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Be well rehearsed, know your parts and song arrangements.
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Learn to play the rythm part where your solo is and plan to do your solo as an overdub.
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Work out solo's ahead of time.
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Record the songs you are most comfortable with first, this will keep everyone's confidence up.
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Think about production values ahead of time (backup vocals, effects, etc..)
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Bring reference Cd's
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Have confidence in you engineer, remember, we do this everyday!
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Save time for double tracking vocals and guitars
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Be sure that your instruments are intonated and in good working condition.
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Get a setup done on your guitars if necessary.
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Change your strings!