Audio Production Tips

2Project Management and Pre-Production

In my first few years of music production, I worked as an engineer in a small commercial studio where I didn’t know what I’d be doing from one day to the next and had to just deal with projects as they arrived. Major-label bands often have the budget for them to write/experiment in the studio but sadly most bands do not have this luxury. As well as this, big commercial studios have studio managers whose job it is to make sure that expectations are handled, needs are met and the engineers/producers have everything they need. The reality on the lower end of the spectrum is that you don’t have these luxuries unless you make it a priority. While sometimes you might hit a home run because you got on well with ...