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Here are some tips ideas and suggestions based on my many years of producing music along with some pitfalls to avoid
PRE PRODUCTION
One of the most important things to do BEFORE you go into the recording studio is pre production. This includes making sure the song or voiceover or whatever it is we are producing is well written. This includes all lyrics and music. If there is a group they should be well rehearsed. If there is a backing track or beat it needs to be top quality. If there are lyrics or dialogue they should be written out. If there are musicians they need to be well rehearsed so that each person knows ahead of time what they will be playing at every point in the song. That is not to say that if inspiration strikes we ignore it but generally all the creative parts should be done beforehand. One more thing. I recommend changing guitar and bass string before recording, but make sure to play on them for about an hour so they settle in and don't go out of tune. The same applies to drum heads. Singers get plenty of rest and take a few days off before the recording session. Don't try to record if your voice is blown out from rehearsal or a gig or a cold. reschuedual and come back when you're in better voice, we'll understand.
METHODS
There are many ways to record music, lets discuss a few of the most common ways. In the days before multi track recording all the musicians had to play live and the microphones would also be mixed live and recorded straight to disc. Multiple versions or takes of each song were recorded and the best whole take was released. After tape was invented the best parts of different takes could be spliced together to make a better product, but still no overdubs. This is still a good way to record music, especially if it is Jazz or Folk or other kinds of more traditional music that are performed live. All of the very fine recordings of Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys were recorded in this manner. However most modern Rock ,R & B, Country & Pop music is not recorded this way. Since the invention of multi track it has been possible to record each instrument on its own channel or channels. This enables us to add subtract or change any musical part until we have a perfect performance and then mix all the channels together later for a perfect mix. The musicians can play live together at the same time or separately, at different times. This brings us to the metronome or click track. Most of todays music has a VERY steady tempo, that is to say the beginning the middle and the end of the song is the same speed. That is why many groups use a click track. I recommend it unless the song changes tempo.
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