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By Charita Vandevoorde


Studio Recording Ideas Especially For Musicians

For newly formed bands and musicians, recording their music may become a very tiring process. It can take so much time, the limited budget may not even be close to enough, and the different ideas thrown out by each member may affect the band. Information provided below are some practical guidelines for artists to take advantage of when experiencing the entire recording process.

Pointer #3 - Ponder on the kind of sound you desire to pull off

Categorizing the type of sound you want may be difficult, however it is very significant to really know the kind of tone you want to put out there. The basic sounds or your desired sounds can be heard and familiarized in the songs you mostly listen to; so you can take note of them that way. For instance, you can take note of a certain song that has the exact beat you want or the kind of strike on one part of a particular song. The song you present will not be copied the same exact way but just to get a picture of the beat somewhat alike to it.

Pointer #2 - Are all instruments in good condition?

Heading out to the studio? Before you do so, double check and try out each gear. Get rid of the damaged parts on the gear and replace it with a new one. Equipment with the use of batteries should be double checked if it is still in good condition. If the pedal of the drum set squeals, check the adjustments or provide it some grease. Before anything else, test out the basses and guitars as well, and see if they all play the right tone along with the adjusted straps; you can contact a technician for these to be completed.

Pointer #1 - Songs must already be ready!

To end up with a satisfying day when recording at a studio, be certain to have a list of the final songs to be played and recorded. It would be useless if you pay for the time at the studio, and all you achieve is sorting out the songs when you should have had them ready before going. Making changes and adjustments throughout the song recording is not a problem at all, but it is the fact that songs must be listed down and completed before showing up at the studio.

One time, a particular musical group showed up with an entire outline of each listed song which was a great help. Although it sounds too "perfect" or a little too "over the top", but a whole lot of time was saved. Each and every song that will be recorded must already have a particular tempo as well. Prevent this from happening: having the vocalist or singer go on a faster tempo than the music being played, it wouldn't just sound right.

There are some things that you are capable of doing in recording studios but not when performing live such as, doubled parts, additional instruments or even harmonies. Spend some time to take a look at these suggestions before arranging schedules at studios and save money as well as excellent recorded songs.




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