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Tips
To Improve Perfomance for Recording
Few things that you need to have in mind when you come to a recording studio for the first time. 1. One of the most necessary things you have to be is musically tight which means that you have rehearsed quite regularly - at least twice a week, are familiar with the songs and can stay in key and keep the right timing. As well as being very well-rehearsed. This is the element, which will give the band a recording, which people will really want to listen to/buy. 2. You need to be aware of your instruments, guitars especially You should not put new strings on your guitars just before an actual session: this should not be done less than 3-4 days before. This will give the strings time to run, but still sound sharp and bright. 3. Going into a recording studio is a totally different environment to playing live, therefore loads of volume and going mad as on a live gig is not the sort of thing which will be captured in the studio. What usually happens is that bands go back and enhance certain things they've done to give that live feel as opposed to thrashing it out and going mad in the studio. The volume does not have to be high in the studio to get the similar sound you would achieve live. 4. The band should take away a rough mix cd of the finished recording so that you get a full picture when you come back down for remixing. Have a realistic plan of how each track is to be mixed. Also bear in mind that you cannot mix a track well which has been badly played, all studios can do is add to the crap or enhance the beauty.. 5. If you like to indulge in drugs or alcohol, bear in mind that these things do not enhance performance but actually hinder performance. If you indulge in such things before a session the end result could be far worse than you imagined. The celebrations should start once you've listened to your work with a clear head and are happy with good results. 6. Make sure you have all the lyrics for your songs written down, verse, chorus, and changes. This saves a lot of time if nerves take over and a band member just needs to check the structure of the song. 7. As a band you will have ideas about production and sound. However, it is very important to understand how the sound spectrum works. At this stage, it's extremely important that you trust the engineer they have experience of listening to lots and lots of bands and they will have an all-round idea of what your sound should be like. 8. If you'd like to bring with you your own producer who has some good ideas and it's agreeable with the engineer running the studio, then bring him/her along. It'll make things easier and probably help the band to be more at ease. |
