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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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I’ve used the term “frequency dynamics” in music when recording and mixing forever (yeah, I’m about THAT old). However, for some reason recently I decided to Google frequency dynamics to see what I …

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Sing with emotion: the holy grail for vocalists. This is important practice for singers, but also for audio engineers and producers so you can coach while in session. We get a lot …

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Related Articles: Getting a good vocal sound recording: sibilance and proximity effect Recording vocals: how to use a pop filter Recording vocals: using a pencil as a pop filter Recording vocals in …

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When recording an acoustic guitar your fist choice is: record in stereo or in mono? For purposes of this post we’ll talk only about stereo mic techniques for an acoustic …

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Related Recording Tips: How to Record Drums Drum hi-hats can sizzle, crash, shwoosh, and clang… they can make a song mix sound great or like an audio disaster. Sometimes it …

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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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Recording vocal tips: proximity effect (too much bass), polisives (pops of air), sibilance (“s” and “sh” are too strong), and the ever illusive “capturing a great vocal performance”. Successfully recording …

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Because we all should learn from mistakes, right? There are a million things that can go wrong in a recording session (just as there are a million and one things …

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There’s a lot of different ways to approach recording vocals, what we’ll focus on here is workflow and set up in Pro Tools. These are tips for the audio engineer …

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