In truth, the only limitation the studio could possibly have is the songwriter. In some ways it doesn’t matter what first made the noise. In many ways it does not matter how the noise is recorded. In almost every case, the only opinion that matters is the individual making the noise. I think Miles said, Read More …
Category: Home Studio
These are the post around the home studio. Some men want a man cave, I want to record live music in my home.
Getting Started :: My Home Studio PC
My home PC is not an off the shelf model. In fact it was actually built by a friend of mine to be a server not a desktop. He offered to sell it to me for a decent price right at the same time my original studio laptop was dying. Price + need, and this Read More …
EQ Tips :: Bass Guitar
These are Tips per se, more just my collection of notes for recording or mixing the bass guitar. Hope some of these help you! 2022-11-04 Yes of course you want the low end from the bass. It is the instrument that most often glues the harmony together in the song. Around a 100Hz that will Read More …
Scientific Robot Fight
This song was named by my oldest daughter. She came up with the name as she already had video ideas on her first hearing. Quick Notes :: This was the first song I started working with the DirtyLA Plugin.
New Tool :: BPB Dirty LA
2022-10-26 New tool downloaded today, that I am installing. It is not new per se, more that I first discovered this tool today. This one is the free tool from the Bedroom Producer’s Blog. Here is the original post on their site ICYMI. Look forward to upcoming edits to this page for reviews, tips, or Read More …
EQ Tips
– Less is more with all things equalization. If you are making big changes such as more than a 3dB raise then look to getting a better source sound. If it does not sound good going in to the processor, it will not sound good coming out. There are cases, where you do want a Read More …
Snare Drum Tricks
Tip 1 Spend the majority of your time on the kick and snare. These are the heart and pulse of the song. They are the most changed by microphone position and EQ. Get as close as possible to the sound you want on the original recording. Tip 2 Try adding a chorus to your snare Read More …
Drum Room Project :: Cleaning my new Drums
So as I mentioned in a previous post, that I traded an old drum set for an old AC window unit that I no longer needed. The drums had been living in a closet for some time, and were very rusty. Very Rusty. Before they get played or even setup a thorough cleaning was in Read More …
Stretching Too Far
For the Song I am writing this entry from memory. There are no initial notes for this song. Finally had got this new VST working, and this popped out. That literally was how this song started. The initial working title was “Long Chords”. Couldn’t think of anything else. It seems that initial naming of something Read More …
Minor Illusions
The third song on my first album, Initial Experiments, was started as chords on the bass which is how the song starts. This is the first tune I recorded with live instruments along with VST instruments. Once I came up with the chord progression, I manually entered it into Ableton using the pencil tool. All Read More …