I found a really great article on Recording Drums in your home studio at Audio Recording Center.
Unfortunately, I typically am stuck using a drum machine, but in a perfect world I would have a drum kit in my home studio and someone who could play it. When that perfect day finally comes and I need to record drums, I know I'll be following this advice word for word. Read More »
Have you ever been working in Pro Tools and wondered what the shortcut was for creating a new track? Or you are in Photoshop designing your latest CD cover and you forgot how to create a new layer?
I stumbled across a cool website this morning, it's called Editors Keys. They sell keyboard sets, which are essentially just little stickers you put on the keys of your keyboard which tell you shortcuts, key combinations, etc. The cool thing about Editors Keys is it puts all of the menu items and shortcuts right at your fingertips. No more reaching for the Pro Tools book to look stuff up.
They also sell sets for:
If you use Pro Tools, Cubase or Sonar, you know how many shortcuts and key combinations there are. For instance, everytime I use Pro Tools and I mess up while recording a track I have to use Ctrl-. to get rid of the unwanted track. I don't know how many times I've had to grab the Pro Tools book to look this up.
These Pro Tools Editors Keys may not be life changing information, but it does look like a cool way to speed up music production in the home studio.
Before setting up your Home Recording Studio, there are a few things to consider. The best way is to sit down and put all of your thoughts on paper. You want your studio to be as comfortable as possible, for everyone in the house.
Things to think about before you build your home studio: Read More »
Musician's Friend had a great review on the new GuitarPort Riff Tracker from Line 6. Next time I have some extra cash (extra? yeah, right) I plan on picking up the Line 6 Riff Tracker.
"Line 6 has done what dozens of others have failed miserably at—they've created a computer-based recording system that's dead easy to use. Based around the GuitarPort and a brilliant software drum machine with patches of live drumming, it makes recording your musical inspirations with digital clarity as easy as a single mouse click. Read More »
Since I've posted a list of VST Plugins, I feel it's my responsibility to also post a list of software that will work with said plugins. Any of this software would be a fine addition to your home studio.
So, without further ado, here is a list of some software that will support VST plugins. As usual, I'm sure there are a ton that I've overlooked, if you know of any others please post them here.
Steinberg Cubase, Nuendo & WaveLab Read More »
Recently, I have been seeing tons of links for VST plugins. Everybody loves free stuff. Many of these plugins will make a great addition to your home studio.
I have compiled a list of VST plugins for you. If you know of any that aren't on this list, please post a comment. Most of these plugins are completely free!!
One of the instruments I use a lot when I record is my acoustic guitar. I have a Yamaha 12 string that sounds beautiful. I use it on the majority of the songs I record. I also have a pair of AKG C 1000 S condensor microphones. These are a great microphone to use in the home studio to record voice, acoustic guitar, cello, piano, organ, etc. Using a regular dynamic vocal microphone will not be sensitive enough to create a good signal to noise ratio. I'd recommend a decent capacitor (condenser) microphone like the AKG C 1000 S for recording vocals and acoustic instruments. Read More »
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