bassistkenny
New member
Hey everyone, I'm new here, but I wanted to share some tips and tricks that I've come up with over the years. You know those "aha" moments when you realize you were doing it the hard way and could have saved time and energy doing it a new way?
I have some tips below here goes.
Before the studio - With a little preparation before you go into the studio you can cut down on time, anxiety and stress and in the end you have a better product for following these tips because the better you play on the recording, the better it will sound. Most of this is said to be “subjective” but if you pour everything you have into this, you should give it all you have. We want to squeeze every percent we can.
Completion Chart - You can use a dry erase board or bristle board with each instruments heading and track number. You can have dates to keep yourselves on track. Deadlines always make a project progress better than having no deadline at all. As tracking is completed, fill in each box accordingly until that box (for example: bass guitar) can completely filled in.
Know your material - You may laugh, but I’ve seen many people go into the studio not knowing their material well enough to record. What I mean by knowing your part is that you should be able to play your part alone, just you, with a click and be able to play flawlessly. If you don’t think you can do that then you are not ready for recording.
Practice with a click - Your group should be able to practice with a click and bet able to keep in sync with it. You will be tracking with one anyway, so you might as well get accustomed to it.
Record your practices - This allows you to hear yourself and the band and provides the opportunity to re-work parts of the songs that only after hearing it from another perspective can you tell that something might needs a little work. Doing this before you go in the studio will save you from wasting time.
Anyway, those are some of my tips. I have more information on my website, but the above information will make a world of difference on your current or upcoming recording project. If you have questions or comments, let me know, I'm always looking for ideas and ways to improve what I do. Glad to join the community!
I have some tips below here goes.
Before the studio - With a little preparation before you go into the studio you can cut down on time, anxiety and stress and in the end you have a better product for following these tips because the better you play on the recording, the better it will sound. Most of this is said to be “subjective” but if you pour everything you have into this, you should give it all you have. We want to squeeze every percent we can.
Completion Chart - You can use a dry erase board or bristle board with each instruments heading and track number. You can have dates to keep yourselves on track. Deadlines always make a project progress better than having no deadline at all. As tracking is completed, fill in each box accordingly until that box (for example: bass guitar) can completely filled in.
Know your material - You may laugh, but I’ve seen many people go into the studio not knowing their material well enough to record. What I mean by knowing your part is that you should be able to play your part alone, just you, with a click and be able to play flawlessly. If you don’t think you can do that then you are not ready for recording.
Practice with a click - Your group should be able to practice with a click and bet able to keep in sync with it. You will be tracking with one anyway, so you might as well get accustomed to it.
Record your practices - This allows you to hear yourself and the band and provides the opportunity to re-work parts of the songs that only after hearing it from another perspective can you tell that something might needs a little work. Doing this before you go in the studio will save you from wasting time.
Anyway, those are some of my tips. I have more information on my website, but the above information will make a world of difference on your current or upcoming recording project. If you have questions or comments, let me know, I'm always looking for ideas and ways to improve what I do. Glad to join the community!