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(Includes tom configuration as required, choice of snare(s), and ride/crash and hi hat cymbals as requested)Getting Ready To Record ... Some Tips For The Studio Whether it's your first time or your twentieth time in the studio, recording should always be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Here are some tips we've developed over the past few years which may help you to use your recording dollars as wisely as possible. -Practice Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse!!! Bands should have their song arrangements worked out in advance as much as possible, and each band member should know their basic track parts forwards and backwards. Rappers should have their verses and hooks written and memorized. The studio is not the place to start rewriting or rearranging your tunes, unless you are prepared to spend a lot of additional time and money! The best use of your money in a recording studio is recording, not rehearsing. Rappers reading their verses from sheets of paper in the vocal booth generally record tracks that sound like, well... rappers reading their verses. Don't write your verses in the car on the way to the studio. Our recommendation for bands is to do "section" rehearsals, i.e. drums and bass by themselves, vocals with acoustic guitars, etc. so you can clearly hear if parts are working and if the drums and bass are tightly locked before you get to the studio. Another good idea is to record yourselves during a regular rehearsal, even if it's just a cheap cassette recorder. Then sit down and have a good listen. It's amazing how different the songs sound when you are listening as opposed to when you are playing them. Do any rewriting or rearranging at home or in your preproduction studio – don't wait until you are in the studio, and have to pay by the hour to rewrite! -Preproduction Anyone using loops, beats or sequenced tracks coming from a sampler or keyboard work station should have the tempo set, and song arrangement worked out. If you want individual instruments to go to individual tracks, know how to assign sounds to individual keyboard outputs and pan instruments hard left and right. You should also know how to set MIDI channels and slave your keyboard to external sync. If there is any question, bring your owner's manual. If you are bringing Pro Tools Session files in, know which song or which version of the song you want to use and DON"T FORGET YOUR FILES. Do housecleaning on the session files you are bringing to the studio; if there are tracks recorded that you don't want to use, deleting (or at least inactivating) those tracks will reduce confusion and improve the flow of the recording session. NAME YOUR TRACKS!!! If we open a Pro Tools Session and see Audio Track 1-32, the first hour is going to be spent identifying and naming the sounds we find (at your expense). Do yourself a favor and identify Pro Tools tracks before you get to the studio. -Check Your Equipment Please do everyone a favor and get your instruments and equipment cleaned up before you get into the studio. A little buzz or pop or crack can be a big problem if it "goes to tape". Guitarists and bassists – change your strings just before you come in.

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