7 Home Recording Studio Tips & Steps to Master Your Music
Curtis Dean provides 7 pointers for the beginner home studio recordist and producer.
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Gone Recording and Gigging – Back Next Week
Yes, I’m off practicing and recording for upcoming gigs and commissions. Thanks for checking in. Oh, and remember that I have a special going for my VIP club! You get everything I record, behind the scenes videos, and more for only a few dollars/year now. Once my birthday is past, the prices will go (way!)
Smuth – an ode to the early synthesizers
In my first band, I played synthesizers. Though we rarely hear that word these days, it was all the rage then. These keyboards literally attempted to “synthesize” the sounds of other organic, acoustic, and space-age instruments. So, when I would go out to hear other bands, I was always curious to hear sounds that were
Recording Strings – recommended mics and positions
This is a guest post by Ben from Subreel. Recording is becoming more and more popular, with more people having access to studios in the 21st century and more audio engineers trying to make their way in the world. Recording techniques can be a complicated subject, which we’re trying to demystify with our tips for
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Mixing, mastering, & recording plugin essentials
I know that this post will be of interest to some of my readers. Frequently I am asked on social networks about my favorite plugins for recording and producing music. (To skip straight to the list of plugins, click this sentence.) Furthermore, while creating PresentSongs, I’ve had to streamline my recording setup. Knowing which audio
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Recording, mixing, and mastering your album
So far, the posts in this series have been fairly systematic. This is a much more random — and important based on my experience — set of thoughts about recording your album. The bottom line? If you’ve never recorded before, don’t assume that you can do it. Spend some time mentoring with a recording engineer,
How I Get Orchestral Sounds In My Recordings
Ever been curious how people like me get full orchestras to play on their recordings? I don’t. Instead, I use what’s known as “sample libraries” to produce the sounds of an orchestra without packing 20 or more people at a time (not possible) into my tiny project studio. How do songwriters get sounds they can’t play
DAW showdown – Protools – Bitwig – Reaper
I’ve been working on a number of music recording projects over the past year. In the middle of several of them, I had a technical issue with Avid Pro Tools which I’ve been using for over a decade as my DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). The expense and hassle of resolving the issue was so frustrating that I
tips on recording … without a studio (guest post)
I’m pleased and honored to have Jami McGraw offering you this guest post. Please be sure to check out Jami’s bio at the end of the post. This is a list of tricks and tips that will allow you to get a great sounding song/album, from your bedroom, basement, living room, bathroom, garage… well, you
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