What NOT to do when going to studio

If you have read any of my previous posts you know that I was pretty enthusiastic about this year. I was truly happy to get started and do all kinds of new things; music, blogs, podcast. I was really excited that I had written a ton of songs that needed to be recorded. I was planning my schedule and budget so tight to fit in as many songs as possible that I did not realize that I was not taking the time to fully fine tune the songs. I went to studio on Sunday and I expected to walk out of there with a great vocal track. I know the cardinal rules when being a recording artist.

The first cardinal rule: BE PREPARED

I have been recording for years and I still made the crucial error of thinking that I could bypass the steps required to successfully record a song. I`m pretty upset at myself. When I first started recording, I recorded cover tracks. I would record them over and over until I was sure that I had successfully hit all the notes to the best of my ability. That was the key, practice and record. Writing songs is a little harder but the concept is the same. Being prepared is the most important factor. Not only does everyone lose time and money, it really makes the experience frustrating and unpleasant.

Albeit it was not the start to the year I had hoped, I`ll take it with a grain of salt and call it an expensive learning experience. I did manage to almost finish one of the tracks that will be released in March and did make some progress on my next release but all in all, a very disappointing experience. Quoting Stephen Kaggwa, ``Try and fail but don`t fail to try``. 

Now it`s time to get back to the drawing board and fine tune my songs. 

For more tips:
http://www.loveandlaughtermusic.com/2011/01/tips-on-recording-vocals-part-1-preparation/