Although a demo isn’t necessarily expected to be perfect, it’s important to make sure that any such recording is of sufficient caliber that it properly represents you as an artist, and will be taken seriously by your label, distributor, or anyone else who might hear it.
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In this recent piece form Soundfly, and shared on MusicThinkTank, we look at the nine most important things on which to focus when recording a demo, such as knowing your gear situation, using a click track, and checking your levels.
“You definitely want to run a couple takes of each track so that you have a few options. You can either start with one full take and then listen back to it making notes on what you like and what needs to change or just bang out a few in a row if you’re feeling confident. Either way, having multiple takes will allow you to comp in any sections that might be a little weak later on during the mixing phase. “