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The most common problem which I troubleshoot for newcomers and beyond in the home recording field; Why do I not have sound?” I made a little video demonstrating and explaining my troubleshooting tips. Hopefully this video can reach more people than if I were to individually continue to assist. https://youtu.be/E6YNZblM-Tg
DAW computer offline or not? Most home recordists have multi purpose recording computers. Not only do we have all of our recording software and hardware installed on the computer, but we also pay bills, browse the internet and play video games on the same computer. In the past, many home recordists would scoff at the […]
If you’ve never used track or project templates than you are missing out on a huge time saver. Any time spent setting up tracks and routing is time taken away from our creative or mixing process. Life is short, let’s find way to do things more efficiently 🙂 This video will walk you through setting […]
Using Send effects in place of individual effects for each track can often be more economical and save horsepower on your computer to put elsewhere. There are many effects and creative options you have while using Send effects. The attached video will demonstrate how and why to use Sends with reverb. Get creative and try […]
Often during the mixing phase, I will sneak in some extra high-end on the EQ in an effort to bring out clarity in several instruments, (including vocals). Everything will sound great on my system. Then I play the song back on ear buds, or my phone, and realize the “esss’s” and “teeee’s” are waay too […]
Here is a cool article, complete with a video on explaining the different types of microphones and how they work. Some people use a tool and never really care how they work, but there are times when knowing exactly how the tool works, will allow you to chose the right tool for the job! Click […]
Taking notes is a key step to improving my final productions. I don’t mean taking notes away from my ultra killer kazoo solo, I am talking about breaking out pen and paper. If you have ever listened back to your songs or mixes, you have surely encountered a “spot” (or maybe several “spots”) in […]
This is part two of the blog series “Making money from your music”. In this post we will discuss music libraries. The first blog post in this series spoke about streaming your music over internet radio and how to submit your music to Pandora. That post can be found HERE. Based on some feedback I […]
The most important part of a mix is finding the correct balance for each instrument so they fit “in the pocket”. From my experience, for an instrument or vocal to sit correctly, it needs to have the correct volume level in the mix and frequency space in the arrangement. Every song and arrangement will have […]
Having proper room acoustics is probably the #1 overlooked and misunderstood subject for a home recordist. Sure, you’ve skimmed over an article that mentioned Bass traps that one time, and seen those cool little foam designs on studio walls, but you figured it didn’t apply to your home studio. Well, I’m sorry to report, room […]