A home studio is not something that everybody can easily afford and it goes the same for recording vocals in one. Profesional studios spend quite an amount of money for all the gear and tech you can find in them. That is why celebrities use them to do their recordings. But don’t lose hope just yet you don’t have to be a superstar and you don’t necessarily need a professional studio to record your vocals. You can do it in a home studio yes even if you’re on a budget. All you need to do is some research and find some good deals.
Read more here: http://blog.creativelive.com/tips-recording-vocals-home-recording-studio/
Get Your Songs In Music Libraries
For those starting songwriters and music producers out there one major goal is for their craft to be heard. And without connections getting it out there can be quite difficult. If your one of those indie writers hoping to get it out there music libraries just might be the answer you need. You just might get that music licensing that you desire. Spotify in itself pays about $3,000 in royalties for a million streams. Do you get the picture?
So here are some tips how you can get your songs into music libraries. Stay one step ahead by getting your music ready for licensing
Read more here: http://blog.discmakers.com/2017/10/get-your-songs-in-music-libraries/
Podcast Distribution
Podcasting although entertaining can entail quite a lot of work, from planning to recording to editing even mixing. But what’s the point of all of these work if no one is going to hear it. Then comes distribution or simply put as making sure that world hears all your hard work. And mind you, the distribution may not be as simple as you think.
First, you need to make sure that your fans are able to find your podcast. And simple title might not work at all, what you need is metadata. Metadata allows you to enter specific information about your podcast.
Read more here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/podcast-distribution/
Tech Tuesday – Mic Preamp Distortion may create great tones
Dark Horse Institute instructor, Steve Lamm, will be talking to you on this week’s episode of Tech Tuesday on how Mic Preamp Distortion may create great tones.
Ensuring that the signal is not distorted, mic preamps on gain staging are used but have sufficient gain to be recorded. Using distortion, some of the best, fun tones may be created. To attain proper gain staging, Steve demonstrated different methods using a Klark Teknik DI, Brent Averill 1073 PreAmp, SSL 6000 analog console, and a Paul Reed Smith guitar. To heighten distortion and make impressive tones without overusing your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) or tape, Steve covers input gain vs. output gain.
read more here: http://darkhorseinstitute.com/tech-tuesday-how-to-create-great-tones-using-mic-preamp-distortion/
Compressor Tweaks You Might Have Overlooked
Compression has become popular especially in the modern music of today. Compression amplifies the sound and brings up those small parts while controlling the overall sound. Here are three compressor tweaks that might have been overlooked that can help optimize your sound. Most engineers have actually opted to overlook these parameters which actually worked in some cases yet still helpful in some.
Correct compression ratio for the track, often the most overlooked bt is pretty much easy to use. By setting the ratio control low you are setting up for more punch in your track. For more control simply set it higher.
Read more here: http://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/2017/10/11/compressor-tweaks/