HSC Articles
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Tips, Tricks, and Advice for the Home Recording Studio Owner
For Beginners
- 12 Home Studio Necessities – Intro
- MIDI Frequently Asked Questions
- Intro to EQ [Video]
- Intro to Compression [Video]
Productivity
- Productivity: Accomplish More in Your Home Studio
- VIDEO: Productivity Part 1 – Label Your IO
- VIDEO: Productivity Part 2 – Using Session Templates
- Productivity Part 3 – Make a Schedule
- Wisdom Teeth and Productivity in Your Home Studio
- One-Hour Challenge
- Do You Set Deadlines?
Thoughts
- Gear Acquisition Syndrome
- The Battle of Technology vs. Good Music
- The Many Hats of a Home Studio Owner
- 10 Ways to Promote Your Home Studio
- Recording Technology and its Effect on the Role of the Session Drummer
- Is That Wrong? Thoughts on Making Musical Decisions
Reviews
Mixing
- Mixing Drums Part 1
- Mixing Drums Part 2 – EQ
- Mixing Drums Part 3 – Compression
- Mixing Bass Part 1
- Mixing Bass Part 2 – EQ
- Mixing Bass Part 3 – Compression & Limiting
- Mixing Acoustic Guitar Part 1 -EQ
- Mixing Acoustic Guitar Part 2 – Compression
- Mixing Acoustic Guitar Part 3 – Easy on the Effects
Engineering
- How Do You Record Takes?
- 5 Tips for Taking Your Sessions to Another Studio
- The Best Mixing Tip
- Setting Levels for Mixing
- Setting Levels for Recording
- The 3:1 Rule
- Processing Vocals Part 1 – Recording the Vocal
- Processing Vocals Part 2 – Comping/Editing
- Processing Vocals Part 3 – Tuning: Thoughts on AutoTune
- Processing Vocals Part 4 – 3 Tips for EQ-ing Vocals
- Processing Vocals Part 5 – Compression