#03. Why You’ll Never Get This Recording Thing ‘Right’ (And Why You Shouldn’t Even Try)

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If you’ve ever felt totally overwhelmed by all the techniques and tools there are to master in order to record your own music, this episode is for you. Inside, Isobel shares why striving for ‘getting it all right’ may be exactly where you’re going wrong.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro and competition details!
{3:25} The most destructive recording and production misconceptions
{5:23} Why these are particularly harmful to female identifying musicians
{9:22} Why these misconceptions exist
{12:10} How this could be affecting your recording process & output
{17:42} Why there’s another way

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