I was in a similar situation during the summer; my band went to a home studio to record our 5 song EP. Everyone else in the band really wasnt ready and although I was more prepared, all the preparation was basically thrown out the door when we started tracking.
Fortunately I was provided with a drum set, I set up and the engineer put all the mics in position. He told me to play so he could get all the levels set up so I played around a bit (Making sure to play "respectfully" like I was advised to online) and then was told that I wasn't hitting things hard enough and that he'd go upstairs while I warm up...
I could go on and on about how that day completely flipped over my world but I think that anecdote is enough to get my point across: you can never actually be fully prepared.
Some random tips based on my experience:
Be ready to tune
If you are playing the bell of your ride and want to have a distinct sound between that and the rest of the ride, really lay into the bell
Listen to the mixes and don't be afraid to ask for things to be changed, I'm still mad for not asking for the bass drum to be lowered in the mix.
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