Archives for November 2011

I remember as a kid going to a friend’s house, and his dad had converted their garage into a music studio of sorts.  It was mostly a jam space for rock and roll.  But the thing I recall most is that the walls were covered with egg cartons.  They told me it was for sound-proofing.  Who was I to question it.  For years I thought you could do sound treatment with egg cartons.  Luckily I never spent time or effort trying to acquire cartons and do this myself!  I might have thought I could build a sound-proof closet-come-vocal booth for doing auditions and other recording for voice over jobs…or worse.  I could have decided I needed to cover every square inch of a garage!  Shudder.
Here’s an article discussing the efficacy of egg-carton sound-proofing: orignal article

Here is a post that talks about one of the main mistakes made in digital audio recording, whether used for music or voice over jobs.  I think this kind of mistake is mainly made by folks who have had experience in the analog (tape) recording realm and try to use some of the same techniques with digital.  Those who start out with digital recording probably don’t have this issue as much.
Anyway, here is the article from Björgvin Benediktsson: http://www.audio-issues.com/recording-tips/the-1-mistake-with-digital-audio-recording/

Here’s an article on “nightmares” to avoid with your home recording studio.  These tips are valid for you whether you’re recording for voice over jobs or music.  It can be boring to deal with house-keeping issues in the studio, but they can save your bacon.
Here’s the article: http://www.homestudiocorner.com/home-studio-nightmares/