PRE-PRODUCTION / SESSION FLOW:
PREVIOUS DEMOS OR RECORDINGS OF THE MATERIAL IS A PLUS AS FAR AS DRIVING THE SOUND AND WORKFLOW IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SIMPLE PRACTICE RECORDINGS CAN HELP FAMILIARIZE THE SONGS QUICKLY AND HELP MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ON THE SOUND SCAPE.
DISCUSSING THE RECORDING TECHNIQUE AND OPTIONS BEFORE RECORDING IS CRUCIAL.
REFERENCING LIKE MINDED MATERIAL IN THE STUDIO CAN HELP KEEP A FOCUS ON THE RANGE WE ARE CAPTURING.
GUITARS/BASS:
WE ARE TRYING TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING AT IT'S BEST. GUITARS NEED PROPER SET UPS BEFORE ENTERING THE STUDIO. STRINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED AND BACK UPS STRINGS BROUGHT TO THE STUDIO. IF YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT WITH PROBLEMS PLEASE BRING IT UP BEFORE HAND. WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
DRUMS:
WE ARE TRYING TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING AT IT'S BEST. DRUMS NEED TO HAVE WORKING HARDWARE AND FRESH DRUM HEADS. TAKING TIME TUNING THEM IS CRUCIAL. IF TUNING IS NOT YOUR THING LETS TALK ABOUT BRINING SOMEONE IN THE STUDIO WHO CAN. PLEASE NO BROKEN CYMBALS. IF YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT WITH PROBLEMS PLEASE BRING IT UP BEFORE HAND. WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
BE PREPARED:
KNOW YOUR PARTS. LETS SPEND OUR TIME GETTING EXCITING SOUNDS AND TRYING TO ADD TO THE SONG. NOT RETHINKING A PART WE CAN'T PULL OFF. ESPECIALLY HEAVY GUITAR! WE NEED TO STACK CERTAIN PARTS IF WE ARE GOING AFTER HEAVY. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PART IS BEFORE WE START RECORDING.
TIME:
PLAN TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON CERTAIN THINGS THAN YOU MAY EXPECT. WE NEED TO ALLOCATE TIME FOR CREATIVE SPACE AND POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. A SONG MAY BE 4 MINUTES LONG. BUT WHEN PLAYED OVER AND OVER AND OVER, TIME MAY MOVE FASTER THEN YOU THINK. LETS MAKE REALISTIC JUDGMENT ON THE KIND OF TIME IT TAKES TO DO THINGS RIGHT AND REALIZE OUR GOALS.
REALISTIC GOALS:
IF YOUR BUDGET IS TIGHT LETS CONCENTRATE ON A NUMBER OF SONGS THAT WE CAN DO PROFESSIONALLY. IN THE LONG RUN, YOU WILL BE MUCH MORE SATISFIED WITH FOUR OR FIVE REALLY GOOD SONGS THAN TEN DECENT SONGS. TRUST ME. TRUST ME. TRUST ME.
PREVIOUS DEMOS OR RECORDINGS OF THE MATERIAL IS A PLUS AS FAR AS DRIVING THE SOUND AND WORKFLOW IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SIMPLE PRACTICE RECORDINGS CAN HELP FAMILIARIZE THE SONGS QUICKLY AND HELP MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ON THE SOUND SCAPE.
DISCUSSING THE RECORDING TECHNIQUE AND OPTIONS BEFORE RECORDING IS CRUCIAL.
REFERENCING LIKE MINDED MATERIAL IN THE STUDIO CAN HELP KEEP A FOCUS ON THE RANGE WE ARE CAPTURING.
GUITARS/BASS:
WE ARE TRYING TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING AT IT'S BEST. GUITARS NEED PROPER SET UPS BEFORE ENTERING THE STUDIO. STRINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED AND BACK UPS STRINGS BROUGHT TO THE STUDIO. IF YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT WITH PROBLEMS PLEASE BRING IT UP BEFORE HAND. WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
DRUMS:
WE ARE TRYING TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING AT IT'S BEST. DRUMS NEED TO HAVE WORKING HARDWARE AND FRESH DRUM HEADS. TAKING TIME TUNING THEM IS CRUCIAL. IF TUNING IS NOT YOUR THING LETS TALK ABOUT BRINING SOMEONE IN THE STUDIO WHO CAN. PLEASE NO BROKEN CYMBALS. IF YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT WITH PROBLEMS PLEASE BRING IT UP BEFORE HAND. WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
BE PREPARED:
KNOW YOUR PARTS. LETS SPEND OUR TIME GETTING EXCITING SOUNDS AND TRYING TO ADD TO THE SONG. NOT RETHINKING A PART WE CAN'T PULL OFF. ESPECIALLY HEAVY GUITAR! WE NEED TO STACK CERTAIN PARTS IF WE ARE GOING AFTER HEAVY. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PART IS BEFORE WE START RECORDING.
TIME:
PLAN TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON CERTAIN THINGS THAN YOU MAY EXPECT. WE NEED TO ALLOCATE TIME FOR CREATIVE SPACE AND POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. A SONG MAY BE 4 MINUTES LONG. BUT WHEN PLAYED OVER AND OVER AND OVER, TIME MAY MOVE FASTER THEN YOU THINK. LETS MAKE REALISTIC JUDGMENT ON THE KIND OF TIME IT TAKES TO DO THINGS RIGHT AND REALIZE OUR GOALS.
REALISTIC GOALS:
IF YOUR BUDGET IS TIGHT LETS CONCENTRATE ON A NUMBER OF SONGS THAT WE CAN DO PROFESSIONALLY. IN THE LONG RUN, YOU WILL BE MUCH MORE SATISFIED WITH FOUR OR FIVE REALLY GOOD SONGS THAN TEN DECENT SONGS. TRUST ME. TRUST ME. TRUST ME.
