Home studio free recording tips:

1: Listen correctly

Invest in a good set of professional headphones. You want a pair that is as neutral as you can afford and that is made for the home recording studio. Headphones made for basic listening will color the sound, so avoid them. If you can afford a pair of close field studio monitors, it will greatly help. This will allow you to reduce the coloration effects of your home studio room. When you mix down or master your songs, listen to the mixes on a wide variety of devices (your headphones, your car stereo, the close field monitors, your living room stereo, a cheap boombox in mono, etc.). This will allow you to get the best overall mix and sound that works in most situations. Check your mix in mono (not just stereo) to make sure that elements of the song don't simply disappear due to cancellation.

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