About to Record Your First Song? Here are the Things You Need to Know

Recording a song is not child’s play except you just want to record something exclusive for the listening pleasure of selected friends and family.

When going into the studio to record, an artiste has to be mentally, physically, psychological and emotionally stable (except in instances where they want to do a heartbreak song related to their recent experience).

Here are some tips to adhere to when going to record at the studio

*Be on time – it doesn’t portray professionalism when you go late to a recording session

*Bring your lyrics to the studio. Write something down, arrange your song and have a kind of beat in your head. Except you have plenty money for studio sessions or you are doing a freestyle song.



*Check out the studio beforehand. Make sure they are professional in their services and are fully and rightly equipped.

*Make sure your music files are compatible with theirs. This is important where you are taking your beat with you just to go and record or taking your raw data to a sound engineer for mixing and mastering.

*Take your music and data files with you to the studio on hard drive, cds or dvds.

*Bring backups in case something happens to the original data.

*Practice on your material for at least two weeks before going to record. Make sure your voice is in good shape and condition.

*Don’t go to the studio tired, you won’t be able to do any meaningful recording. Don’t go to the studio straight from the club.

*Don’t have a big meal for at least some hours before going for your vocal session.

*Don’t turn your recording session into a smoking party. It’s just not right and depending on your level of tolerance, you might get confused on your lyrics and waste cash paid for studio time.

*Don’t have too many people in the studio with you especially those who have no business with the music making process. Have your goons wait at the studio’s waiting area, outside the premises or at home.