There are so many challenges in a recording session and finding the perfect mic probably tops the list. Engineer’s who don’t have assistants would usually run back and forth to the control and live room to get the perfect mic position.
Jon and Mike Russo at DynaMount have come to the rescue by developing a line of robotic assistant engineers called the Remote Microphone Positioners. Key features also include WI-FI and USB Controls. Control apps for iOS/Windows that are used to customise and control RMP. Good news is the RMP works with most mics and stands.
Read more about this here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/11/dynamount-x1-r-review/
Recording Tips and Techniques
Easy Ways To Mix With Reverb
Using your reverb wrong can easily make your mix messy. You can make your music sound way more professional with just a few easy steps that you can do in seconds.
One easy step is to use short decay times. Having too many reverbs and with too long decay times can easily make you mix sound messy. It is also best to use one plug in. It’s best to have just one that you have learned and can be used as your go to one. As the saying goes, “less is more”, using less reverb can actually make your mix sound good. Using too much than what is necessary can create chaotic sound in return.
Learn more tips by watching the video here: https://www.musicianonamission.com/mixing-with-reverb-quick-tips/
6 Tips To A Better Click Track
Want to prevent bleeds from microphones? Want to get the perfect click to cut through the mix and making it groove? Something that’s more musical than an electronic click is better to groove to. Getting the right number of clicks per bar works better if there’s emphasis on the downbeat (beat 1) than on the other beats.
You can also a little delay on to the click to avoid sounding so stiff. Try different headphones. The Sony 7506 phones provide a fairly good seal, but the Metrophones “Studio Kans,” the Vic Firth S1H1’s, or even the Race Day Electronics “Racing Headphones”
Read more about the tips here: http://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/2017/11/15/6-tips-click/
Long Song Fade Out
Although we don’t hear them in music as often as before, long song fade outs can still be appropriate. They’re super easy to do in any DAW. In Reaper, try doing it using automation on the Master Track Volume.
Find out how to do that in the article here: https://reaperblog.net/2017/11/long-fade-out/
Reduce Reverb Post Production
You are all done working on your new audio and when you listen to it there’s too much reverb. Can you reduce it without ruining the entire audio?
In this video, Mike Gallagher shows you how to reduce reverb in you recorded tracks using the DAW software.
View video here: https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/how-to-reduce-reverb-in-post-production/