“Tips to maximize your time”

-Have all songs prepared, making sure everyone knows their parts.

-Have players rehearse and practice parts as much as possible.

-Make sure everyone agrees to song structure and concepts.

-Make sure instruments are also prepared before your session. That means have new strings on guitars and allow time for them to stretch, change your drum heads, etc.

-Bring extra strings and drum sticks.

-Take care of any squeaks in the drum pedal, or unwanted sounds in the drum kit.

-If your guitar player is going to use alternate tunings, consider bringing an extra guitar with fresh strings to save time.

-Bounce to audio all tracks that depend on software instruments or effects.

-If you plan on bringing your own instrumental, have all the individual parts bounced down to 44.1 khz or 88.2 khz 24-bit wav. files, making sure that they line up.