Home Music Recording

Reverb can add depth and fullness to sound, but it’s important to remember that a little goes a long way. A common mistake is to pour too much reverb into the mix, and instead of enjoying a sense of space, the sound is drowned in sonic mud. There are a few ways you can find the right balance.

Here are some good tips to avoid this mistake…

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Audio compressors reduce a signal’s dynamic range. They do this by reducing the gain when the signal level is high, making louder passages softer and the dynamic range smaller. They are used in your home recording studio for audio recording, production work, noise reduction, and live performance applications.

This article introduces different types of signal processors, and how they can be put to good use in the music recording studio.

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With the advance in home computing comes greater ease in digital recording and also makes it a lot more affordable. The line between home music recording software and professional software is much finer then ever before. Here I will try to help you decide between the two levels of home studio recording software…

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The human voice is a wonderful and complex instrument, with an incredible dynamic range and bandwidth that puts ordinary musical instruments to shame. To make things even more interesting, no two voices are alike. From the breathy, high ee’s of the pop chanteuse to a thunderous operatic basso profundo, each person’s voice is unique. Your job as a music recording engineer is to make the right choices to capture the essence of this instrument with as much accuracy and art as your tools allow. Here, we’ll take a quick look at this very involved topic.

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