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Recording engineers and musicians in different cities can work together on a common project by sharing files -- sending digital audio files to others in wave, mp3 or wma format. For example, you can...
You're recording an electric guitar, and you hear a buzz or hum. Here are some causes and cures.Magnetic Hum Fields AC in a room’s power wiring generates electric and magnetic fields that oscillate...
Stereo pair overhead Sometimes we don't want to mess with setting up 6 or more mics on a drum kit. Wouldn't it be cool to put up just 3 microphones and still get a good sound? Well, the method...
Most condenser microphones need phantom power to operate their internal circuitry. Let's explain what phantom power is and how to use it. Phantom power is electrical power that is sent to a...
Making music is fun, exciting & inspiring to others. Music is a great release & hobby if you make it for YOURSELF. But once you want to get paid for playing your own music or sell your CDs...
Although a vocal is a challenge to record well, you have lots of control over the sound of it. Some tools that affect the tone of the vocal are mic choice, mic placement, and EQ. A compressor can...
Copyright 2011 Many people confuse INSERT effects with SEND effects. What are they, and where do you place them in a DAW during a mixdown project? An INSERT effect is inserted into a track, in...
A click track is an electronic metronome. By following its steady tempo, all the musicians in a project can keep in sync -- so the recorded band sounds tight, and the tempo is consistent. At least...
Imagine you're recording a country band with a singer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, steel guitar, and drums. If you try to record all those instruments at once, you're guaranteed to get a muddy drum...
This can be a great way to make an album. You track all the instruments and vocals in your home studio. Later, when all the tracks are recorded, you take them to a commercial studio for mixing and...