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Whether
you are recording a choir, recording a brass band or recording
an orchestra preparing for the recording session is vital.
Being prepared has not only served the boy scouts well but
is an invaluable piece of advice when it comes to the recording
session.
It can be a big decision to make a recording but there are
a number of useful tips to make sure that the day of the recording
is a pleasant and successful experience.
First of all make sure everyone knows the date of the recording
session.......
Secondly make sure everyone knows the date of the
recording session.
Next you need to look carefully at the choice of material
you want to record. Always choose material that you know you
can play well rather than attempting material that is beyond
your standard. Its far better to have all the material of
a good standard and remember your rivals will always want
to hear a bad performance!
Just because a CD can hold 75 minutes of music don’t
think that you have to fill it.
Decide on anything up to 15 pieces that you are confident
with. A running time of anything around 45 minutes to an hour
is fine and even if you are wonderful after an hour the listener
will want a change.
Choose a variety of material with some light and shade so
that there are different moods on the CD unless of course
it is your intention to produce a CD of hymns or songs from
the shows.
I can’t stress enough the importance of the
venue and if you can do so, get a rehearsal in there
so there are no surprises on the day of the recording.
Practice, practice, practice. By the day
of the recording you need to be ready and recording sessions
are expensive if they are used for rehearsal purposes.
Do try and prepare some artwork before the recording session.
Often it’s the artwork design and preparation that can
hold up a project and if you start to prep it before the session
we can take something away to be working on.
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