Taming Snare Leakage in Overhead Tracks for a Tighter Sound

As an amateur home studio enthusiast, you may have encountered a common issue: your overhead tracks sound great, but there’s just too much snare bleed. This leakage can muddy your mix, making it difficult to achieve the clarity you desire. Fortunately, there’s a technique you can use to gain better control over this leakage and Read More …

Perfecting Snare Delay Timing for a Cohesive Mix

To achieve a polished mix, it’s essential to time your free delay to the BPM of your song. This ensures that the delay complements the snare without clouding the overall sound. Avoid processing the snare drums separately from the other instruments, as this can disrupt the cohesion of your mix. To get the timing just Read More …

Unleashing Snare Definition

As a home studio enthusiast, I’ve discovered that achieving the perfect snare sound can sometimes come from unexpected methods. Today, I want to share a unique approach to using a compressor that can help you get the snare definition you’re looking for. First, I start by playing the song and focusing on the snare.  To Read More …

Expanding Your Bass Sound

As a home studio enthusiast, I often find myself in situations where the bass needs to stand out, especially when working with synth bass or imagine it is a power trio setup. The challenge is to create a wider sound without losing the essential low-end presence that keeps the mix balanced. Today, I want to Read More …

Studio Notes – Exploring Modulation

In this overview, Berklee Online instructor Loudon Stearns gives a broad overview of synthesis and the function of modulation within synthesis. When modulation is assigned in a synth or sampler the user must define the modulation source, destination, amount, and direction.

Getting Started :: Other Computer Things to think about

Some other Computer Things to think about. Surge Protectors I have been super please with this one as of late. I do not get any $ for recommending things.  Hopefully this site stays that way. Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) External Drive or Cloud Storage For this, it is important to have something where whatever you upload Read More …

Studio Shopping List

For Now, here is a wish list. https://www.amazon.com/Rode-NT1000-Cardioid-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B0002PSCQC https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-tenlamp-Adjustable-Recording-shield-106/dp/B091GFGKGH https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Pro-Audio-C214-Large-Diaphragm/dp/B003SO5OZQ https://www.amazon.com/Focal-Alpha-Powered-Studio-Monitor/dp/B00LI6S7FA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CKX9Z92 https://www.amazon.com/KRK-Professional-Bi-Amp-Powered-Monitor/dp/B07NDBM6F2 https://www.amazon.com/Neumann-TLM-102-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B003HGLPC6 https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Large-Diaphragm-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B01MZBLKN5 https://www.amazon.com/Shure-SM7B-Cardioid-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B0002E4Z8M

Drum Room Project :: Clean the Ceiling

Continuing with the home studio project.  The basement started with a bunch of junk all over the ceiling in the basement.  More lights than I would think necessary, and the majority of those are he unpleasant florescent lights.  The cobwebs and dust did not come through in the photos, but I spent a fair amount Read More …