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About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
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Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added. NEWSDIGEST - HOMETRACKED News Digest. Toys for making noise While the U.S. recording industry continues to slide under pressure from illegal downloaders and file-sharers, the other side of the music world — businesses catering to those who create the music — has nearly doubled over the last decade to become a $7.5-billion industry.VST - HOMETRACKED
Vocal recording and effects chains include, depending on the performance, a de-esser, a noise gate, an equalizer, and a compressor. Frequently, engineers also add effects like chorus, delay, tape saturation (unless recording to tape, of course,) and reverb, to enhance the sound. In a pro studio, most of this treatment is handledby expensive
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Recent Articles. Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap. Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginners. Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Use this to test for: Fine panning issues. This file plays a sound at 50% left, then hard right, then 25% left. (The jump to the right distracts your ear so it can’t track the sound moving from 50% to 25%) The 3 sounds then repeat on the other side. Most listeners can reliably distinguish 5 or 7 distinct pan positions. EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINEDPSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. 10 RECORDING BLOOPERS THAT MADE THE ALBUM Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. There are certainly countless examples of those but most were included intentionally, to add character or realism. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATIONABOUT - HOMETRACKED
About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
MIX-TUTORIALS
Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added. NEWSDIGEST - HOMETRACKED News Digest. Toys for making noise While the U.S. recording industry continues to slide under pressure from illegal downloaders and file-sharers, the other side of the music world — businesses catering to those who create the music — has nearly doubled over the last decade to become a $7.5-billion industry.VST - HOMETRACKED
Vocal recording and effects chains include, depending on the performance, a de-esser, a noise gate, an equalizer, and a compressor. Frequently, engineers also add effects like chorus, delay, tape saturation (unless recording to tape, of course,) and reverb, to enhance the sound. In a pro studio, most of this treatment is handledby expensive
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Recent Articles. Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap. Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginners. Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Use this to test for: Fine panning issues. This file plays a sound at 50% left, then hard right, then 25% left. (The jump to the right distracts your ear so it can’t track the sound moving from 50% to 25%) The 3 sounds then repeat on the other side. Most listeners can reliably distinguish 5 or 7 distinct pan positions. EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINEDPSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. 10 RECORDING BLOOPERS THAT MADE THE ALBUM Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. There are certainly countless examples of those but most were included intentionally, to add character or realism. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATIONTOOLS - HOMETRACKED
Great FREE vocal plugin chain. Vocal recording and effects chains include, depending on the performance, a de-esser, a noise gate, an equalizer, and a compressor. Frequently, engineers also add effects like chorus, delay, tape saturation (unless recording to ARTICLES FOR BEGINNERS Video: Mic placement and tone. Sunday, August 19th in Articles for Beginners by des | No comments. It’s easy enough to play with mic placement on your guitar amp, but it’s not always practical, especially if you record by yourself. This video highlights the mainmiking
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Build your own plate reverb. Here are detailed instructions for building your own plate reverb: Typically, the plate is a large sheet of steel suspended in a tubular steel frame. In theory, the plate simulates a large concert hall, or church, with a decay time of approximately five seconds at approximately 500 Hz.PHASE - HOMETRACKED
Recent Articles. Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap. Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginners. Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. MAKING THE BEST OF A CHEAP MIC A high-shelf cut at 10Khz, even if only 2 or 3dB, can work wonders to take the edge off a brittle-sounding condenser. A gentle high-shelf boost at 8Khz can add some life to the sound of a dull mic without over-emphasizing its shortcomings. 7. Adjust your performance. Imagine recording a “cymbal basher” with a cheap condenser.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. PROFESSIONAL-ENGINEERS 10 Recording Bloopers That Made the Album. Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. THE BIG PAGE OF MIX TUTORIALS This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added. We work with these two elements first simply because these are the most important parts of the mix. FREE DRUM REPLACEMENT PLUGINS Drumagog is the granddaddy of drum replacement tools, and it’s certainly hard to beat for quality and features. However it also costs several hundred dollars, which is a deal breaker for many home studios on a budget. But there are some great free alternatives. SAMPLERATE - HOMETRACKED The optimal sample rate at which to record is a matter of considerable debate. Proponents of recording at sample rates above 44.1 KHz typically claim that the higher frequencies yield greater detail. HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG When you find yourself approaching a vocal mix on auto-pilot, applying effects “because they worked last time,” consider disabling the EQ altogether to gauge just how badly the adjustments are needed. Reasons to EQ: The 3 main reasons to filter a vocal with EQ are. 1) to help the voice sit better in the mix,ABOUT - HOMETRACKED
About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
MIX-TUTORIALS
Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added.PHASE - HOMETRACKED
Recent Articles. Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap. Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginners. Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. NEWSDIGEST - HOMETRACKED News Digest. Toys for making noise While the U.S. recording industry continues to slide under pressure from illegal downloaders and file-sharers, the other side of the music world — businesses catering to those who create the music — has nearly doubled over the last decade to become a $7.5-billion industry.VST - HOMETRACKED
Vocal recording and effects chains include, depending on the performance, a de-esser, a noise gate, an equalizer, and a compressor. Frequently, engineers also add effects like chorus, delay, tape saturation (unless recording to tape, of course,) and reverb, to enhance the sound. In a pro studio, most of this treatment is handledby expensive
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The Secrets of Mixing – from John Vestman. Vestman’s “Secrets of Mixing” page is more a collection of tips than a mixing tutorial. He starts with advice to get yourself properly set up for mixing (like “organize your files,” “allow extra time,” and the ever-important “check reference CDs while mixing,”) then moves onto compression and SAMPLERATE - HOMETRACKED The optimal sample rate at which to record is a matter of considerable debate. Proponents of recording at sample rates above 44.1 KHz typically claim that the higher frequencies yield greater detail.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATION HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG When you find yourself approaching a vocal mix on auto-pilot, applying effects “because they worked last time,” consider disabling the EQ altogether to gauge just how badly the adjustments are needed. Reasons to EQ: The 3 main reasons to filter a vocal with EQ are. 1) to help the voice sit better in the mix,ABOUT - HOMETRACKED
About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
MIX-TUTORIALS
Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added.PHASE - HOMETRACKED
Recent Articles. Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap. Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginners. Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. NEWSDIGEST - HOMETRACKED News Digest. Toys for making noise While the U.S. recording industry continues to slide under pressure from illegal downloaders and file-sharers, the other side of the music world — businesses catering to those who create the music — has nearly doubled over the last decade to become a $7.5-billion industry.VST - HOMETRACKED
Vocal recording and effects chains include, depending on the performance, a de-esser, a noise gate, an equalizer, and a compressor. Frequently, engineers also add effects like chorus, delay, tape saturation (unless recording to tape, of course,) and reverb, to enhance the sound. In a pro studio, most of this treatment is handledby expensive
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The Secrets of Mixing – from John Vestman. Vestman’s “Secrets of Mixing” page is more a collection of tips than a mixing tutorial. He starts with advice to get yourself properly set up for mixing (like “organize your files,” “allow extra time,” and the ever-important “check reference CDs while mixing,”) then moves onto compression and SAMPLERATE - HOMETRACKED The optimal sample rate at which to record is a matter of considerable debate. Proponents of recording at sample rates above 44.1 KHz typically claim that the higher frequencies yield greater detail.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATION WINDOWS - HOMETRACKED Here are 25 tips to help tune Windows XP performance for recording and production. The site is geared towards Cubase SX users, but the tips will help performance no matter what platform you use.REFERENCE-CD
The Secrets of Mixing – from John Vestman. Vestman’s “Secrets of Mixing” page is more a collection of tips than a mixing tutorial. He starts with advice to get yourself properly set up for mixing (like “organize your files,” “allow extra time,” and the ever-important “check reference CDs while mixing,”) then moves onto compression and HARDWARE - HOMETRACKED It’s been quiet around Hometracked for a few days. Was I at the Winter NAMM show? Well, no. But lots of people were. And while I like to focus here on technique and tips, it’s hard to completely ignore the importance of technology in the lives of home recordists.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. PROFESSIONAL-ENGINEERS 10 Recording Bloopers That Made the Album. Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG Some thoughts on double-tracking vocals for a better vocal sound:. Also, there is a whole LOT of room between center and hard pan. Many a hit has had vocals panned just to one side of center or another – perhaps 30% or so – in order to balance a call and response with a guitar or horn section or backgroud vocals that were about the same distance to the other side. MAKING THE BEST OF A CHEAP MIC A high-shelf cut at 10Khz, even if only 2 or 3dB, can work wonders to take the edge off a brittle-sounding condenser. A gentle high-shelf boost at 8Khz can add some life to the sound of a dull mic without over-emphasizing its shortcomings. 7. Adjust your performance. Imagine recording a “cymbal basher” with a cheap condenser. EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINED Low Q values, on the other hand, yield “wide” filters that affect many frequencies. The diagram above shows 4 key combinations. From left to right: #1 – A narrow cut – Note the high Q value, and negative gain. #2 – A narrow boost – Note the positive gain. #3 – A wide cut – Note the low Q value. #4 – A wide boost.RIAA - HOMETRACKED
Gizmodo is calling for a boycott of the RIAA in March. Gizmodo is declaring the month of March Boycott the RIAA month. We want to get the word out to as many people as humanly possible that we can all send a message by refusing to buy any album put out by an RIAA label.HOMETRACKED
Making the Best of a Cheap Mic. January 21st, 2008 in Articles for Beginners | 9 comments. For most home recordists, working with cheap microphones is a fact of life. “Amateur” and “budget-constrained” are practically synonymous in audioengineering.
HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG When you find yourself approaching a vocal mix on auto-pilot, applying effects “because they worked last time,” consider disabling the EQ altogether to gauge just how badly the adjustments are needed. Reasons to EQ: The 3 main reasons to filter a vocal with EQ are. 1) to help the voice sit better in the mix,ABOUT - HOMETRACKED
About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
MIX-TUTORIALS
Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added. NEWSDIGEST - HOMETRACKED News Digest. Toys for making noise While the U.S. recording industry continues to slide under pressure from illegal downloaders and file-sharers, the other side of the music world — businesses catering to those who create the music — has nearly doubled over the last decade to become a $7.5-billion industry.REFERENCE-CD
The Secrets of Mixing – from John Vestman. Vestman’s “Secrets of Mixing” page is more a collection of tips than a mixing tutorial. He starts with advice to get yourself properly set up for mixing (like “organize your files,” “allow extra time,” and the ever-important “check reference CDs while mixing,”) then moves onto compression and EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINEDPSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Use this to test for: Fine panning issues. This file plays a sound at 50% left, then hard right, then 25% left. (The jump to the right distracts your ear so it can’t track the sound moving from 50% to 25%) The 3 sounds then repeat on the other side. Most listeners can reliably distinguish 5 or 7 distinct pan positions. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATION FREE DRUM REPLACEMENT PLUGINS Drumagog is the granddaddy of drum replacement tools, and it’s certainly hard to beat for quality and features. However it also costs several hundred dollars, which is a deal breaker for many home studios on a budget. But there are some great free alternatives. HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG When you find yourself approaching a vocal mix on auto-pilot, applying effects “because they worked last time,” consider disabling the EQ altogether to gauge just how badly the adjustments are needed. Reasons to EQ: The 3 main reasons to filter a vocal with EQ are. 1) to help the voice sit better in the mix,ABOUT - HOMETRACKED
About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
MIX-TUTORIALS
Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added. NEWSDIGEST - HOMETRACKED News Digest. Toys for making noise While the U.S. recording industry continues to slide under pressure from illegal downloaders and file-sharers, the other side of the music world — businesses catering to those who create the music — has nearly doubled over the last decade to become a $7.5-billion industry.REFERENCE-CD
The Secrets of Mixing – from John Vestman. Vestman’s “Secrets of Mixing” page is more a collection of tips than a mixing tutorial. He starts with advice to get yourself properly set up for mixing (like “organize your files,” “allow extra time,” and the ever-important “check reference CDs while mixing,”) then moves onto compression and EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINEDPSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Use this to test for: Fine panning issues. This file plays a sound at 50% left, then hard right, then 25% left. (The jump to the right distracts your ear so it can’t track the sound moving from 50% to 25%) The 3 sounds then repeat on the other side. Most listeners can reliably distinguish 5 or 7 distinct pan positions. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATION FREE DRUM REPLACEMENT PLUGINS Drumagog is the granddaddy of drum replacement tools, and it’s certainly hard to beat for quality and features. However it also costs several hundred dollars, which is a deal breaker for many home studios on a budget. But there are some great free alternatives.VST - HOMETRACKED
Vocal recording and effects chains include, depending on the performance, a de-esser, a noise gate, an equalizer, and a compressor. Frequently, engineers also add effects like chorus, delay, tape saturation (unless recording to tape, of course,) and reverb, to enhance the sound. In a pro studio, most of this treatment is handledby expensive
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Recent Articles. Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap. Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginners. Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. SAMPLERATE - HOMETRACKED The optimal sample rate at which to record is a matter of considerable debate. Proponents of recording at sample rates above 44.1 KHz typically claim that the higher frequencies yield greater detail.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. MAKING THE BEST OF A CHEAP MIC A high-shelf cut at 10Khz, even if only 2 or 3dB, can work wonders to take the edge off a brittle-sounding condenser. A gentle high-shelf boost at 8Khz can add some life to the sound of a dull mic without over-emphasizing its shortcomings. 7. Adjust your performance. Imagine recording a “cymbal basher” with a cheap condenser. THE BIG PAGE OF MIX TUTORIALS This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added. We work with these two elements first simply because these are the most important parts of the mix. QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Use this to test for: Fine panning issues. This file plays a sound at 50% left, then hard right, then 25% left. (The jump to the right distracts your ear so it can’t track the sound moving from 50% to 25%) The 3 sounds then repeat on the other side. Most listeners can reliably distinguish 5 or 7 distinct pan positions. HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG Some thoughts on double-tracking vocals for a better vocal sound:. Also, there is a whole LOT of room between center and hard pan. Many a hit has had vocals panned just to one side of center or another – perhaps 30% or so – in order to balance a call and response with a guitar or horn section or backgroud vocals that were about the same distance to the other side.HOMETRACKED
Making the Best of a Cheap Mic. January 21st, 2008 in Articles for Beginners | 9 comments. For most home recordists, working with cheap microphones is a fact of life. “Amateur” and “budget-constrained” are practically synonymous in audioengineering.
10 RECORDING BLOOPERS THAT MADE THE ALBUM Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. There are certainly countless examples of those but most were included intentionally, to add character or realism. HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG When you find yourself approaching a vocal mix on auto-pilot, applying effects “because they worked last time,” consider disabling the EQ altogether to gauge just how badly the adjustments are needed. Reasons to EQ: The 3 main reasons to filter a vocal with EQ are. 1) to help the voice sit better in the mix,ABOUT - HOMETRACKED
About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
MIX-TUTORIALS
Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added.REFERENCE-CD
The Secrets of Mixing – from John Vestman. Vestman’s “Secrets of Mixing” page is more a collection of tips than a mixing tutorial. He starts with advice to get yourself properly set up for mixing (like “organize your files,” “allow extra time,” and the ever-important “check reference CDs while mixing,”) then moves onto compression and EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINED QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Use this to test for: Fine panning issues. This file plays a sound at 50% left, then hard right, then 25% left. (The jump to the right distracts your ear so it can’t track the sound moving from 50% to 25%) The 3 sounds then repeat on the other side. Most listeners can reliably distinguish 5 or 7 distinct pan positions.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATION FREE DRUM REPLACEMENT PLUGINS Drumagog is the granddaddy of drum replacement tools, and it’s certainly hard to beat for quality and features. However it also costs several hundred dollars, which is a deal breaker for many home studios on a budget. But there are some great free alternatives. 10 RECORDING BLOOPERS THAT MADE THE ALBUM Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. There are certainly countless examples of those but most were included intentionally, to add character or realism. HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG When you find yourself approaching a vocal mix on auto-pilot, applying effects “because they worked last time,” consider disabling the EQ altogether to gauge just how badly the adjustments are needed. Reasons to EQ: The 3 main reasons to filter a vocal with EQ are. 1) to help the voice sit better in the mix,ABOUT - HOMETRACKED
About. Hometracked serves the music world’s indie engineers: Independent musicians who record, produce, and promote their own work. The web abounds in knowledge for recording hobbyists (and professionals,) from communities of sound production enthusiasts, like Homerecording.com to industry periodicals like Mix Magazine. But formany, the
MIX-TUTORIALS
Basic Mixing Method. Basic Mixing Method – from the Department of Music at Columbia University. This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added.REFERENCE-CD
The Secrets of Mixing – from John Vestman. Vestman’s “Secrets of Mixing” page is more a collection of tips than a mixing tutorial. He starts with advice to get yourself properly set up for mixing (like “organize your files,” “allow extra time,” and the ever-important “check reference CDs while mixing,”) then moves onto compression and EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINED QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Use this to test for: Fine panning issues. This file plays a sound at 50% left, then hard right, then 25% left. (The jump to the right distracts your ear so it can’t track the sound moving from 50% to 25%) The 3 sounds then repeat on the other side. Most listeners can reliably distinguish 5 or 7 distinct pan positions.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATION FREE DRUM REPLACEMENT PLUGINS Drumagog is the granddaddy of drum replacement tools, and it’s certainly hard to beat for quality and features. However it also costs several hundred dollars, which is a deal breaker for many home studios on a budget. But there are some great free alternatives. 10 RECORDING BLOOPERS THAT MADE THE ALBUM Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. There are certainly countless examples of those but most were included intentionally, to add character or realism.VST - HOMETRACKED
Vocal recording and effects chains include, depending on the performance, a de-esser, a noise gate, an equalizer, and a compressor. Frequently, engineers also add effects like chorus, delay, tape saturation (unless recording to tape, of course,) and reverb, to enhance the sound. In a pro studio, most of this treatment is handledby expensive
NEWSDIGEST - HOMETRACKED News Digest. Toys for making noise While the U.S. recording industry continues to slide under pressure from illegal downloaders and file-sharers, the other side of the music world — businesses catering to those who create the music — has nearly doubled over the last decade to become a $7.5-billion industry.PHASE - HOMETRACKED
Recent Articles. Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap. Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginners. Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. MAKING THE BEST OF A CHEAP MIC A high-shelf cut at 10Khz, even if only 2 or 3dB, can work wonders to take the edge off a brittle-sounding condenser. A gentle high-shelf boost at 8Khz can add some life to the sound of a dull mic without over-emphasizing its shortcomings. 7. Adjust your performance. Imagine recording a “cymbal basher” with a cheap condenser. PROFESSIONAL-ENGINEERS 10 Recording Bloopers That Made the Album. Inspired by “engineering screw-ups” on Gearslutz, here’s a list of recording and mixing bloopers that made it past the mixing room onto the final release. These aren’t performance missteps, where the band missed a cue, or the singer came in too soon. HARDWARE - HOMETRACKED A quick note: Create Digital Music hit their sponsors up for a pile of music hardware and software to give away (to U.S. residents.) Free stuff is good, free music stuff better. SAMPLERATE - HOMETRACKED The optimal sample rate at which to record is a matter of considerable debate. Proponents of recording at sample rates above 44.1 KHz typically claim that the higher frequencies yield greater detail.PSYCHOACOUSTICS
Habituation is the name for our tendency to respond less to something the more we’re exposed to it. While the concept is academically important to psychologists and biologists, it also has enormous significance for anyone serious about mixing or mastering music. THE BIG PAGE OF MIX TUTORIALS This page outlines a straightforward approach to mixing rock tracks: Start with the drums and bass as a foundation, and build on that. Once the fundamental groove is established the vocals or lead instrument should be added. We work with these two elements first simply because these are the most important parts of the mix. HOME RECORDING AND PROJECT STUDIO BLOG Some thoughts on double-tracking vocals for a better vocal sound:. Also, there is a whole LOT of room between center and hard pan. Many a hit has had vocals panned just to one side of center or another – perhaps 30% or so – in order to balance a call and response with a guitar or horn section or backgroud vocals that were about the same distance to the other side.* Home
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IMPROVE YOUR RECORDINGS AND MIXES, ON THE CHEAP Saturday, May 31st in Articles for Beginnersby des
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Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. In fact, the most effective techniques requireno money at all.
Here’s a collection of tips you might find helpful the next time a pricey piece of gear stands between you and great recordings.HELP FROM OTHERS
HAVE A FRIEND PERFORM: Home recording, especially for singer/songwriters and electronic musicians, often involves a single musician writing and recording all the music. But artists in this situation can find themselves too close to the song, at mix time, to make decisions critically. Working with other musicians might initially complicate recording and mixing. However, creating a great mix depends, in part, on your ability to remove unnecessary details, and most of us are more comfortable objectively critiquing someone _else’s_ work. So asking a friend (or some professionals ) to perform a track or two will ultimately (more…) TAGS: arrangement ,mixing ,
professional-engineers 10 MYTHS ABOUT NORMALIZATION Sunday, April 20th in Articles for Beginnersby des
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The process of normalization often confuses newcomers to digital audio production. The word itself, “normalize,” has various meanings, and this certainly contributes to the confusion. However, beginners and experts alike are also tripped up by the myths and misinformation that abound on the topic. I address the 10 most common myths, and the truth behind each, below.PEAK NORMALIZATION
First, some background: While “normalize” can mean several things(see below
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the myths below primarily involve PEAK NORMALIZATION. Peak normalization is an automated process that changes the level of each sample in a digital audio signal by the same amount, such that the loudest sample reaches a specified level. Traditionally, the process is used to ensure that the signal peaks at 0dBfs, the loudest level allowed in a digital system. Normalizing is indistinguishable from moving a volume knob or fader. The entire signal changes by the same fixed amount, up or down, as required. But the process is automated: The digital audio system scans the entire signal to find the loudest peak, then adjusts each sampleaccordingly.
Some of the myths below reflect nothing more than a misunderstanding of this process. As usual with common misconceptions, though, some of the myths also stem from a more fundamental (more…) TAGS: mixing , myths USING DELAYS FOR 3D SOUND PLACEMENT Tuesday, March 4th in Techniqueby des
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The easiest way to move a track “back” in a mix is to lower its volume. This works because in our everyday lives, sounds get quieter as they recede from us, so we’re accustomed to the effect. But our brains also use other cues to determine distance. For example, human hearing excels at matching a sound with the echoes and reflections it causes, to localize its source. And we can apply this principle to add realism when creating the (more…) TAGS: delay , hearing, psychoacoustics
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My apologies if you tried to reach Hometracked earlier and saw a 503 error. The site got a little busy – visitors from Digg, Reddit, and the awesome AbsolutePunk – and Dreamhost throttled my bandwidth. (So much for the 10Tb, I guess.) No matter, everything looks to be running again, and the hate-mail from angry NFG fans has let up. It’s a good time to point out, though, that if you subscribe to Hometracked updates via RSS (click here , or use the links on the left), you take Dreamhost’s whims out of the equation. I publish a full feed, so you can read all Hometracked’s articles in their ad-free entirety within your feed reader. Anyway, back to the good stuff!TAGS: hometracked
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Thursday, February 7th in Articles for Beginnersby des
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Here are some tips and techniques for treating vocal tracks with EQ while mixing. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Every voice is different, and every song is different. That advice bears remembering, even if you’ve heard it dozens of times. When you find yourself approaching a vocal mix on auto-pilot, applying effects “because they worked last time,” consider disabling the EQ altogether to gauge just how badly the adjustments are needed. REASONS TO EQ: The 3 main reasons to filter a vocal with EQ are 1) to help the voice sit better in the mix, 2) to correct a specific problem, and (more…)TAGS: EQ , mixing
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AUTO-TUNE ABUSE IN POP MUSIC – 10 EXAMPLES Tuesday, February 5th in Tips, Tools
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Pitch correction software has applications from restoration and mix-rescue to outright distortion of a voice or instrument. I’ll discuss some of the more tasteful uses of these auto-tune tools (whether the original from Antares, or a variant like the free GSnap ) below. But first I thought I’d highlight their _misuse_ to illustrate the effects we usuallytry to avoid.
So, listen here to 10 of pop music’s most blatant auto-tune abuses: If you’re unfamiliar with Auto-tune, and especially if you listen to much pop and rock, you might not hear it initially. When overdone, the effect yields an unnatural yodel or warble in a singer’s voice. But the sound is so commonplace in modern mainstream music that your earsmay have (more…)
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EQ – “CUT NARROW, BOOST WIDE” EXPLAINED Thursday, January 31st in Techniqueby des
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This tip arises in most discussions of good equalizer technique: “Use narrow adjustments when cutting frequencies, and wide adjustments when boosting.” There are some great reasons to heed this advice. But they’re not immediately obvious, especially if you’re unfamiliar or uncomfortable with parametric EQs, and they’re rarely fully explained. I’ll explain and demonstrate below, and you can use the information to improve your EQ adjustments, and in turn your mixes.(more…)
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A few Homerecording.com regulars debate the merits ofdithering . The
conversation could easily have devolved into a flame war, but the participants kept it civil, and offered some great food for thought. > Some engineers even argue over which type of dither is best, > claiming this algorithm is more airy sounding that that one, and so > forth. But just because everyone believes this, does that make it> true?
That quote comes from Ethan Winer’s great summary of his position on the matter – he’s squarely in the “dithering is usually not needed” camp. I tend to agree with Ethan. Responsible mixing engineers don’t apply processing to a mix if they themselves don’t hear the effect of the processing. Simply put, if you can’t hear a difference, don’t makethe change
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Unmitigated awesome: Daved Lee Roth’s vocal track from _Runnin WithThe Devil_ ,
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Converting Ikea bedside tables into studio racks:
“the Rast bedside table makes a snug rack for music machines.”…
Two unrelated sites feature famous songwriters discussing what went on behind the scenes as they wrote: First, Joni Mitchell on the writing and recording of her most recentalbum
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> When I recorded it, I was sick so a doctor prescribed some > penicillin, which I had an allergic reaction to. I was delirious, > stressed out, and we worked all night long. I was so delirious that > I was playing way back on the beat… n January 2007, I had demos > of the Shine songs with me and played them to some friends at a > party afterward. James Taylor told me that he had to play on this > song. I wasn’t sure if anyone could because it was created in such > a rare spirit. But James came in anyway and I asked him to play > short figures like a saxophone. So you can hear fractions of > James’ guitar playing here. Jim Vallance’s site has some fantastic insight into the mind of a professional songwriter. Jim, who’s worked with Aerosmith, Ozzy, Bryan Adams, The Scorpions, and Thornley, meticulously lists every song he has ever written. The
site is full of anecdotes and details about his creation process. > On our very first basement demo of “Summer of ’69” we started > the song with the 12-string riff, exactly like the “break down” > section in the middle of the song … but on subsequent demo’s we > replaced the 12-string with a chunky 6-string intro. In fact, we > toiled over the musical arrangement for several weeks, maybe longer. > We recorded the song three or four different ways, and we still > weren’t convinced we had it right! Bryan even considered dropping > the song from the Reckless album.>
> Now, 20 years later, when I hear “Summer of ’69” on the radio, > I honestly can’t remember what bothered us. TAGS: arrangement ,hearing , myths
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QUICK HOME STUDIO MONITOR TESTS Friday, January 25th in Articles for Beginnersby des
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I keep a collection of audio samples designed to help check my monitor setup. Test tones, essentially, that I use after I’ve moved my speakers or desk, to ensure the speakers still behaveas they should.
I’ve included 4 of the samples below, and I hope you find them useful – and possibly enlightening. Each tests a facet of the two most common monitoring problems in home studios: Uneven bass response, and poor stereo imaging.SINE WAVE SWEEP
CONTENTS: A sine wave sweeping from 40Hz to 300Hz. USE THIS TO TEST FOR: Bass response, sympathetic vibrations. Unless you’re outdoors, or listening on headphones, you’ll notice the volume rising and falling as the audio plays. That’s normal, although the level doesn’t actually change. (Open the MP3 in your DAW to confirm this.) Rather, you’re exposing the acoustic responseof (more…)
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7 QUESTIONS FROM AMATEUR MIX ENGINEERS Thursday, January 24th in Articles for Beginnersby des
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Over time, I’ve noted several questions that arise repeatedly on the web’s home recording forums. Each question reads as though it _should_ have a simple answer, but none of them do. And indeed, the questions themselves betray their askers’ lack of experience with the subject. In effect, posing one of these questions tells the world you’re an amateur. But I hope that by explaining why the questions don’t have the simple answers a rookie expects, you’ll appreciate how an experienced engineer thinks about each problem, and be better equipped to identify gaps in your own knowledge. (more…)TAGS: EQ , FAQs
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FREE CREATIVITY TOOLS FOR BEATING MIXER’S BLOCK Tuesday, January 22nd in Tools As a songwriter I’m (far too) familiar with writer’s block, and when my creative energy wanes, I’m not above using outside help to keep fresh ideas flowing. In particular, I own and love Naomi Epel’s Observation Deck. If I sense a creative lull creeping on, I pull out a card and ponder its message (for*
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Tuesday, November 13th in Articles for Beginners I’m amazed when I compare Glyn Johns’s early mixes of Let It Be with Phil Spector’s final release. The music and performances are the same, but the mixes couldn’t sound more different. Shouldn’t these men, both professionals practicing a time-honoured craft, have created similar mixes with the same material? Of course, no twolisteners hear
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SNARE DRUM MIKING – FORUM DIGEST Monday, November 12th in Online discussions, Technique
From Gearslutz: How can I treat nasty snare drum ringing? usually a “ring” isnt in one frequency…it’s a complex combination of frequencies. so you may need to eq out 2-3 different places. if you find a resonance, and eq it out, but still hear a ring, then repeat the process till all rings are gone.*
AVOIDING INTER SAMPLE PEAKS Thursday, November 8th in Technique To play sound our ears and brain understand, a digital audio system must emit an analog signal. The switch from digital to analog is handled by the digital-to-analog converter, usually just called a DAC. Under specific conditions, which I describe below, the DAC can produce an analog signal that momentarily exceeds the level of the Design inspired by Tarski - Subscribe for updates, including email and RSS- ©2004-2008
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