When you set up your home studio for the first time you probably wondered about what to do about acoustic treatment. Acoustic treatment is kind of a cool aspect of recording but it can also be expensive and confusing. You need enough of it to cover the areas you need, and it’s confusing because you’re...
I’ve got a little gear purchase story for you today. I’m in the market to upgrade some of my gear (read: I wanted new monitors…) Because I just moved into my new studio space I thought I would spend some money to get new equipment as well. My KRK 8″ monitors are getting old but I know...
Hey everyone, This week I’m going through all of the overdubs for Dispute. So far we’ve got drums, bass, both electric and acoustic guitars as well as some percussion and keyboards. And a hefty amount of vocal tracks as well because that’s what we do! Check out the video for a peak inside the session...
I had the unfortunate experience of my interface dying on me the other day. I had a really nice Apogee Duet which now functions as a really nice paperweight for all the papers I don’t have… So I used the “opportunity” and went hunting for a new interface. I was wanting something different anyway so it was...
This is a guest post by Niklas J. Blixt – niklasjblixt.com. The kick drum is one of the most important pieces of the modern drum kit, regardless of style. Today I’ll give away some of my best tips and tricks on how to make it sound great and how to record it to sound awesome. Get...
Got Yeah, I’ve felt that before. Everyone listens differently. 2 years ago, I only listened to vocals and rhythms. Now I can listen to drums, guitars, basses separately. He’s talking about how we as engineers listen to music differently than other people. People just hear the rhythm track and the melody. The rhythm track is...
We’ve been rapping on about vocals this week because of David Glenn’s Mixing Vocals series. Today is not different, and it’s VERY important you pay attention. There’s this thing you have to do after you record vocals. Even before you think about making it sound better with EQ and compression. What is it? Editing. Ugh, snooze....
Got this question from a reader: Do I need bass traps if I record bass directly? Well. The problem lies in the question, not the answer young padawan. The bass traps have nothing to do with the recording but rather the monitoring and the mixing. Let me explain. Bass Traps Are Acoustic Treatment You put...
Here’s something a bit different from the The Dorm Room Producer is someone who is a little strapped for space and can’t go dragging drums into his room to record. He’s more likely to record through the computer and mix with smaller monitors or exclusively through headphones. So what do we have for the people...
When you’re working on a project, how many times do you keep going when you know you’re essentially done? For example, at what point do you think a mix is done but you keep tweaking it for another two hours? Are those mixes better after those two hours, or just a little bit different? Because,...