161: Maximize Your Studio Time: Essential Practice Techniques To Help You Crush Your Recording Session

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And this time, it's not about pre-production or working on your songs and arrangements. It's about how to prepare yourself, physically and mentally, for the recording session. How to practice, so you can make the most out of your studio time and deliver what is needed to make a great record.

Practice to a click track.

Malcom starts by emphasizing the importance of practicing with a click track, both as a band and individually. And how practicing to a click enables you to record great takes, even if you end up tracking without a click. 

But tempo and meter are not everything. There is more that needs to be practiced and prepared for the recording session.

The interaction within the band is super important. When playing as a band, it's essential to pay attention to each other's mistakes and gently address them. 

Recording scratch tracks during pre-production rehearsals can help identify issues that need to be resolved before recording. 

Now that the band can play it all well together and everybody knows what they're doing, you need to practice your individual parts on your own, without other instruments and record them to a click track. Just for practice. 

This allows you to notice small mistakes and analyze your performance with the help of a DAW.  

It's crucial to pay attention to dynamics, tone, overall feel and cleanliness when practicing and recording.

At this stage, get ready to try some cool, unique tricks that Malcom is suggesting on the episode. 😎

And lastly, be prepared to leave your ego at the door if you want the best possible result. 

Proper studio preparation, rehearsal and problem-solving ahead of time can prevent roadblocks during recording.

So listen to this episode and adopt these effective practicing techniques to become world-class studio musicians. 

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-Benedikt

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