RECORDING SESSION CHECKLIST
Project: [...]
Studio / room: [...]
Date, time and time zone: [...]
Participants and contact: [...]
Goal for today: [...]

BEFORE
[ ] Confirm participants and room.
[ ] Gather brief, lyrics, demo and references.
[ ] Confirm tempo, key and starting version.
[ ] Prepare DAW session, inputs and monitoring.
[ ] Agree on format, names and deliverables.

DURING
[ ] Check a take and listen to playback.
[ ] Name takes and record observations.
[ ] Mark favorite takes and useful ranges.
[ ] Upload today’s audio to the linked project.
[ ] Record decisions and changes in direction.

BEFORE LEAVING
[ ] Save the DAW session and a backup copy.
[ ] Check that delivered files open.
[ ] Identify the reference bounce and version.
[ ] Record next steps, owners and the next date.

SUMMARY
Chosen takes and why: [...]
Uploaded files: [...]
Task / owner / due date: [...]