After a couple of years of neglect, I decided to sit down and finally rebuild my pedal board. Most rehearsals I had just been bringing my tuner pedal, and not much else. Only the Octave and Chorus pedal have been used in any show setting recently, but I have many more sound gizmos that I Read More …
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Studio Shopping List
For Now, here is a wish list. https://www.amazon.com/Rode-NT1000-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B0002PSCQC https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-tenlamp-Adjustable-Recording-shield-106/dp/B091GFGKGH https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Pro-Audio-C214-Large-Diaphragm/dp/B003SO5OZQ https://www.amazon.com/Focal-Alpha-Powered-Studio-Monitor/dp/B00LI6S7FA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CKX9Z92 https://www.amazon.com/KRK-Professional-Bi-Amp-Powered-Monitor/dp/B07NDBM6F2 https://www.amazon.com/Neumann-TLM-102-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B003HGLPC6 https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Large-Diaphragm-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B01MZBLKN5 https://www.amazon.com/Shure-SM7B-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B0002E4Z8M
Shout Out – Bedroom Producer’s Blog
Really been getting into this blog a bunch lately, that I want to give a shout out. Also are a couple of links to some lists I found super useful from this site. Free Compressor VST Plugins Free Limiter VST Plugins
More Quick & Dirty Synth Stuff
A few notes for me. How about a simple sine wave in Ableton or a similar DAW. Add in some distortion or Over drive. Draw in some automation. ofc, you can double the track. Add space with an octave. Add chorus, by bumping one of them. Normally I grab sounds and use default settings, but Read More …
More Bass Guitar Recording Tricks
Tune the bass. Tune the bass. Tune the bass. Everything harmonically else in the song is going on top of the bass. If it is a little bit our of tune, then the rest of your tracks are not going to sound right. I like to tune the bass just a little bit flat, so Read More …
Moment to Share
One of those moments to share when you first can say you honestly hear the sound change in something. You do something in your DAW, and you can honestly say to yourself that you hear the change. Good Times!!! For me this was using the send/return Reverb within Ableton, and hearing how useful it was Read More …
Getting Started :: Expand on our Little Setup
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 …
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 …
Old and New Sound Interface
I will admit that this device did not die on this specific day, but I held off on this post until Day of the dead to celebrate this old piece of gear. I used this for many years. It traveled from place to place many times, and I think just finally died of use. Too Read More …