I talked last month about using the stock Pro Tools plug-ins. While the plug-ins that come with your DAW are usually completely adequate, it’s fun to explore other possibilities.
There are hundreds and hundreds of plug-ins out there. Some costing thousands of dollars; others are free. Both have their place in the home studio.
So, what are [...]
Tips, Tricks, and Advice for the Home Recording Studio Owner
Category Archives: Gear
What Are Your Favorite Plug-ins?
Should You Leave Your Gear Powered On?
Over time you’ve acquired some decent recording equipment. You’ve got a computer, hard drives, an audio interface, studio monitors, and hopefully a power conditioner. Once everything if fired up and running, is it safe for the gear to leave it on all the time? Is it bad for the gear to power it down a [...]
Another Look at Power Conditioners
Power conditioners aren’t really the most exciting piece of gear to own. However, an auto insurance policy isn’t all that fun or exciting either, but it’s necessary.
I’ve posted about power conditioners before, but it bears repeating, and since you may be re-thinking your studio or wanting to spend some Christmas money on a new piece [...]
10 Christmas Picks [Black Friday Edition]
Did you know today is Black Friday?
In honor of this great day in American retail, I’ll share with you my Christmas picks for the year. These are all under $500, and any of them would be an awesome addition to your home studio.
Tech 21 Sans Amp Character Series Blonde Pedal – If it [...]
Common Hard Drive Questions
Today’s post is not about the HSC Production Club, although you do still have three more days to sign up. It’s time to get back into some “regularly scheduled programming.”
Hard drives. You’d think they’d be pretty easy creatures to deal with, right? Well, these little guys can be a real pain in a [...]
The Secret to Good Home Recordings
You may remember a video I posted here a week or so ago. It was the one where I was showing you how to import session data…at 5:30 in the morning.
That was with a buddy of mine who drove all the way down from Indiana to record drums at The Walnut House for [...]
Engineers or Guys in Cubicles?
Today we have another guest post from Fathomless Regression. We don’t talk about music retailers too much here on HSC, but he’s got an interesting take on an interesting topic. Be sure to leave a comment with your opinion!
Why buy gear from people in cubicles?
Recently in an industry magazine (I’ll leave it to you to [...]
Is the Recording Console Dead?
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have known that I spent the weekend in the Chicago area installing an Apogee Symphony System for a client and doing some training. The install went surprisingly well, with no major issues, aside from a missing BNC cable.
If you’re not familiar with the Symphony system, you should [...]
