The importance of good tuning - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 19
LearningThis week I invite you to discuss the importance of tuning in a recording situation.
Recording a hardware synth - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 17
LearningThis week we'll tackle a somewhat peculiar case: hardware synthesizers.
Tidy up! - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 16
LearningI'll dedicate the first article of the year in this series to tidiness in your home studio. I know it seems a bit off-topic, but trust me it is much more important than it appears at first sight.
The 3:1 rule - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 15
LearningIn this episode I invite you to discover a trick that every beginner ought to know, the so-called 3:1 rule.
Recording a pizzicato double bass - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 14
LearningAfter having recorded a bowed upright bass last week, today we'll see how to track a double bass played with the fingers, a technique called pizzicato.
Recording a bowed upright bass - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 13
LearningIn this article we'll see how to record an upright bass played with a bow. But don't worry, we'll also see how to record a pizzicato double bass in our next article.
How to organize for a recording session - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 12
LearningThis week we'll see how to make life easier to your "future you."
Acoustic treatment for a home studio - Setting Up Your Home Studio - Part 5
LearningHaving a soundproof home studio is very nice. But that's far from enough to make a room ideal to record and mix music. Enter acoustic treatment.
Setting up the headphone mix - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 11
LearningAs we saw in the previous article, the comfort of the musician is crucial to getting a good performance, and hence a precondition for every good recording. And this comfort depends largely on the sub…
The importance of pre-production - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 10
LearningIn this week's episode we will discuss something that ought to precede any attempt to record your music. Considered optional by some, pre-production is often ignored by beginners. And yet they are th…
Look after the musicians - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 9
LearningHaving the best gear in the world and being an audio engineer without equal is very nice, but unfortunately that doesn't mean you'll be able to make the best records.
Recording a trombone - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 6
LearningThis week we'll start with the first practical case: tracking a trombone.
Working at the source - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 5
LearningYou'll fix it in the mix... right? Wrong! That's why I'll try to make sure that this phrase never makes into your home studio.
Recording levels - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 4
LearningThis week we'll take a moment to discuss the delicate issue of levels during tracking.
What format to use? - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 3
LearningToday we'll discuss a topic that's very important in the all-digital age, namely which format you should use to record your takes.
