Complete Guide to Recording a Full Song (for Guitarists)

You'll learn how to record your metal song from start to finish in this complete guide.

I cover everything specifically that I do, and also give you little tricks along the way to help your recording process go smoother.

By the end of this post, you'll have everything you need to record a quality song, and you can also apply these concepts to an entire album.

Here are the resources I mentioned:

Blog post series that goes more in-depth on how to release your song:

📖 Part 1: Prepping and Post Production: https://www.jasonstallworth.com/release-your-song-1/

📖 Part 2: Creating Your Online Presence: https://www.jasonstallworth.com/release-your-song-3/

📖 Part 3: Submitting, Scheduling, and Selling Your Song: https://www.jasonstallworth.com/release-your-song-3/

📖 Part 4: Promoting Your Song: https://www.jasonstallworth.com/release-your-song-4/

🥁 Drummer I work with (Cameron Fleury):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr-1CyQdtGwR_GZLgUGx_cw

Video Contents:
0:00 - 0:41 - Intro
0:42 - 2:07 - 'The Riff’
2:08 - 5:27 - First Guitar Track & Establishing Tempo
5:28 - 6:48 - Expanding Drum Patterns
6:49 - 8:27 - Enhancing Beats for Song Sections (Verse, Chorus, etc)
8:28 - 12:41 - Next Guitar Track ’Secret Sauce for Rhythm Guitars’
12:42 - 13:41 - Recording Clean or Ambient (or other) Rhythm Tracks
13:42 - 14:48 - Your Bass Guitar Track
14:49 - 17:28 - What To Do for Drums
17:29 - 21:29 - Lead Guitar Track(s)!
21:28 - 24:18 - The Mix (DIY vs Outsourcing)
24:19 - 26:39 - Mastering
26:40 - 28:02 - Next Steps and Resources for You

I truly hope this video helps you in your journey of recording your song or album!

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Keep it Metal,
Jason

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