Learn how to set up a music recording studio at home. Below are all the posts on this site that are specific to musicians and recording music on your home studio.
In our recent article about compression in audio recording, you learned what compression actually means. There’s even a video (but don’t pay attention to the messy book case, which has been cleaned up since then)! Basically it is a way to even out the loudness levels in your audio. This is sort of like using [...]
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Has anyone else gotten a little tired of singers on the radio sounding so pitch-perfect that it sounds more like a machine than a human? Me too. It has to do with the over-use and abuse (in my mind) of pith corrections tools, such as Melodyne and Auto-Tune. Now let me go on record right [...]
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The click track is a tool in audio recording, especially for recording music, that allows a person to hear the tempo or timing information of project. For example, in Reaper (though this is pretty common for all recording software), if you want to listen to a click track while recording, you simply click (no pun [...]
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Entering into the live sound realm for a bit – do you know the difference between a PA and a distributed power system? You’ve probably heard of a PA (public address) system system before. These are what live bands use, as well as even coordinators, etc. It’s usually heavy box (mixer and amplifier combined) with [...]
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After putting up the audio and then the video for our cover recording of That Thing You Do, which are in the post Cover of “That Thing You Do” – Record a Rock Song on Your Computer, I have been asked numerous times about how I recorded the guitar parts. Did I use amps? If [...]
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I just recorded a 1-man-band cover of the song, That Thing You Do, (written by Adam Schlesinger for the movie of the same name) from scratch on my computer-based home recording studio right here in a spare bedroom. The reason I did it, besides just loving the song and always wanting to, was to demonstrate what kind [...]
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Here is a pretty cool article on recording hand percussion. By “hand percussion,” this article means things like tambourines and shakes. They talk about different types of mics you can use, different ways to use those mics, how far to get from the mic, etc. Adding these sounds to your music recordings can really give [...]
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Whether you are recording your own music or working with a music file that already exists (usually a royalty free music clip for background music), there are many times when it is useful to cut, copy, and maybe paste sections of a song. Here are just a few of the more common reasons for needing [...]
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Here is a good article on vocal EQ tips. Whether you’re a voice-over person or you also record music, chances are good you’ll want to know a little something about vocal EQ (remember that EQ is short for equalization, which is one of the audio recording terms that don’t really describe what it means to [...]
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What are the different types of microphones? Good question. There are three main types of microphone, each with different characteristics that can be used in different situations. Knowing the differences can really help you make better decisions about how to capture the best audio, whether for recording or for live performances. These three types of [...]
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