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[QUOTE="DonnyThompson, post: 419535, member: 46114"]
[I]"Is there a best practice for this? In my past life when we'd cut tracks it would be cutting live scratch tracks with a drummer to get the drums down - then coming back and tracking with those drums tracks ---- - then  What would be best practice here methodology wise?"[/I]

When working on my own, I prefer this method over recording drums afterwards to existing instrument tracks and a click.

Generally, I'll record a scratch/cue track with a guitar/ vocal, and then record the drum tracks to that guitar/vocal cue track, using the cue track as a guide for arrangement only.  Then after the drums are done, I'll go back and track keeper bass, guitar, keys, vocals etc to the drum track.  But this is just what works best for me, and when doing it this way, it's important to record a drum part that has the dynamics and feel that you desire, because all instruments that are tracked afterwards will be following everything the drums do, performance wise. It requires a lot of pre planning and thinking ahead by the drummer.

My first preference is to track drums, rhythm guitar and bass - with a scratch vocal - at the same time; this allows for a nicer groove/ pocket/dynamic feel, and results in a much nicer all round foundation because it's an ensemble playing.  But, we don't always have that luxury.
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