I recently found a blog post about how to successfully be both a Musician and an Engineer that made me realize we have a ton of interns and students that are both. This can be a blessing and a curse. I am a composer and do everything from write, arrange, perform, mix and master my […]
Category: Recording Techniques
Tutorial Tuesday: What is Bitrate and why is it Important?
If you have exported any audio on a DAW, you have been asked what Bitrate you would like to export to. What is that and what is the difference? Bitrate refers to the number of bits—or the amount of data—that are processed over a certain amount of time. In audio, this usually means kilobits per […]
Home Recording: How You Can Get a Head Start on Your Career
Home Recording There seems to be a perception that professional studios, hate the idea of home studios. I suppose this comes from the digital take over of everything else like newspapers, magazines and anything else you can download. The truth is a home studio will never have the budget or flexibility of a professional […]
DIY Home Studio: Vocal Booths Large and Small
In the Home Studio World, the Holy Grail seems to be your own Iso, or vocal, booth. This seems to be the measuring stick by which your home studio will be judged. The reason being is that you can find at least 10 different variations to create or record vocals from home. The most popular […]
What music should I use to set up my Studio Monitors
This is a very good question we got on what is the proper music or audio to use to check placement, levels and eq on Studio Monitors. There are a lot of CD’s out there that people use to set up rooms. However if you don’t have the experience using these CD’s they can be […]
Demystifying Monitor Placement: How to Place Speakers in your Studio
One of the biggest puzzles and most frustrating problems Professional and Home studios have is: Where do I put the monitors? In this Awesome Tutorial you can find out why monitors are put where. It is not as complicated as you may think, but it’s also much more important than just putting them anywhere. Here’s […]
How old are your Ears? Take this test to find out!
We stumbled across this video and not only found it informative but very important. Listen with Headphones for an accurate read and we’ll meet you after the video. So how old are your Ears? And why is this important? Your ears in the music business are extremely important, they are your well being, it’s like […]
Do It Yourself Studio: Acoustic Panels under $40 Each
A couple weeks ago we found a great video on building your own diffusers, this sparked conversation and a lot of folks wanted to see if there was a cheap and easy way to make your own acoustic panels. We found a great tutorial on Home Music Productions’ youtube channel. There are Many ways to make […]
Microphones 101: Condensers, Dynamic and Ribbon…Oh My!
In the world of recording, there are few things as important as microphones. There are so many factors in the outcome of a recording that depend on the microphone. An Engineer will not only have to know where to place, what the pattern is and how the room will effect the sound, but also what […]
Great Moments in Recording History: Freddie Mercury and David Bowie
The song was written from the ground up on the night I visited their studio. I believe the riff had already been written by Freddie and the others so then we jointly put together the different chord sections to make it a cohesive piece of music. Then Freddie and I came up with our individual […]