As an audio engineer, recording drums can be both the best and worst part of a recording session. If you get a great drum sound the entire album can sound …
These vocal recording tips are intended both for the singer and the audio engineer… and maybe producer if they’re not currently on the phone self-promoting. ;) This article does not give …
If you’re in a professional recording studio, working out of your bedroom, or have a home studio that’s somewhere in between, a lot of recording tips are universal. It’s true …
You’re recording electric guitars. First you need to have a basic idea of mic placement on the guitar amplifier. … that and have a good head and cabinet. If the sound …
It is clear that booking studio time and spending hourly fee’s to record your music is pretty much a thing of the past. Thanks to technology musicians can, with minimum …
Related Singer Tip: How to Sing with Emotion So you want to be a better singer? Probably heard yourself in a recording and went “Wow! Why do I sound worse …
I first used this kick drum recording technique when we hired Eddie Kramer to teach a workshop for some of our students (which, honestly was a trip and a half …
Being willing to listen, really listen to the audio, and not just “feeling the song” is the most important if you are an engineer, but that’s not something that falls …
Should you go to a recording school or not? If you are a hard worker who will exploit your time at a recording school by going to every single class, …
The second studio I ever opened was in New Jersey where I learned the term “NJHC” which basically means, “Don’t F*ck with those guys!” The New Jersey Hard Core metal …
Related Article: Recording Vocals, Proximity Effect When recording vocals you generally want them to sound full, but in a mix that often results in getting too much bass / low …
Disclaimer: there’s no insinuation here that any of these recording techniques will actually get you the sound you want – they’re just some things I’ve done in the past for fun …
