How to Avoid Being Unpleasantly Surprised by the Quality of a Recording Session

The best way to prevent problems like this is to do extensive sound checks before recording an actual session. And if you have several different physical setups, do this for each different setup.

1. Spend the time getting the physical setup right, the equipment connected properly, the signal flowing properly, the recording levels correct, etc.
2. Then actually record some test audio and listen back to it. Do this several times if necessary, tweaking your settings along the way.
3. Then write down all the details of your equipment setup as well as the settings on all your gear. Also, save all your software settings as a template so you can load that template later.

This way, whenever you’re about to record a session, you’ll be able to quickly set up your equipment and software and be confident that all your audio will be recorded properly.

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