How To Not Record Vocal Tracks
How To Not Record Vocal Tracks
Vocal recording may sometimes be exhausting. So many things can go wrong. You can avoid common mistakes by reading this nice article of vocal recording. I think these are major points in vocal recording. Make sure you check this!
Genelec 8260A, New Interesting Studio Monitors
It hasn´t been happening too much in studio monitors lately. Yes, I know that there´s many monitor models now available equipped with DSP. The DSP can help you especially if you are mixing in a room that is acoustically poorly treated. It can also maximize your listening environment even if it´s good. But it cannot make a good listening environment useless
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Now Genelec has introduced new 3-way dsp active monitor 8260A, that has LF cut off at 26 Hz! Also the previous models of 8000 series monitors have been the best that is out there when speaking of nearfield monitors. I can´t wait to give listen to this new monitor.
.Now Genelec has introduced new 3-way dsp active monitor 8260A, that has LF cut off at 26 Hz! Also the previous models of 8000 series monitors have been the best that is out there when speaking of nearfield monitors. I can´t wait to give listen to this new monitor.
What Is The Best Recording Software?
And what is the best mixing software? I think it would be the same if you asked: "What is the best food?", or "What is the best motorbike?". It depends who you ask. There is Pro Tools, Logic, Nuendo, Cubase and Samplitude to name few. And for beginners there are several free software that you can start making music with.
What software you are using isn´t important as long as it works ok. Software should be a tool that just plain works. Yes, that may be dream life but if we get closer to that, it is enough. Computers get faster and faster, but what worries me is that new operating systems get heavier and they eat more prosessing power. Personally, I would be happy with Apple OS 9 or Windows XP, why? Because I cannot see any progress in how well all the software work in computers. Ok, maybe new Mac OSX is more stabil than OS 9, but the difference isn´t that big from my point of view.
But you can see real progress in recording software. We get better reverbs, compressors and equalisers as well as more fluent and versatile audio editing. When I started to work in recording business, 16 audio tracks was ok and 24 tracks was more like "heaven" and of course the tracks were on tape. If you wanted to add more compressors on your tracks, you had to record it to the tape or go and buy one, and they were not cheap. Now you could easily mix 30-40 audio tracks on a relatively slow computer and insert a compressor and other effects on each track. And volume and effect automating is a breeze. Well, that is progress, no matter what your software is.
What software you are using isn´t important as long as it works ok. Software should be a tool that just plain works. Yes, that may be dream life but if we get closer to that, it is enough. Computers get faster and faster, but what worries me is that new operating systems get heavier and they eat more prosessing power. Personally, I would be happy with Apple OS 9 or Windows XP, why? Because I cannot see any progress in how well all the software work in computers. Ok, maybe new Mac OSX is more stabil than OS 9, but the difference isn´t that big from my point of view.
But you can see real progress in recording software. We get better reverbs, compressors and equalisers as well as more fluent and versatile audio editing. When I started to work in recording business, 16 audio tracks was ok and 24 tracks was more like "heaven" and of course the tracks were on tape. If you wanted to add more compressors on your tracks, you had to record it to the tape or go and buy one, and they were not cheap. Now you could easily mix 30-40 audio tracks on a relatively slow computer and insert a compressor and other effects on each track. And volume and effect automating is a breeze. Well, that is progress, no matter what your software is.
Plugins, My Tools
Despite that you could record and mix a song using only audio sequencer and bundled plugins, it often makes sense to buy some great plugin effects (VST, AU, RTAS) that are available out there. Some of them are very good and not necessarely cost too much. I really like many of Voxengo plugins that are unbelievebly good compared to what they cost. I also like Focusrite´s and TC Electronic´s plugins that run on their own DSP without taxing your computer.
Are there plugins that aren´t worth buying? Yes, I think that there are many plugins that cost too much compared to what they have to offer. If the plugin costs hundreds of dollars, it doesn´t guarantee that you like the plugin. So, it´s worth testing before buying. And also, reading what other have discovered could be useful information. In this weblog you´ll find my quick reviews of some plugins.
Are there plugins that aren´t worth buying? Yes, I think that there are many plugins that cost too much compared to what they have to offer. If the plugin costs hundreds of dollars, it doesn´t guarantee that you like the plugin. So, it´s worth testing before buying. And also, reading what other have discovered could be useful information. In this weblog you´ll find my quick reviews of some plugins.
Still Mixing Music Digitally!
There was a time, not so long ago, when many of audio professionals sold away their analogue studio equipment. Of course, I was one of them. About six years ago I got rid of everything but the computer, audio interface, digital mixer and monitors. And soon my digital mixer was sold too.
At the same time I dropped off all the recording business that I had done about ten years and began concentrating only on mixing and mastering. Pro Tools... you might think. No, it wasn´t that. Since Sound Designer II and MasterList CD I haven´t really used DigiDesign´s software much. Why? Because you can do the same things and maybe even more with Apple Logic, Steinberg Cubase, Nuendo or any other audio sequencer, which all cost much less than Pro Tools. And I couldn´t imagine working on Pro Tools LE because of the restricted amount of audio tracks.
I´ve been using Logic since the version 2.5 and I have to say that I´m still quite happy of choosing it for my main mixing tool. Now I´m using version 7.2 and thinking of upgrading it to Logic Studio. Many of audio professionals and especially mastering engineers are partly going back to analogue equipment. I´m still happy to do my mixes completely digitally.
At the same time I dropped off all the recording business that I had done about ten years and began concentrating only on mixing and mastering. Pro Tools... you might think. No, it wasn´t that. Since Sound Designer II and MasterList CD I haven´t really used DigiDesign´s software much. Why? Because you can do the same things and maybe even more with Apple Logic, Steinberg Cubase, Nuendo or any other audio sequencer, which all cost much less than Pro Tools. And I couldn´t imagine working on Pro Tools LE because of the restricted amount of audio tracks.
I´ve been using Logic since the version 2.5 and I have to say that I´m still quite happy of choosing it for my main mixing tool. Now I´m using version 7.2 and thinking of upgrading it to Logic Studio. Many of audio professionals and especially mastering engineers are partly going back to analogue equipment. I´m still happy to do my mixes completely digitally.
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