in this state?"
Chi Jingyuan looked at Twice manager Jin Sangmin next to him and asked tentatively: "Originally, midnight is too late and not very suitable for recording... Do you want to change the time?"
Recording work still has certain requirements for the singer's condition, and requires continuous work. Putting aside his own singing skills, Twice's current state is likely to have average recording results, and Chi Jingyuan is very serious about his work. It is expected that when the time comes
After spending a long time making no progress and making him lose his temper, it is really better to change the time.
"no problem."
Jin Shangmin smiled, but he didn't seem to care too much. Then he looked at the nine girls in front of him and encouraged them with a satisfied expression: "The children will work hard."
"Guess!" Twice responded after hearing it and raising his voice.
Chi Jingyuan glanced at the nine girls in front of him with a strange expression, then glanced at the faces of Lin Nalian, who had the smallest voice, and nodded noncommittally.
He actually didn't care about it, but although these girls shouted loudly, he didn't know what happened.
"Let's go."
Because it was getting late, he didn't say anything more. After chatting for a while, Jin Sangmin took them to the company's internal sound engineer.
JYP is one of the three major entertainment companies in the music industry. Although it has fallen behind due to the Mercury retrograde in recent years, at least the facilities inside the building are relatively complete. There are several professional composition rooms and music rooms on the third and fourth floors. Twice album
The recording work is done here.
This is not the first time that Chi Jingyuan has come here to record. He has been here several times during the "some" period the year before last, but he used different recording studios.
This recording studio looks good on the surface, but if you look around, you will find that it is old everywhere. If you look closely at the corners, you will find some corrosion and cracks. The original light yellow walls have faded and become dull, and the wooden floors have faded.
The color is black with mottled colors, and the sound when stepped on is muffled.
It feels not much different from the recording engineer in the old SM building.
However, the equipment is quite complete, including a mixer, recording equipment, and monitoring equipment, all of which are polished and polished.
Chi Jingyuan glanced at the table with various facilities. There was a very obvious photo frame next to the mixer. Inside was a photo of Park Jin Young and a black man who was probably a composer. The two in the photo looked very similar.
The two people were smiling and hugging each other's shoulders. When the photo was posed this way, the professional atmosphere around it dropped several notches.
There was also a photo of himself in the recording studio. Chi Jingyuan could imagine that when this guy was recording for Twice, he would listen carefully to the sound inside and occasionally move his eyes to the right to admire the photo of himself that he thought was handsome.
It's so narcissistic that it makes me speechless.
"You should have already recorded other songs for the album some time ago, right?"
After a brief exchange of greetings after entering, Chi Jingyuan sat directly in front of the mixing desk and asked as he looked at the nine Twice people standing in a row next to him.
"Hey, I've already recorded three songs." Park Jihyo took the initiative to answer.
"Well..." Chi Jingyuan nodded and glanced at them. At this time, Twice no longer seemed as confused as when they just met. Although it was obvious that they were still a little tired, they all cheered up and entered.
working status.
"Each producer has different requirements for artists' recordings. Some pay attention to pitch, some care about strength, and some pay more attention to emotion..."
As he spoke, Chi Jingyuan looked at the soundproof room in front: "The song "Cheer Up" is the title song of this album, and the overall requirements may be higher, but these requirements and standards are also based on your singing skills.
In terms of standards... But based on my habits and style, I won’t have too high standards for your pitch, strength, etc. I pay more attention to emotional expression.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chi Jingyuan very clearly stated his requirements and standards for their recording.
After debuting for so many years, he has also been responsible for the production and recording of many songs in the past two years. He has already had his own opinions on this aspect.
Generally speaking, recording can be divided into several indicators such as pitch, strength, and emotion. Different producers, different singers, and different songs require different effects.
Some producers attach great importance to pitch accuracy, and would feel uncomfortable all over if they stray even a little bit.
Some producers ask for a feeling. Although they may not be able to describe it, they still try their best to get the singer to sing the flavor he wants.
And if it is a recording by a singer with strong singing skills, the standards may be relatively high in all aspects and strive to achieve the best recording effect.
But if it is an idol or someone with obviously poor singing skills comes to record, the pitch, strength, etc. will not be very important, because as long as there are no major problems such as serious out-of-tune, other work
You can leave it to the post-production process and let the mixer adjust it slowly using autotune. Even if the singing is ordinary, it can be adjusted to a level that you can hear.
Because some people's level is just like that, no matter how they record, they can't meet the requirements, so generally speaking, the recording requirements for idols are not too high.
Otherwise, members like Oh Se-hun and Lim Yoon-ah would probably be unable to leave the recording studio on the day they come back to sing, their throats are so hoarse and smoking.
Even though their parts are actually very few.
As for the recording of the song "Cheer Up" this time, Chi Jingyuan's main requirement for Twice is to focus on the release and rendering of emotions, and it is enough to sing with that vitality. As long as the other aspects are not too bad, it will be OK.
But even so, judging from his understanding of twice during this period, this standard is not so easy to achieve...
"Who comes first..."
Chi Jingyuan looked back. Before the nine members could even look at each other, he asked himself: "Nayeon, come first. I remember that you have the best grasp of the emotions of this song."
of."
"ah……"
"Gui, okay."
Lin Nalian, who was originally looking at Yu Dingyan and Park Jihyo next to her and was about to push them out, suddenly heard her name, was stunned and pointed at herself, and quickly responded and responded.
It's just that the tone sounds a bit hesitant and withdrawn.
Lin Nayeon glanced at the members next to her, swallowed a few mouthfuls, pursed her lips, and walked into the soundproof room with her lyrics. The JYP sound engineer waiting next to her went in to help her adjust the equipment.
Chi Jingyuan sat in front of the mixer and monitor, looking through the glass in front of Lin Nalian standing in front of the microphone in the soundproof room.
This fan of his also wore a gray sweatshirt that was a little too big today. When he was in the practice room just now, he kept wearing the sweatshirt and hat. The hat string was pulled so tight that his whole head was balled up. Now,
When he came to the recording studio, he put down his hat, revealing his black hair and long black hair.
Lin Nalian was asked to record first because she has the most parts, and Chi Jingyuan thinks she sings the best among the group, and she is also very good at controlling this style, so she can give others a good start.
It's just that Lin Nalian didn't seem very confident at this time, and she seemed vaguely uneasy.
I don’t know if I feel wrong.
"Sing a random paragraph, open your voice, and get used to it."
The equipment was quickly debugged. JYP's sound engineer operated the equipment. Chi Kyung-won sat next to him and directed Lin Nayeon through the microphone in the soundproof room. The other eight people from Twice and manager Kim Sang-min all stood behind and watched carefully.
"How can you make me want to stop so much..."
Lin Nalian thought about it for a while and soon started singing into the microphone. She chose their debut song "Like OOH-AHH", sang the main chorus twice and then changed to "Candy Boy".
After singing a few times, the warm-up was over and the recording of "cheer up" officially started.
But her voice made Chi Jingyuan frown slightly, but he didn't say much.
"Okay, let's get started." Chi Jingyuan said, and the sound engineer next to him also started playing music. Lin Nalian in the soundproof room took a deep breath, looked at the music score, beat the music, and sang the first line.
"The bell keeps ringing every day..."
"stop!"
It was just that he was stopped before the first line was finished. Chi Jingyuan looked at Lin Nalian inside, with no expression on his face. He just reminded: "Don't spray wheat. The voice is not loud but it is obvious. Breath control."
one time."
Lin Nalian glanced at him and nodded.
"The bell keeps ringing every day, please now..."
The music started over, still with the first line, but it was interrupted by Chi Jingyuan just after singing.
He glanced at Lin Nalian, who seemed a little nervous, frowned and said, "What's your habit? Don't spray wheat."
"I, I understand."
Lin Nalian, who was interrupted twice in a row and faced the strict producer, seemed to be frightened. She opened her mouth and responded like a rabbit.
The Twice members behind also felt the change in the atmosphere at this time. Producer Chi in front of them was obviously much more serious at work than in private.
They looked at each other and kept their mouths shut.
Several members also looked at Lin Nalian who was recording with some worry in their eyes.
"Again."
The recording didn't go very smoothly at the beginning. Chi Jingyuan gave Lin Nalian some time to adjust and started again after a minute.
It's just that I was stopped right after the first sentence.
Chi Jingyuan looked at Lin Nalian in the soundproof room through the mirror. Looking at this anti-fan who was as nervous as a frightened rabbit because he was repeatedly called out, he exhaled and told the staff next to him.
One sentence: "Put a filter in front of the recording microphone."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The JYP employee next to him nodded and walked into the soundproof room to start the operation.
This is a little trick. If the slight popping sound cannot be controlled well, adding a layer of mesh in front of the microphone can effectively improve it.
For recording, the singer's state is very important. Being nervous will have a great impact on the state, so Chi Jingyuan did not say any harsh words.
This was going to be a recording within the EXO team, and he couldn't help but start shouting.
When the staff was adding the net, Lin Nalian stood to the side and looked a bit dignified. She kept her legs together and said nothing. She rubbed her sweater with her hands a few times, then put them together in front of her and pinched each other hard.
The fingers and fingertips turned blue and white under the shadow of the light.
"It should be better if we add a layer of netting, let's continue."
After seeing that the staff was done, Chi Jingyuan exhaled and said something to the inside. Lin Nalian stood back in front of the microphone, pursed her lips and looked outside for a while, and then started singing again along with the music.
It's a pity that after the sound of spraying wheat can no longer be heard, other problems still exist.
"If you make progress, do it again."
"This ending is very good, let's try it again."
"……continue."
"The introduction of the opening is very important. You need to hear the vitality of your voice. I told you before, the vitality... let me demonstrate it to you..."
"Stop...Nayeonxi, why do you sound so tired?"
"Stop, it's out of tune."
"..."
"Phew, do you really want to sleep?"
In order to take care of the singer's emotions, Chi Jingyuan has always been patient. Even if he didn't sing well, he always tried to encourage him, and did not treat Lin Nayuan with the same tone and method as he treated EXO members.
But as the calls to stop were repeated again and again, he became a little impatient, and he also heard that Lin Nalian was not suitable for recording at all.
He knew that Twice's overall strength was average, so the requirements were not actually high.
But he feels that Lin Nalian has always been very eye-catching in the group and has good abilities in all aspects.
However, her appearance today really shattered his impression. He didn't know whether it was because she was in a bad state or because she was just at this level.
Anyway, quite disappointed.
As she was stopped more and more times, Lin Nalian was obviously a little panicked. She became more and more nervous and her singing became worse and worse.
Every time she was interrupted, she bit her lip hard, her cheeks were stiff, and her expression was very ugly.
Chi Jingyuan did not feel wrong at first. Twice was very tired today, and her condition was particularly bad. Although they have not returned yet, they have started to be busy again recently, practicing songs, recording, shooting pictorials, and shooting commercials.
As well as recording group music, all kinds of work suddenly started popping up again, as if we were back to the continuous time at the beginning of the year.
She didn't get much rest this week. Yesterday, the group recorded until midnight and didn't sleep much at all. Today, in addition to practicing, she also had a whole afternoon of filming. She was so dizzy today that she couldn't go back to sleep.
We have to wait until Chi Jingyuan finishes filming to start recording.
Moreover, she recorded other songs for a long time because of the many parts in the past two days, and her voice is still a bit hoarse now.
She knew she couldn't sing well.
But she really worked hard. She had obviously practiced countless times, and she sang very well a few days ago, but she just couldn't find the right state today.
And, for some reason, facing Chi Jingyuan's increasingly impatient tone, she couldn't help but feel more and more aggrieved.
There was even an uncontrollable feeling of being targeted by Chi Jingyuan.
Because...maybe...maybe...should be, and the singing will not be so bad...
Could it be that he said that because he hates me?
Especially in front of the members.
Why are you talking about me like that?
It’s so uncomfortable, the abominable light is still like this...
She was clearly recording, but Lin Nalian's mind was uncontrollably lost in complicated thoughts.
After being stopped again, Chi Jingyuan was already a little tired. He looked at Lin Nalian in the soundproof room, and he even felt that this person was deliberately causing trouble with him.
"Nayeonxi, if you really don't want to sing, you can actually take a rest first..."
Chi Jingyuan sighed, looked at her with a helpless and sarcastic tone and said, "Would you like to come out and listen to your singing for yourself?"
Then he turned his head and was about to say something to Jin Sangmin, but suddenly he heard a noise and turned around to find Lin Nayeon in the soundproof room with swollen eyes, a grin on her mouth, and started crying.