Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

A demo disc stands for a demonstration, that is, it is a demonstration of your band's songs. This is not to improve quality, it only shows what you, as a musician, can accomplish. You can also sell it at your concerts and it could become a popular underground album in your area! This is exactly how to do it.

Steps

1. 1 Write songs. Your demo disc needs at least two songs. You can add more if you like, but don't need much. Nobody is going to listen to a demo disc with 20 songs. They may be original or borrowed, but at least a few of them must be original.
2. 2 Pick your best songs. The best does not mean your most popular songs, it means the best. Better performance, better singing, better recording, better overall sounding together, and better structure and format. They should all be in the same style. To pick the best songs, don't ask your fans. They probably don't know much about composition and arrangement. Also, they can say that everything is great because they are your fans, remember ?! Instead, you should ask someone more competent like your manager, publisher, group that has a recording contract, lawyer, and if you can't find any of them, try asking the local club owner, DJ, or small manager. music store.
3. 3 Decide where your group is going to record. A common dilemma is cost. If you want to record for less than RUB 17,000, you can record in your home studio. If you are willing to spend more, you should go to a recording studio because the quality will be the best. If you are going to record in a home studio, read step four. If you are going to record in a professional studio, read step five.
4. 4 You can record in your home studio.
   • Purchase recording software. Use Audacity is a great program that you can get for free at [1]. If you can afford it, buy Pro Tools, Cubase, or software that comes with an audio interface.
   • Make sure you have the equipment Microphones, amplifiers, audio interface, mixer (if possible) and enough cables!
   • Keep it as simple as possible. You can record guitars and bass directly or by dubbing with a single microphone amplifier. Vocals can also be recorded directly. Multiple drum microphones can be operated through the mixer and then through the interface. For the best recording quality (if you already have one), run the instrument and microphones through the preamp between the mixer and the interface.
   • Learn to Record Audacity to MP3 or WAV from MIDI .
   • Record the drums first. The rest will be easier with higher precision.
     
     
5. 5 Or you can record in a professional recording studio.
   • Look for small studios. Some of them will do everything for your business, and some of the studios for as little as 3,500 rubles per song. Since your demo disc will have about three songs, this is only 10,500 rubles for the entire disc!
6. 6 Record no more than two or three songs, no one will listen to the demo disc if you provide an epic 20-track mega collection that has ten minutes of solo on each track.

Tips

• Don't waste your time. Be serious, but have fun.
• If you opt for professional recording, make sure you practice like crazy before you step into the studio. You must eat, sleep and breathe songs. Studio time is precious and you don't want to waste time on unnecessary takes.
• If things are going well, make sure you let the owner know.
• Always complete the transaction in writing.
• Let your engineer know his plan ahead of time so he can get the studio set up before arriving to record.
• When doing home recording, there will be many problems initially. Don't give up hope, try to find a way out.
• Confirm the actual days and hours of recording.
• Be happy with the recording. Home recordings are never great. None of the studio recordings are perfect either.
• Try to find someone keeping track of the schedule.
• Find out who keeps the master records until the deal is made.
• Stick to consistent recording dates. Many experts are delaying deals.
• Be specific in your plan. Are you just writing? Or mixing? Or both?
• What's included in the deal? Additional amplifiers? Microphones? Suspended mechanism?
• Always negotiate a song selection if you're in a band or it won't work.
• It's a good idea to serve lunch or dinner to the engineer from time to time.
• Talk to an engineer and insist that he come to rehearsal.

Warnings

• Make sure the studio owner cannot give the recordings to anyone.
• If you mix in the same studio, be sure to keep digital copies and cassette copies of your songs.
• Don't close any deal without looking at and listening to the actual studio you will be using.
• Find out if your deal means you have to pay an engineer.
• Is the recording equipment suitable for mixing?

What do you need

• Equipment
• Money (if making a studio recording)
• Group