This whole “ear training” thing is pretty fun. Let’s do it again!!
This week we’ll take a look at acoustic guitar.
The Clips
I’ve got three clips for you. The first is the original acoustic guitar, no processing. The second clip has some processing. The third clip has more processing.
So the signal flow goes:
Clip #1 –plug-in–> Clip #2 [...]
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Ear Training: Acoustic Guitar [Texas Hold 'Em Edition]
Ear Training: Bass
You may recall that a little over a week ago we did a little ear training with drums. If you missed it, finish reading this post, then head over there and check that out, too.
Today, let’s have a listen to a bass part. In my opinion, the bass can be the most unruly part of [...]
Ask Joe #19 – Recording and Money
I’ve got another round of questions for your weekend.
Thanks to everyone for your submissions. Good questions this week!
Topics covered:
Mixing & Mastering – Peak vs RMS levels
Dealing with USB latency
Monitor placement
808 bass drops/mixing
Recording & money
Listen here:
Or download the mp3 here. [19 minutes, 22 MB]
[Photo by Horia Varlan]
Ear Training: Drums
Have you ever done ear training? If you studied music theory in college, you probably did.
I remember my Theory II class with Dr. Linton. He would sit at the piano and play an interval, and we would have to accurately guess. He started slow, but that didn’t last long.
Bum…BUM. “Major fourth!!” BUM…bum. “Minor third!!”
He would [...]
Ask Joe #17
Time for another rousing edition of Ask Joe. Today I’ve got seven questions. They deal with:
comparing home recording to professional recordings
using hardware processing with your DAW
tube mic care
using Pro Tools on two computers
acoustic treatment
time compression & expansion
mixing, mastering, etc.
Listen here:
Or you can download the mp3 here. [11 minutes, 7.5 MB]
Ask Joe #15 – Thirty Questions Answered
I recently emailed a lot of people on my mailing list, letting them know about the Ask Joe portion of the website. I got a TON of responses, more than I could feasibly write responses to in the HSC forums or here on the blog.
So, to both save some time and also answer all of [...]
My First Radio Interview [Audio Clip]
Last night I did a radio interview with Tim Hill, a buddy of mine from college. Tim hosts a political radio show on WEBR Fairfax in Washington, D.C. In addition to discussing all things political, Tim’s been focusing on topics of interest outside the political arena.
He’s been intrigued by Home Studio Corner for a while [...]
AKG D5 vs Shure SM58 [Audio]
You may remember a shoot-out I did between the Shure SM58 and its big brother the SM7B. It was interesting to hear some of the similarities between the mics, especially since one costs almost three times more than the other.
Ever since then, I’ve wanted to compare the 58 to a microphone I use quite a [...]
