Dark Abyss Studios starts by having a meeting with the musicians and creating a recording schedule.

Paying close attention to your product is important to us.

This is a brief breakdown of our
process.
 
Beginning with drums,  being tracked  to a metronome usually with the rhythm guitarist being present to provide a scratch track for the drummer to follow while they track which is a semi live environment. the drums will be quantized to the metronome to ensure the product meets industry standards.
Then after the drums have been quantized we can begin guitar tracking.  Which can involve  dual  or quad tracked guitars .
It always begins with rhythm guitars.   Then  we can move on to leads if there is any.  Then we are left with bass tracking   and keyboards if your band has  a keyboard player 

The vocalist records last once all the songs are in a ball park mix .

We value our clients, and thus value an encouraging atmosphere and want to make the process a good experience for everyone

 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUESTS.. -discuss the sounds, production and mix that the band, producer and commissioner are collectively going for and bring CD examples if possible.... -have guitars and bass set up to eliminate problems with intonation, fret buzz and noisy pots and switches if possible.... -make sure tube amp tubes are not too old.... -buy new strings for both bass and guitars unless a flat dull sound is desired.. -buy new attack heads for drums unless a flat dull sound is desired (have the drummer contact me about the proper drum head selection for the desired sound).. -check resonant heads (make sure they are matched single ply like Remo Ambassador and don't have any dents or holes) (snare side ambassador for Snare).... -check snare strands (no broken or loose strands).... -no broken cymbals (I have studio cymbal but I have a break it, you buy it policy).... -nylon tip sticks are probably best for heavy styles of music to get attack out of rides cymbals and such. ....-get plenty of rest the nights before tracking (especially for vocals. People's vocals sound best for a span of six hours after the person has been up for three hours).... -have everything worked out (have completed lyrics and vocal melodies and/or patterns worked out, have guitar solos worked out, samples and extras worked out and collected) (improving can run into hours of uncalculated recording time).... -record the material prior to coming into the studio on anything including a jam box, four track, hard disk recorder or computer recording software to point out weaknesses in performance and the material. ....-Above and beyond all, come in with an open mind. Try to be as descriptive about your sounds as possible and let me do what is necessary to get those sounds even if that means tuning the drums and tweaking the amp tones...