Grammy Award Winner and Instructor at Dark Horse Institute Steve Lamm shows us the best way achieve that screaming electric guitar sound from your home studio without annoying your neighborhood. So get your electric guitar amp and crank it up with these tips.
In order to achieve this proper placement is an important factor to consider. Here is what you will need, an amp, two microphones, and a closet.
Begin by resting your amp flat on its back in a corner against the wall away from you. This give the sound more room travel before hitting the ceiling and bouncing back, with this you will avoid phase cancellation.
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Recording Tips and Techniques
Bass Guitar Recording Techniques
I recording any instrument there are some things you need to consider. Like the instrument, the one playing it and room conditions to name a few. Now in recording a bass guitar, the player is a major consideration as he or she needs to be able to achieve the tone one would need for recording, and their fingers are the major key in doing so.
Here are 3 different placement techniques one needs to consider to come up with an excellent bass guitar recording.
The most basic way to record your bass guitar is by using a direct box. Be mindful in choosing yours.
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Acoustic Guitar Home Recording In 5 Steps
There are a few ways you can record your acoustic guitar at home to achieve an acceptable quality. With the use of Audio-Technica ATM450 cardioid condenser microphone via Electronic Desktop Konnekt Firewire Interface.
- Make sure to minimalize room influence by placing your mic as close to your instrument as possible, but still keeping a comfortable distance. By doing so you are keeping a balanced sound for your guitar.
- Capture full dynamic range of your guitar by optimizing the gain level of your mic-pre but ensure not overdrive the signal as this becomes a disruption in your DAW. Do it immediately as this is hard to repair further in the process.
5 Vocal Recording Mistakes To Avoid
With all the details that go into vocal recording, your sound engineer may give you a lot of tips but here are some things you definitely should avoid if you want that perfect vocal recording that you dream of. These details are often overlooked and might just be what’s between you and your best recording.
Don’t just brush off those bad acoustics regardless of your studio condition. While it is understandable if you have a home studio and is working on a budget that you will have these issues but there should be a tolerable limit for you ignoring these things.
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Mixing Music 101: Critical Listening Outside Your Studio
Mixing music inside a studio whether in a professional studio or your home studio usually creates a very familiar and ideal condition. These conditions can sometimes cloud our judgment especially in what we are hearing. Thus it is strongly advised that you listen and check your mix outside of the confines of your studio. Here is an old school approach to your critical listening stage and that is outdoors.
Start by asking the question “why?” Why should you do this process and how important to your mix? The idea is to listen to your mix in your usual daily environment.
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