Recording

What to expect when you come to record

  • Deposit due at time of booking (half of scheduled session)
  • Remaining balance due at the conclusion of the session
  • The clock starts at the scheduled time (unless 12-hour prior notice is given)
  • 72-hour notice required to reschedule booked sessions
  • No material will be released until all accounts are paid in full
  • Hard-drive masters will be retained for one week
  • No smoking in the building, period
Recording Session

Preliminary Meeting

  • Submit lyrics and music for review
  • Discussing arrangement, instrumentation, production, and tracking of your recording
  • Gathering samples of music with the feel or sounds you are looking for

Before the show starts

  • Bring all equipment you would bring to a show
  • Bring extras: strings, picks, sticks, etc.
  • If you would like to rent studio instruments, please let us know 72-hours prior to session
  • Arrive prepared: get your rest, know your music
  • Ensure all instruments are tuned appropriately, ask if you need help
In the live room

In the ring . . .

  • When you arrive, we will direct you where to place your equipment
  • Our engineer will begin setting up mics and the board for each instrument and musician (this takes time, be patient)
  • Tracking - recording, individually or as a group (determined prior to session)
  • Punch-ins and overdubs
  • Mixing
  • Pre-Mastering

Final Thoughts

  • "Practicing" at the recording studio is expensive. Come prepared to record
  • Know when to say when. After long hours of recording, be prepared to call it a day, your recording will thank you
  • Only "essential" personnel should be invited to the studio
  • Tune, tune, and retune. Always sound your best
  • Expect the unexpected, prepare mentally and monetarily for unforeseen delays