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Recording On A Budget

Recording On A Budget

When it comes to recording, we can do a lot more with our money than we could in years past. Technological advances have put high quality tools in the hands of regular folk like you and I. However, an investment is still required and we don’t all have thousands...
How To Record A Drummer When You Have No Drums

How To Record A Drummer When You Have No Drums

A few episodes ago I published a video on recording a drummer under poor circumstances. In it, I used a Roland TD30 electronic drum kit to capture the MIDI performance. But what if you need to capture the drummer and don’t even have drums? Well, before you give...
Input Levels Revisited

Input Levels Revisited

This is a recap of a topic we’ve discussed in the past but it’s a question that comes up a lot. What is the correct way to set your input gain levels on the way into the computer? Well, most of the time people try to get the meters as close to zero as...
What is Mixing?

What is Mixing?

This is the simplest (while at the same time, most complex) question I’ve tried to answer so far! This question goes way beyond the scope of a quick tip but here we go… Remember to visit MixLessons.com for a more in-depth look at what mixing is. Take the free...