I've talked about compression quite a lot because it is an excellent, useful, and very powerful tool in your audio recording arsenal. But like anything powerful, you can also use too much. For a review of what compression is, see these Home Brew … [Continue reading] about Compression: What Needs It And What Doesn't?
Recording Vocals In a Bedroom Studio
Do you record vocals in a bedroom? Most folks who record in a home recording studio do so in a converted bedroom (or maybe not even converted - if you sleep in there too, I mean). Bedrooms are notoriously rectangular. I know, that's a profound … [Continue reading] about Recording Vocals In a Bedroom Studio
My New Vocal Compression Technique
For years I've been following the common and age-old advice for vocal compression, which is to start at about a 3:1 ratio, using a fast attack time (like 0-to-10 millseconds so little-to-none of the vocal is heard above the threshold), and medium … [Continue reading] about My New Vocal Compression Technique
Focus Control On The Blue Spark Microphones
Blue, an awesome microphone company, recently [this post was written in 2013] released a condenser microphone called the Blue Spark. Very shortly thereafter, Blue released the Blue Spark Digital, which (according to Blue) is the first studio … [Continue reading] about Focus Control On The Blue Spark Microphones
Some Live Sound Tips That Are Not About Sound
I was just reading an article aimed at live-gig engineers, the folks behind the mixing board at live music shows. There are some really good tips there and if you do live PA stuff, you should check it out. But one thing I took away from it applies to … [Continue reading] about Some Live Sound Tips That Are Not About Sound