FAQ

It doesn’t matter what DAW (digital audio workstation) you’re using. As long as you can send  a WAV file, it doesn't matter what you’re using to record. We can also use OMF files, too, but WAV is the best to use for quality purposes.

Unfortunately, MP3's are a compresses file and lack quality. Even though they’re easier to upload, they don’t have the audio information or quality you need for a professional mix. 

Be prepared. Play with a metronome. That little tip will save you in the end.

If you've never recorded with a metronome start now. Practice, practice, practice, practice with a metronome. Once you have this down, practice your parts over and over. That allows you to maximize your time and budget while your project is in studio.

1. Be prepared. Know your music.
2. Be comfortable with your click track, and record absolutely everything to a click.
3. Track everything at the highest bit rate you possibly can. If you can record at 24 bits per second, by all means, please do. If 16 bits per second is all you can do, that's fine as well.
4. Export every single track from the same spot. In other words, with whatever you're using to record (your DAW), use the locators which locate the beginning and the end of the song.  Send everything from the same starting location.
5. Make sure that all of the tracks that you're sending have something recorded on them. Meaning, make sure that that there's audio on those tracks. This can happen because it was most likely muted on export. 

The structure of the song is a very important part of producing a song. I’m not talking about how the song is written from start to finish (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus). It's not about that. It's about: (1) what makes sense and (2) what feels right. The structure doesn't necessarily have to make sense, but it needs to intentionally lead someone’s emotions somewhere.