I just joined this forum because I havent been able to find a whole lot of information regarding my current situation, so hopefully some posters here will bear with me and help me out. Here it goes:

I work with a lot of Musicians that have never recorded before. Some of them get to the studio and look at us like a dear in the headlights. Usually I try to give them a few things they should do before the session to be prepared. I was wondering what other people who record first timers do to prep the musician. Do you sent them an email with tips? If so, what are those tips?

Hey,

Stressing. Too much. Grrr.

Greetings.

I'm preparing for a long project, archiving some local bands from many genres.

And I need advice on how to recording audio for this project...
So far I've had advice to buy either AKG 414 or Sennheiser 416...
The budget has around 2000$ for audio hardware, so let me know what you think the setup should be.

I'm moving to LA this summer and considering doing a music production/engineering course when I'm there - either Los Angeles Record School, SAE or Musician's Institute.

I searched this forum and found some similar topics from a few years ago but wanted some recent opinions from people who've done these courses.

Can anyone tell me how to make the most of studio time?

I mean, if there are any producers out there reading this, what is it that bugs them about singers? Obviously I need to come in knowing the songs inside out, but is there anything else I can do to make it seamless? What would you guys appreciate?

Hello everyone. I have been a long time reader of this forum and decided to finally take the plunge and contribute.

What kind of trends are you guys seeing lately with studio session guys?

Anything worth noting that is different from the norm or old times?

How big of an effect does the DIY recording have on people that have been making their careers doing session work? Good or Bad?

So I'm still looking for musician-friendly recording software.

I had started out with Audacity, and it works like a dream but it can only output 2-channel stereo and it crashes a lot. And it has a long list of rotten effects that I don't know how to delete.

I had looked at n-track but that's looking pretty dead nowadays.

You're gonna love this one from the NY times yesterday...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/opinion/09mccallsmith.html?scp=1&sq=and+the+band+played+badly&st=nyt

This should start your week off right.

Phil