- Practice, Practice, Practice! You can practice at home for free. Here, it costs. Be ready before your session.

- Goofing off just wastes everyone’s time and money.

- Don’t mix on the same day you track! Take a 2-3 day break after listening to your newly recorded rough mix. It helps you come back with a clear mind and ears, and spot things you wouldn’t have before.

-Check your amps, guitars and instruments for annoying buzzes and noises at home, if they bother you a little at home the noises will only be louder in the studio. Try to fix these problems ahead of time.

-Guitar Players - Change your strings a day or two before the studio session to let the strings settle in.  Please check your guitars intonation before hand. Many sessions have been ruined with out of tune guitars because of bad intonation. If you don’t know what intonation is take your guitar to a guitar shop ahead of time and let them check it out.

-Drummers - If you bring your drums in you might want to change your drum heads if you have not done so in the last 100 years.