Choosing the right vocal microphone for your home studio can be a difficult task. What sounds great on one voice might sound horrible on another. Also, you may also need different microphones for different styles of music and singing, even if you are doing all the singing yourself. In this "review" I'll discuss some of […]
Recently I had an artist ask me why the mixes he does in his home studio sound so much softer than the commercially released music he buys. I thought that everyone already knew about the whole "loudness wars" craze that has been going on since the late 1990s, but apparently there are still many people […]
The Shure SM57-LC Microphone has been around for a long time, and can be found in pretty much every major studio in the world. And, it cost less than $100! Here's why every studio should have at least one! It doesn't matter if you are just setting up your home studio for the first time, […]
I have used for the last three years a stand alone hardware mulit-track digital recorder and would like to now move into a music computer. Looking for advice on computer, hard drive, interface, software, etc. to get started. I am still new to recording so I am not looking for the $$$$$ top of the […]
Greetings, I am getting very faint radio signals through a small set of powered speakers when no radio is ever on and the volume is turned down completely. This also happens on my receiver elsewhere in the house when on an aux input that I hook into my computer. I am wondering how to eliminate […]
I recently picked up a pair of Fisher three-way speakers with 10 in. woofers for 25$ at the local Salvation Army. Hooked these up to my home stereo system and they really sound great. I've been looking for a decent pair of studio monitors and now these sort of fell in my lap. Any reason […]
I am a newbie starting out recording acoustic guitar to an sm-57 to a lexicon omega into the computer into cubase le. i am having issue getting good volume. to compensate i boost up the volume on my speakers really high and the sound becomes very boomy and noisy. anyone know what might be the […]
This board seems to be a bit over my head. Any words of wisdom/advice on where to go to learn the basics of recording at home? You may want to start by going to Amazon.com or other big online book sellers and searching for "home recording" to find some books to get you started.Also, subscribe […]
Hi there i'm getting frustrated now, ive bought a new soundcard an audiophile, the last soundcard i had was picking up interference through my speakers, not in recording mode though, so if i make a tune and burn it to CD I don't get the interference. anyway I installed this new card and I'm still […]
This is not a recording ? but I hope someone will help me out, I've been jamming with the same two guys for about 16 years we jam every Friday night and it's just for fun, the problem is none of us has a great voice (sad but true) so now I'm looking for a […]