Posts Tagged ‘pre-production’

The Crucial Importance of Pre-Production (Or: Your Record May Suck Unless You Do THIS)

Pre-production is arguably the most important part of the record making process. It’s also the most neglected.

Justin Colletti gives you the strategies you need to succeed in any type of music release.

Thanks to Soundtoys, Eventide and Mixing Breakthroughs for sponsoring this podcast episode.

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Are You REALLY Ready For The Recording Studio? A 5-Point Checklist for Successful Sessions

Stepping into the studio to record new music is one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of being a musician. And it’s a particularly special moment for a band at the very start of their journey.

While the recording studio is a place for musical freedom, creativity and self-expression, Read more...

The Lazy Musician’s Pre-Production Checklist: 8 Steps to Much Better Recordings

Let’s face it. We musicians can be a bit “motivationally challenged” when it comes to the minutia of having a real career in music.

We’d rather play a speed-metal version of “Stairway to Heaven” at rehearsal than slog through the intricacies of our set one more time.

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In Defense of Pre-Production: Why the Most Neglected Phase of Music Production May Be the Most Important

This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, September 4th, 2012.

Among self-financed musicians, pre-production is arguably the most neglected step of the recording process.

This is especially regrettable because pre-production is perhaps the least expensive part of the process, and the one that offers the greatest return Read more...

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