I went to the studio on Friday to celebrate ten months of being alcohol-free. It’s amazing how much clarity, control, and confidence you get when you’re not poisoning your brain every day. But I digress; you’re here for the recording and mixing tips. Here are the two biggest lessons I learned from my recent recording...
Whether you’re a musician making music in your home studio or a digital creator making online content to promote your brand, your recorded audio must sound great. You cannot get away with crappy audio quality if you want people to pay attention. People may forgive low-quality videos with sloppy edits but they’ll NEVER tolerate bad...
There are five stages to recording vocals to a professional standard. But it’s not all about the microphone or your gear. Or even your acoustic treatment. It’s not even only about your singer. Unfortunately, even a bad singer can be…*gulp*…” fixed.” But there’s no autotune for a poor vocal melody or a badly recorded vocal...
Any person could slap a microphone near an acoustic guitar, hit record, and capture an ok recording. If you’re one of these people, you’re limiting yourself and compromising the quality of your recordings. Check out these 5 simple mic techniques for capturing your acoustic guitar. These techniques will take your acoustic guitar recordings to the...
Recording, production, and sound design is a delicate and time-consuming process. Oftentimes, you’re on the clock in the studio or you’re dealing with deadlines for your next release. To make the most of your time and to improve the quality of your productions, there are a number of different strategies to implement when you’re creating...
This week I’m excited to team up with JZ Microphones to give you this video about vocal recording and vocal EQ. Vocal Recording Basics I’m going to use JZ’s Mics’ BH2 to capture some backing vocals for a virtual choir I am doing with Joby, one of my Insiders members. He’s working on a Scandinavian...
A great song needs a great vocal Vocal doubles are among the secret ingredients used by producers from Sir George Martin to Roy Thomas Baker, from Butch Vig to Rick Rubin. In this post, I’ll show you how to master this super important production technique. Are you ready to make your vocals sing like Freddy,...
Where Should You Record Each Instrument Over the years, every artist I’ve ever worked with has been critical of their budget to some extent. Before we ever start recording anything, we’ll always have a pre-production meeting. During this get together we’ll discuss numerous things about their album. However, the budget is usually a big conversation...
Whether you’re recording a quick demo of an original song or an intimate ballad with a singer-songwriter in the studio, knowing how to record vocals and acoustic guitar at the same time is a crucial skill for any engineer. With so many different techniques available, it’s tough to know which approach will sound best for your...
Do you constantly create new ideas but never finish anything? Have you always been attracted to make music, but never made the plunge? Are you constantly confronted with writer’s block? If any of these questions resonate with you, I’d like to show you how combining your music production with the principles of Alchemy can help...