subject: Recording Tips for Rock Bands [print this page] Don't be surprised to find out that after doing basic tracks the music is not always the way you thought it was going to be. You really have to practice and listen to the "whole" while you're playing your own part. This will go a long way toward improving the arrangement. In fact one of the greatest pitfalls is a bad arrangement where every one is screaming "but I can't hear the vocals or the drums" and such. Try as you might, as the engineers say "you can't polish a turd"." Don't necessarily blame the engineer for not knowing how to fix it all in the mix. It's actually best if you can make rudimentary recordings of your band rehearsals in order to judge the arrangement more objectively.
