Recording Tips

That's great! But what essentially occurs when you get there? When you eventually do pick the perfect studio, one that you're feeling comfy at, there's a certain routine that must be followed in order to get the best performance and the best recording for your financial position. 1.Tune Your Instruments. This also includes your drums and any tunable percussion instruments you may have. There is absolutely nothing worse in the world than to have a perfectly written song with an ideal performance be ruined because somebody did not take an extra two minutes to check their tuning. Tuning takes a couple of minutes ; a recording lasts for keeps.
Be Well Rehearsed. You'll be stunned how many bands suffer shock when they get the final recording bill. The main reason for this is because they confuse rehearsal time with recording time. Rehearse at home, in the garage, at your uncle's house ; anywhere except at the recording session. When you reach the studio, you must know your songs inside-out and be prepared for the red light.
Practice with a Click Track. A lot of drummers are not able to play with a click track. Ensure yours can. A click track is essential in getting a good basic rhythm track that the remainder of the band can lock in to, and to sync-up loops and delay times. 4.Be Early.
Many studios start charging their customers from the precise time agreed to in the contract. Because you choose to show up late, doesn't mean that the studio should give up that time for free . Be early and be prepared to go. 5.Get the Sound Right. Never, ever attempt to fix it in the mix.
It does not work like that. Take an additional few minutes to modify the sound before recording it. Turn that knob, tighten that string, have another sip of water. Remember again, changing may take an extra minute, but the recording will last for all eternity. 6.Know When To give up.
Recording regularly leads to diminishing returns. Spending 20 hours in a row at the recording session isn't about to make your song twice as good as spending 10 hours. This rule also is applicable to mixing. If you are exhausted, call the session and come back the next day fresh and prepared. 7.Record Alone.
Don't bring your friends, family mothers and fathers or anybody else into your sessions. As fun as it could be, you are there to do a job and record the best music possible. If you're a millionaire, then by all possible means, have a party at the studio, but do not depend on getting anything done. 8.Mix and Match. After letting the engineer do the 1st coarse mix alone ( which he should ) do an A / B comparison of your mix to a few of your favourite CDs.
Remember that the production CDs you are listening to have already been mastered. But it's a good way to compare levels and panning. 9.Bring Spares. Always bring spare strings, drum heads, bass strings, water bottles, throat lozenges, etc to a session. You'll always need the one thing you did not remember to bring, so bring it all and leave them at the studio till your recordings are finished.
Have Fun! This is the most vital point of all. Creating and recording music isn't rocket science. Although there is a science involved, you need to let the engineer worry about that. If you are not having a great time, then you are in the wrong business!

By: Bruce Hathaway

Article Source: http://www.directorys.uniquearticles.info

Bruce has engineered and produced numerous records with several notables at Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based, Excello Recording and his personal project studio, madcomposer.com. He continues to compose in a wide range of styles, from dance to classical to experimental and has scored original music and done sound design for 23 films. www.micsandmoreonline.com

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