Getting Your Project “Mastered”
What to expect: The Mastering Engineer (M.E.) will listen to all your stereo songs and let you know of any issues that he hears and feels he cannot correct without remixing. If you have any concerns this is… Read More
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Acoustic Bass / Bass Violin
In discussing electric bass recording techniques I failed to mention the acoustic bass. Also known as the bass violin, the acoustic bass is used quite a bit in jazz, country and bluegrass genres. In the studio put the… Read More
Tips for Headphone Monitoring in the Studio
First off, the quality of sound in the headphones will not be even close to what you will hear in the control room. Headphone use is designed for you to hear the other players so that you will… Read More
Readers Poll
Today’s rapid diffusion of home recording gear is giving artists many options for recording their music. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Even though the DIY route is becoming more widespread, many artists realize that… Read More
Preparing for the Studio Experience
So, you have selected the studio you will be doing your project with and the dates are set. You have been rehearsing right? Playing your songs in the studio is going to sound very different from the sound… Read More
Tips for Selecting the Studio
You have to visit the studio to get a sense of how comfortable it will be for you. You will be spending much time and money in pursuit of getting your music recorded in the best possible way,… Read More
Stereo Mic-ing Techniques
Here are the various names of different techniques. > Spaced omni > X/Y > ORTF > Decca tree > Blumlein > Mid-Side I am not going to go into detail on each one of these techniques but rather… Read More
Recording Tips for Recording Main/Lead Vocals
Get the best mic you can afford. Unless you don’t care how your vocals sound do the aforementioned. This will be a large diaphragm condenser model with at the very least a $1000 price tag. Many top vocalists… Read More
More Recording Tips for Electric Bass Guitar
A friend of mine who plays bass said to me “Is that all you’re going to say on recording bass”? 😉 So here’s more… if the project is personal to you, think about the style of playing for… Read More
Tips for Recording the Guitar – Electric & Acoustic – & Bass
First and foremost, and I cannot stress this enough, get your guitar in the best condition possible. Make sure it is set up properly, is in tune with itself, that it’s tuned correctly and have strings that are… Read More