Posted on January 17, 2008Listening To Your Home Recordings Using Monitors
Monitors are basically speakers that you use when mixing down, also known as 'studio monitors'. Studio monitors are designed to create an accurate audio image of your track, with no unnatural emphasis of particular frequencies, whereas hi-fi...
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Posted on January 17, 2008Home Recording Guitar Using A Compressor
A compressor is a device that reduces (compresses) the dynamic range in a sound sources softest point to its loudest point to smooth the output, and can bring your audio material up to spec with professional recordings. An instrument that goes from...
Posted on January 17, 2008Home Recording Guitar - Why You Need A Mic Pre-Amp
The signal that a microphone picks up is actually very low, and needs to be boosted for it to be used with your recording device. This is exactly what a mic-preamp does; it boosts the signal to a level that is useable for recording.
Posted on January 17, 2008Using An Isolation Box When Recording Guitar
Most guitarists know that to hit the “sweet" spot of your amplifier it has to be a fairly high volume, but the question is; how do you achieve those high studio volumes when you're living in a house with other people or in an apartment...
Posted on January 17, 2008The Art Of Microphone Placement When Recording Guitar
Like any other piece of kit, the same microphone can give tremendously different results depending on how it is used. To get the sound you are looking for takes a bit of expertise and a lot of experimenting. Even the best microphones available can...
Posted on January 17, 2008What Are Microphone Polar Patterns?
Polar Patterns describe the way in which a microphone picks up the sound from around it. Some microphones are directional and only pick up from a particular direction whereas others will pick up from all around. There are essentially five main...
Posted on January 17, 2008What Microphones Should You Use For Home Recording Guitar
There are a lot of things to consider when it comes to the sound you get from your microphone, not only in terms of price and quality, but also where you actually place the mic in relation to your amplifier. That's what we'll be discussing today.
Posted on January 17, 2008How To Record Guitar At Home Using Indirect Recording
Indirect recording is what I would call the “old school" method of actually plugging into a real guitar amplifier, and using a microphone to record the sound. Minimally this method requires an amplifier, microphone, mic-preamp and a converter....
Posted on January 17, 2008How To Record Guitar At Home, No Matter What Your Budget
Discover everything you need to turn your room into a complete home recording studio. No matter what your budget, there's always a way! With today's technology there are several methods of recording at your disposal. Which works best? Well that's...
Posted on January 13, 2008How To Set Up Your Home Music Studio
Many people dream of recording music at home. This article will help you decide how to purchase the home recording equipments. It will also provide simple ways to set up the studio at low cost and with minimum fuss.
