The Instrumentalist vs. The Musician Mindset

The trap References are meant to guide, not dictate Easy to slip from “informed by reference” to “forcing mix to match reference” Two mindsets Instrumentalist: only hears own part, copies reference note for note, ignores that arrangement/tracking/instrumentation differ, boosts highs just because reference curve is bright, ends up harsh/brittle Musician: hears whole piece, knows where Read More …

Achieving Punchy Drums in Your Home Studio

As a home studio enthusiast, you may find that getting your drums to sound punchy involves more than just slapping on some compression. The key lies in how you prepare and set up your compressors, which can significantly impact the final sound. Start by listening to your drum tracks without any processing. You might notice Read More …

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 …

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 …

Drum Room Project :: Hang some foam

Various foam pictures.  I packed this stuff everywhere.  2 Full walls of these, and another fair chunk on the ceiling after hanging curtains and some other rugs and blankets.     Back to the Drum Room Project Table of Contents.  

Drum Room Project :: Cleaning the floor a bit

A quick post this time. Just a small post on the floor, so you can see how it started.  There are some new rugs now, by the time this post comes out, so I will add those as I get them up.  I have been busy working on other parts of the family basement.  Non-music Read More …

Drum Room Project :: Make a new ceiling

I know the curtains post, came before this one.  Things are all jumbled up right now.  I need a better media organization system, than the current one. Anyway this post highlights the building the ceiling portion of this task.  This was all basically from found lumber.  The sheets of plywood came from a friend who no Read More …