Prepping For The Studio

Roy Silverstein and Brian Scheuble introduce themselves and the podcast. The 50,000 foot view of the recording process is discussed to give you a broad overview of how a record is made. Please visit http://www.preppingforthestudio.com for more info and to download the free ebook, "A Musician's Guide To The Recording Studio". Hosts: Roy Silverstein of Rarefied Recording (www.rarefie

Topics for this episode of Prepping For The Studio include: -The importance of pre-production -Working on your songs before booking studio time -How do things like arrangement, tempo, and key of your song affect the recording? -Should you hire a producer? -What is it like working with a producer? Please visit http://www.preppingforthestudio.com for more info and to download the fre

In this episode of Prepping For The Studio Roy and Brian cover the following topics: -Planning out your tracking session -Various ways to go about recording a song -Should you hire session players? -Analog vs digital recording Please visit http://www.preppingforthestudio.com for more info and to download the free ebook, "A Musician's Guide To The Recording Studio". Hosts: Roy Silve

In this episode of Prepping For The Studio Roy and Brian cover the following topics: -How to pick a studio and engineer that meet your needs -Different types/quality of studios -Isolation booths -The sound of live rooms -Studio "vibe", location, parking, lodging -Finding an engineer -Evaluating an engineer's work and demeanor -Using the house engineer -Engineer as de-facto producer

In this episode of Prepping For The Studio Roy and Brian cover the following topics: -How to prep for your tracking session -Effective practicing -The importance of memorizing your parts and lyrics -Making sure your instruments are in good shape -Things you should bring with you to your session Please visit http://www.preppingforthestudio.com for more info and to download the free

In this episode of Prepping For The Studio Roy and Brian cover the following topics: -What events happen at a tracking session proceeding hitting record -The engineer's setup process -The musician's setup process -Tuning and treating drums in the studio -Dealing with guitar buzz -Vocal warmups -Setting your space for comfort and good vibes -The process of getting your "tone dialed"

In this episode of Prepping For The Studio Roy and Brian cover the following topics: -More about what goes on in a tracking session -Different ways to go about "making takes" -How to overcome recording anxiety -The importance of performance and playing/singing with emotion -Comping -Editing -Tuning -Overdubbing -Rough mixes Please visit http://www.preppingforthestudio.com for more