Category Archives: Ask Joe

Piracy, Distorted Vocals, and Compressor Attack Settings [HSC Podcast]

Welcome to another podcast!! I didn’t get one up this week, due to some crazy misfortunes in my studio (I explain in the podcast.)
This podcast features two of my family members, my dad and my baby nephew.
Topics on this podcast:

Piracy – in honor of my piracy post
Using a distortion pedal to spice up [...]

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Ask Joe #28 – HSC Production Club, Home Studios, and more [HSC Podcast]

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You may have caught wind of this in the last few days or so, but it’s time for me to re-open the doors to the HSC Production Club!! Listen to the first part of this podcast, where I talk through the Club and discuss some new features.
Links from the show:

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Ask Joe #27 – Multi-Band Compression, Headphones, and more [HSC Podcast]

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Is it just me, or are the weeks flying by MUCH faster than they were a few weeks ago? It’s probably just me.
Topics from the show:

Multi-Band compression
Headphones/Ohms
Getting rid of “squeaks” in an acoustic guitar track
Maxim (plug-in) and mastering

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Ask Joe #25 – DI Boxes and Uses a Car as a Vocal Booth [Podcast]

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In this week’s podcast I get back to some reader questions.
New Feature Alert!!!
HSC now has its own phone number!! (Fancy, I know.) It’s a Google Voice number. If you have questions for the podcast (or general comments), you can leave a message at that number. It’s just a voicemail line, so feel free [...]

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Ask Joe #23 – DYNAMIC RANGE DAY! (WITH AUDIO EXAMPLES) [Podcast]

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TODAY IS DYNAMIC RANGE DAY!
I’M TYPING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE IT’S REALLY ANNOYING…AND SO IS RIDICULOUSLY, UNNECESSARILY LOUD MUSIC.
BACK OFF THE LIMITER, BOYS. YOU’RE KILLING THE MUSIC.
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE PODCAST, I TALK ABOUT DYNAMIC RANGE AND GIVE YOU SOME AUDIO EXAMPLES OF WHAT “TOO LOUD” SOUNDS LIKE. I ALSO ANSWER SOME [...]

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Ask Joe #22 – Pro Tools, TuneCore, Summing, and more

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It’s time for another round of the HSC Podcast. A few topics covered:

Understanding Pro Tools (www.understandingprotools.com)
Analog summing – Dangerous Music D-Box
Getting your music “out there” – TuneCore
Outboard preamps with a 002R – Universal Audio Solo 610, PreSonus DigimaxFS

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Ask Joe #21 [First Official HSC Podcast!]

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Today HSC officially has a podcast! You should be able to access it in the iTunes store now. Home Studio Corner…on your iPod…sweet.
Secondly, how do you like the “Ask Joe” logo? Very cool, right? Thanks to Dave of DTGraphix. He did an awesome job. He also designed the Understanding Pro Tools banners. If [...]

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Ask Joe #20 – Advertising Your Studio and more

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
2 Things:
1. I think it would be fun to have an “Ask Joe” logo to post with these posts, since they’re becoming more frequent. Any takers?
2. This week’s episode of “Ask Joe” deals with:

advertising options for your studio
drum machines/software
copyrights on a benefit compilation
master fader and dB
hard drive issues with Pro Tools
tempo changes
getting studio quality [...]

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