(page 1) https://www.politusic.com/home-recording-studio/ Left-leaning political and social articles to help you understand American politics, appreciate music, and laugh at being human. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:28:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://www.politusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pt-square-96x96.png (page 1) https://www.politusic.com/home-recording-studio/ 32 32 Recording Studio Design: Inexpensive Design Ideas https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/recording-studio-design-ideas/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/recording-studio-design-ideas/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:32:20 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=12812 POLITUSIC

If you’re like most of us, you’ve spent all your money on the gear for a recording studio. Now you have to figure out how to design the recording and …

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How to Build a Recording Studio https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/how-to-build-a-recording-studio/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/how-to-build-a-recording-studio/#respond Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:35:07 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=3954 POLITUSIC

Recording Studio Design Ideas and Considerations Sarit Bruno manages content and editorial line for Audiofanzine  The magic of the recording studio has often mystified even the most seasoned professionals. With all …

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Home Studio Setup: Priority Gear https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/home-studio-setup/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/home-studio-setup/#respond Wed, 16 May 2012 23:39:01 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=1881 POLITUSIC

We get a lot of people asking about setting up a home studio, so like some other topics, we’ll try and combine some tips to make it easier to find …

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Studio Monitor Placement in a Recording or Mixing Studio: Angle, Height, Distance. https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/studio-monitor-placement-in-a-recording-studio/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/studio-monitor-placement-in-a-recording-studio/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:48:18 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=1540 POLITUSIC

In a home studio: placement of studio monitors matters. Your studio monitors are not there to look good, they’re there to SOUND good. Sounding good in terms of a recording …

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Studio Wiring Setup for Home Recording and Mixing – Split Console https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/basic-studio-setup-for-home-recording-and-mixing/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/basic-studio-setup-for-home-recording-and-mixing/#respond Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:35:10 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=1434 POLITUSIC

Basic studio wiring setup for a split console. First: what’s a split console? Recording / mixing consoles are generally described as either split consoles or inline consoles. Knowing exactly what a …

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Home Studio Acoustic Treatment Tips, DIY Acoustic Tips https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/studio-acoustics-home-studio-acoustic-treatment-tips/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/studio-acoustics-home-studio-acoustic-treatment-tips/#respond Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:57:06 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=1380 POLITUSIC

Acoustic treatment for your home recording studio: A control room you can trust is something you need to do BEFORE you even think about flipping on the power and sitting …

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Home Recording Studio Photos & Set Up Ideas https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/home-recording-studio-photos-set-up-ideas/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-studio/home-recording-studio-photos-set-up-ideas/#respond Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:29:18 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=808 POLITUSIC

Photos of home recording studios to give ideas for your own home studio set up. A description and comments about each home recording studio idea is located below the gallery identified by …

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Audio Amplifiers & Monitors for a Home Studio https://www.politusic.com/music/gear/audio-amplifiers-monitors-speakers-for-a-home-studio/ https://www.politusic.com/music/gear/audio-amplifiers-monitors-speakers-for-a-home-studio/#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:31:38 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=794 POLITUSIC

Your audio amplifier and speakers are two pieces of gear that can make a difference in your home recording studio… or not. The quality of your amp and studio monitors …

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Must Have Audio Gear for Home Recording Studio Set Up https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/must-have-gear-for-home-recording-studio-set-up/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/must-have-gear-for-home-recording-studio-set-up/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:21:23 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=735 POLITUSIC

Home recording studio set up must have audio gear items. Must have studio gear isn’t always audio gear like microphones or consoles. It’s power gear and acoustics treatment which are …

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Digital Audio Recording Tips For Home Studio: Gear & Ideas https://www.politusic.com/music/gear/digital-audio-recording-tips-for-home-studio-gear-ideas/ https://www.politusic.com/music/gear/digital-audio-recording-tips-for-home-studio-gear-ideas/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:44:37 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=696 POLITUSIC

Commercially speaking, the sound quality of digital audio is not as important as is used to be. Most people don’t care about the differences between high quality digital audio recording …

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Home Studio Tip: Train Your Ears. Signal Generator in Ardour https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/home-studio-tip-train-your-ears-signal-generator-in-ardour/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/home-studio-tip-train-your-ears-signal-generator-in-ardour/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:16:10 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=648 POLITUSIC

One of the most important things you can do to become a better audio engineer and get better quality recordings in your home studio (or project studio, or even professional …

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Recording Vocals: Using a Pop Filter https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/recording-vocals-using-a-pop-filter/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/recording-vocals-using-a-pop-filter/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:01:18 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=634 POLITUSIC

Tips how to record vocals with a pop filter I wrote about using a pencil as a pop filter by taping it (or use a rubber band) across the center of …

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Setting Up A Recording Studio: Upper-Middle-Level Home Studio Gear https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/setting-up-a-recording-studio-upper-middle-level-home-studio/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/setting-up-a-recording-studio-upper-middle-level-home-studio/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:11:44 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=631 POLITUSIC

We’ve done a couple down and dirty home recording gear posts, so thought it was time to make a list for those who might want to get some actual work from …

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Home Recording Studio: Gear and Set Up Ideas https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/home-recording-studio-gear-and-set-up-ideas/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/home-recording-studio-gear-and-set-up-ideas/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:54:52 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=610 POLITUSIC

Home recording studio on a budget? …or even if not and you have a lot of cash to spend on gear – we thought it would be cool to make …

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Set Up Your Home Recording Studio & Software https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/set-up-your-home-recording-studio-software/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/set-up-your-home-recording-studio-software/#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:38:04 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=593 POLITUSIC

Be sure to check out the other home recording studio tips and share your ideas, too. I’ve seen about a dozen or so home recording studios, and well over 50 professional …

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Free Audio Recording Software: Audacity vs. Ardour Review https://www.politusic.com/music/gear/free-audio-recording-software-audacity-ardour-review/ https://www.politusic.com/music/gear/free-audio-recording-software-audacity-ardour-review/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:52:08 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=590 POLITUSIC

Jump to: Review of free recording software: Audacity and Ardour. To save the suspense: Ardour comes out on top. Ardour’s complete list of features, audio formats, plugins, window layouts, and mix …

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5 Recording Studio Tips for the New Audio Engineer https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/5-recording-studio-tips-for-the-new-audio-engineer/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/5-recording-studio-tips-for-the-new-audio-engineer/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:37:45 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=589 POLITUSIC

I’ve been lucky enough to work in recording studios that had some amazing gear, which no matter what anyone tells you, does make getting a good sound just that much …

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Gear: ROLAND MICRO CUBE https://www.politusic.com/music/gear/gear-review-roland-micro-cube/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:59:44 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=546 POLITUSIC

You wouldn't think such a tiny box could get this loud. The Roland Micro Cube is a solid little practise amp. I picked one up a couple of years ago …

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Studio Acoustics In A Shipping Container https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/do-recording-studio-acoustics-in-a-shipping-container/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/do-recording-studio-acoustics-in-a-shipping-container/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:22:46 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=522 POLITUSIC

A friend of mine has recently run into a problem with which I’m sure a lot of us suffer: where can I make a lot of noise with my music? …

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Recording Vocals: No pop filter? Use a pencil. https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/recording-vocals-tips-pop-filter-use-a-pencil/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/recording-vocals-tips-pop-filter-use-a-pencil/#respond Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:35:22 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=484 POLITUSIC

Get rid of plosives when recording vocals if you don’t have a pop filter. At first it might sound strange, but having a spare pencil, and a couple rubber bands …

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Mixing Drums: Take One https://www.politusic.com/music/mixing-tips/drum-mixing-tips-beginner/ https://www.politusic.com/music/mixing-tips/drum-mixing-tips-beginner/#respond Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:38:00 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=426 POLITUSIC

Related Article: Mixing Drums (take two) Some mixing concepts are straight forward, others will take a little time to set up with your signal routing on the console or mix …

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