u/Organic_Singer_1302 — reddlx

Hi all. I'm a self "taught" maniac who approached Cubase like a dope in all the wrong ways, in my zeal to record my own stuff. I made projects that weighed a ton (and sounded like mud) because I didn't know enough to use sends, or route multiple tracks through the same fx chain. This led to me maybe having 8 separate tracks each with an instance of EastWest Spaces reverb loaded on it, as well as other unnecessary shit. I had Studio EQ loaded on each track because I couldn't find my way to the EQ that's already there. I used way too many very high res .vsts, until the projects almost suffocated under their own weight, took ages to load and made my laptop groan. I literally did all the stuff wrong, and now I am trying to step back and learn.

If you are setting up to record an album, what is the right way to get your project ready?
Do you record all the songs in the same project, or save them as separate projects?

I think a template sounds like something I need, to make sure the songs each have the same sound consistency and volume etc - damn I don't even know the correct terminology. Is there a standard prep process that could save me from future headaches? My disorganized approach has to end. I need to learn this, I can't afford to pay external professionals, although I have so much respect for audio engineers, it blows my mind.