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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 […]
Here is a cool article, complete with a video on explaining the different types of microphones and how they work. Â 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 […]
As some of you may know, I also write music for media with my company M & J Music Creations LLC. Many of the projects I have worked on required realistic sounding orchestral pieces, but without the budget for a real orchestral. In these cases I turn to sample libraries for the MIDI mock ups. […]
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 […]
The Gallery Studio – by Mike Lizotte A peak inside one of Connecticut’s oldest recording studios and interview with the man who started it and continues to operate it after 50+ years in the business, Doug Clark. The Gallery Studio I’de like to preface this interview with my own back story on how […]
 It seems like up until the last decade, everyone aspired to be a “Rock Star”. That was how we all dreamt of making money in music. Now it seems like everyone wants to be a film composer or write music for film and television. While this is certainly a more attainable goal than […]
Here is a free Lynda.Com video, from the course “Foundations of Audio: Delay and Modulation” Automating delays and other effects can often be one of the telling differences between a “pro” sounding mix and an amateur mix. The technique he teaches in this video will change the way you use delay on your vocals. It’s a […]
You might often see the term, “I/O” written in articles, on gear, or in instruction manuals etc. I/O means “In and Out”. It is referencing your Inputs and Outputs on your device(s). The below video follows our “Beginners Guide to Audio Interface” post, in which I explain what an audio interface is. After understanding […]