The fine people behind Spectre Studios put together a wonderful video highlighting eight tips every band should know when they enter the recording studio. This is especially helpful if you are in a band that has never properly recorded material before and don't know what to expect.
Some of you may assume the tips in this video are common sense, but based on the volume of nonsensical email requests from unsigned bands I get every day, you are wrong. Watch the videos, it won't hurt:
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