Celebrating 8 years of recordingrevolution.com Graham Cochrane came up with this list to help home studio owners create good music while keeping their budget intact. A lot of things have changed in the past eight years that home studio owners have benefited from, from starting a home studio for only $500 now costs even less at $350. And all the other things that have been discussed and explored have been filtered to come up with this “8 laws”, must’s that a home studio owner should know and do by heart if they want to produce good music straight from the comfort of their homes.
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Recording Tips and Techniques
Drumkit: Small Steps To A Big Sound
Drumkits have become popular in the recent years, the modern rhythm-oriented choice by most rock, pop, R&B and country musicians nowadays. But before getting hooked into mixing a complete kit, you need to understand what a drum kit actually is and how it works for your benefit.
Here are four small steps you can do if you want to achieve that one big drum sound.
- Listen to an actual drum being played and take down notes. Paying close attention to the tones. It would be best if you ask the drummer to play the particular song you wish to record with your kit.
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Compress Your Rock Vocals Like A Pro
Have you ever heard this statement? Compression isn’t necessary if you want to produce a good mix. Now, this statement may well be true in some instances but when it comes to rock music this is absolutely wrong. Aggressive, full of energy and loud three words that would describe rock music. And if you wish to achieve these things you need compression. The truth of the matter is compression is synonymous with rock music. Now understand that the focal point of any rock music is the vocals, get it wrong and everything else follows down. That is where compression comes in.
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Use Compression Like A Pro
Whether you are a pro or a newbie you need to understand that knowing that you need compression is way different from understanding that you do need one. Here is the good news for you aspiring sound engineers out there, it’s not as hard as most people think. You just need to know four things and you can achieve that recordings like professionals do.
Before all the hype the first thing you need to know is what a compressor does and how you can benefit from it. In a nutshell, a compressor is an automatic device to control your volume.
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Ultimate Recording Guide: Recording Yourself
There are two things to be considered when doing a recording. The first would the technical parts, how does it all go together, while the other is the artistic side, where creativity comes into play. Putting them together can be quite a task, just imagine all these being processed in your brain. Most would say organizing is the key, compartmentalize similar tasks to be more efficient and focus more on your performance.
Begin with the app you use on your mobile phone or tablet, DAW’s, for example, there are those that are complicated to use while some are a walk in the park.
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