We all know that a good recording always is backed up by good vocals. The better your vocals the better your recording will be. And so is the other way around, a poor vocal will most likely lead to a messy recording. Well it takes more this to make your recording sound great because honestly, vocals can be very tricky sometimes so here are a few tips to help you record your vocals like a pro:
Bring your vocals in as early as possible because a mix that already has too much in it might give you a hard time adding vocals to it.
Read more here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/7-simple-tips-mix-vocals-like-pro/
Recording Tips and Techniques
Your Pre-Session Checklist
The pre-session recording is an important key to a successful output. This is the process when you receive all information prior to beginning your recording session. The more you master this checklist the more smooth your sessions will be and the better your recordings will become. Taken from Recording Engineers Handbook 4th Edition here are a few things you should consider before starting your recordings. Although most of the information found here will be provided by the producers, artists or the band themselves. Having a checklist allows you to make adjustments as soon as possible and saves you time and energy
Read checklist here: http://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/2017/03/01/pre-session-recording-checklist/
The Top 5 Mistakes We Make
Having experience in home-studio recording and have taught quite a number of students in the past 15 years, seeing all the mistakes people make, Graham Cochrane founder of the Recording Revolution breaks down some of the most common mistakes when mixing in a home studio. In this video, he reveals the top 5 mistakes that you can avoid to get instant improvement in your mixes.
Turn your bad mixes to good and even better, no matter the equipment or DAW you are using. The genre does not even matter if you could learn and understand these mistakes you can avoid them and create great recordings.
Watch video here: http://therecordingrevolution.com/top-5-mixing-mistakes/
Recording At High Sample Rates
The question whether you should or should not record at high samples really depends on one’s taste. The proper answer for this would be “let your ears decide”. Now just because the answer to this question really depends on the one doing the recording, doesn’t mean we can’t come up with a few tips to help you decide.
Here are some questions you need to answer before doing your recording. With the interfaces today you can actually record at a very high rate but the question is, will you hear the difference or see the benefits from using the high sample rate?
Read more here: https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/should-i-record-at-the-high-sample-rates/
Have A Good Microphone Set-Up At Home
More than your technical ability when it comes to microphone set-up especially at your home studio is the ability to detect, understand, and avoid common microphone issues. Here are the common problems we come across when setting up our microphones.
Sibilance – the sound produced when a blast of air is mixed every time the letter’s F and S are pronounced. We often don’t hear it during conversations but this speech problem is amplified when using a microphone and it can be quite annoying. The solution? There are software’s available in the market that deals with these problems. Multi-band compressors or de-essers.
Read more here: http://randomlifemusic.com/recording-vocals-at-home-tips-on-microphone-setup/