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# Terror In The Recording Studio: 4 Tips To Conquer Red Light Syndrome
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/become-a-better-studio-musician-4-tips-to-conquer-red-light-syndrome-draft/
- Published: 2016-01-22T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-22T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: While an artist may play perfectly when practicing on their own, the pressure and scrutiny of a recording studio can often cause an otherwise talented artist to fall to pieces.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/become-a-better-studio-musician-4-tips-to-conquer-red-light-synd
- Author: admin
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, Music Business, Music Tech, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![1](https://a6.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b8d1951ce6970c-150wi "1")](http://a6.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b8d1951ce6970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)While an artist may play perfectly when practicing on their own, the **pressure** and **scrutiny** of a **recording studio** can often cause an otherwise **talented artist** to **fall to pieces**. In this article, we look at ways of dealing with this phenomenon, dubbed **Red Light Syndrome**.In an effort to make better studio musicians out of all of us, **Aaron Ray** recently shared a piece on [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) outlining four different techniques musicians, and rhythm players in particularly should utilize in order to improve their ability to record."Turn the click on and play directly with the beats of the click. So 1to1 tapping with each note of the metronome. Then, with the click still on, play it back and listen for notes that are offset from the click. You’ll probably hear a few that are ahead or behind the click. Start noting how long you can go without any offset notes. See if you can build up to a few minutes of perfectly dead-on notes with the click. This is gonna be harder than you might think, so don’t get bummed if you practice this for a week straight and still hear all kinds of notes rushing or dragging. Good things take time."*[\[Continue Reading\]](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/become-a-better-studio-musician-4-tips-to-conquer-red-light.html?ref=hypebot.com)*

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