A common mistake for most musicians, engineers and producers is to disregard the real value of headphones in the studio. The truth is you can go cheap in other areas but not on your headphones. Because good quality headphones will bring your recording further than another flashy compressor.
Of course this is primarily for music recording. for voice over folks, headphones are much less important except when doing your final edits.
But when recording and mixing music, headphones are absolutely required when overdubbing. But the rule-of-thumb has always been to put the headphones away when it comes time for mixing and mastering. It is considered much better to rely on monitor speakers.
That’s great if your listening room is acoustically great. But when recording in a square spare bedroom that is not treated with acoustic materials like a lot of us, the value of monitor speakers diminishes. The sound you hear will be distorted by the imperfect room. So in that case good accurate headphones are super important to get accuracy in the mix. After that, I highly recommend listening on multiple other speakers, like the entertainment center, Alexa, and your car. Take notes and go back to the mix.
Rinse and repeat until your mix sounds good everywhere.
Read more about the value of headphones in a studio here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/headphones-in-the-studio/
Don't Settle For Just A Little Mastering
When it comes to mastering knowing is never too much, because doing with just a little knowledge can lead to bad habits eventually leading to disaster.
Such practices result in bad quality and the musicality of recordings in general over the last few years. Especially today with all the tools available out there knowing just a little can take further away from your dream.
Mixing is not equal to mastering, now this may involve processes that one has to learn and must go thru to come up with great results. Mastering is a different stage apart from mixing although they work hand in hand they are different.
Read more here: https://ask.audio/articles/why-just-a-little-mastering-knowledge-can-be-dangerous
Record Using Your Audio Interface
Do you still remember buying your first audio interface but somehow couldn’t figure out how to do your recording? With all the cables and attachments it’s just so easy and tempting to point a finger and say it’s the mic or the headphones, they are not working but at the back of your head you know you must have missed out a detail.
The real culprit is cabling, understand the importance of basic cabling, today you will get at least 4 cables to work with. The firewall, the thunderbolt and the USB and don’t forget about your power adaptor.
Read more here: https://ledgernote.com/blog/q-and-a/audio-interface-recording/
Saturation Plugins And Some Mix Tips
Saturation often is taken for granted, if you are still in the analog age. But today in this digital age it’s a must that we use saturation plugins. It’s like having a little distortion and it’s a lot of fun.
Here are some of the top saturation plugins available out there in the market so sculpt out your harmonics and bring your sounds to life.
Decapitator but on drums, yes Decapitator is a good application but on drums it just does so much more you just have to have it. Bring those drums to a higher level. Go ahead decapitate it.
Read more here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/6-favorite-saturation-plugins/
Platforms For Broadcasting Live Gigs Reviewed
Although there are tons of platforms available in the market today like YouTube, Facebook, to mention a few. These are not all created equal. And with the power of smartphones nowadays almost nothing is impossible with regard to broadcasting live. So if you are planning or already broadcasting your live gigs using any of these platforms please consider the following.
Broadcasting live tends to create a deeper relationship or connection with your followers, and you can easily earn a little extra by doing so without much effort in marketing.
All you need is a smartphone, an internet access, and a few technical skills.
Read more here: http://blog.discmakers.com/2018/02/broadcasting-live-gigs-platforms-for-music-broadcasts/