#Homerecording

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[oknotokjre]

ok so i posted a demo of this and i really liked it but i’m probably never gonna publish it bc i tried clearing samples and its so difficult, so heres the sample version, the only one thats gonna stay is th come on eileen in the second chorus

[chitinous-mandible]

Clip of "Connection in a Parking Lot"

[grund-unter-recording]

A good Sunday to everyone!

Along with this little jam.

Cheers.

[jaywellsound]

Just a small announcement! Jules from @jaywellsound is gonna be a dad. Thank you for this blessing @brandisalmon.artist 💜 . And yes, the baby gets the purple filter too. . . . #music #alternative #singer #musician #musica #artist #rock #homerecording #musicproducers #musicproduction #livemusic #instagood #guitar #concert #life #pop #fun #blues #musicians #happy #songs #jaywell #psychrock #jaywellsound https://www.instagram.com/p/Co4M3oprPXd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[qualityisthekey]

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[toby-schuetgens-music]

Got a new song to mix today from a great indie rock band 😉 It's such much fun to be involved into the music creation process this way. I could do this all day long 😊 #audioengineers #producers #homerecording #homestudio #bedroomstudio #recordingstudio #mixengineer #mixanalog #mastering https://www.instagram.com/p/Clo8eHZj4uZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[learnhowtocreatemusic]

Top 5 Essential Tips for Achieving Professional Vocal Recordings at Home

Recording vocals at home has become increasingly popular, but achieving professional sound quality can still be a challenge without the right techniques. Whether you're working in a small home studio or using minimal gear, it’s possible to get high-quality results with careful attention to detail. In this blog post, we'll explore five essential tips for achieving professional vocal recordings in your home studio.

1. **Create a Suitable Recording Environment**

Your recording environment plays a major role in the quality of your vocal recordings. Uncontrolled reflections, room noise, or external sounds can negatively affect your vocal track. A dry, quiet space allows you to capture vocals with clarity and prevents unwanted noise from making its way into the recording.

**How to Improve Your Recording Space:**

- **Use acoustic treatment:** Invest in some foam panels, bass traps, or blankets to absorb reflections and improve sound clarity.

- **Record in a small, quiet room:** A walk-in closet filled with clothes can be a surprisingly effective vocal booth!

- **Use a reflection filter:** Portable vocal booths or reflection filters help minimize room sound by isolating the microphone from reflections.

2. **Choose the Right Microphone and Positioning**

Selecting the right microphone and placing it correctly can make a huge difference in your vocal recording quality. Condenser microphones are ideal for capturing the nuances of a vocal performance due to their sensitivity and frequency response.

**Key Tips for Microphone Selection and Placement:**

- **Use a quality condenser microphone:** This is a popular choice for vocal recording because of its clarity and detail.

- **Position the mic properly:** Place the microphone about 6–12 inches from the singer’s mouth. A pop filter can help maintain this distance and reduce plosive sounds (like “P” and “B”).

- **Avoid directly pointing the mic at the singer’s mouth:** Pointing slightly off-axis can reduce harshness while still capturing a full sound.

3. **Control Plosives and Sibilance**

Plosives (the burst of air from letters like “P” and “B”) and sibilance (the harsh “S” sounds) can ruin an otherwise great vocal take. These are common issues in home recordings, but they can be controlled with the right tools and techniques.

**How to Avoid Plosives and Sibilance:**

- **Use a pop filter:** This simple, affordable tool helps minimize plosives by acting as a barrier between your singer and the mic.

- **Record off-axis:** By slightly angling the microphone away from the singer's mouth, you can reduce both plosives and sibilance.

- **Control sibilance in post-production:** If sibilance remains an issue, use a de-esser plugin during mixing to soften those harsh frequencies.

4. **Monitor and Adjust Input Levels**

Setting the correct input level is critical for capturing clean, dynamic vocals. If the input is too high, you risk clipping and distortion. If it’s too low, your recording will be noisy, requiring more post-processing to boost volume.

**How to Set Proper Input Levels:**

- **Watch your levels:** Aim to keep the input level peaking between -6 dB and -3 dB. This gives you enough headroom to avoid distortion.

- **Avoid peaking:** If you see the level meter hit 0 dB (red), reduce the gain on your audio interface or preamp to prevent clipping.

- **Monitor in real-time:** Always wear headphones to catch any issues like distortion, plosives, or unwanted background noise during the recording session.

5. **Use Vocal Compression and EQ Wisely**

Even with a great raw recording, some processing can help polish your vocals and make them sit better in a mix. Compression and EQ are two essential tools to achieve a balanced, professional vocal sound.

**How to Apply Compression and EQ for Vocals:**

- **Compression:** Use compression to smooth out the dynamic range, ensuring that louder parts don’t overwhelm and quieter parts don’t get lost. Start with a ratio around 3:1 or 4:1, and adjust the threshold so that only the loudest parts of the vocal are compressed.

- **EQ:** Roll off unnecessary low-end frequencies (below 80–100 Hz) to reduce rumble or mic stand noise. Boost around 2–5 kHz to bring out clarity and presence, and cut any harsh frequencies in the 6–10 kHz range if needed.

- **Use subtle effects:** Adding a bit of reverb or delay can give the vocal more space and depth, but keep these effects subtle to avoid drowning the vocal in the mix.

Final Thoughts

Achieving professional-sounding vocal recordings at home is entirely possible with the right techniques and a bit of practice. By creating an optimized recording environment, using proper microphone placement, controlling unwanted noises, managing input levels, and applying the right post-processing, you can capture high-quality vocals that shine in your productions. With these tips, your home recordings will sound cleaner, more polished, and ready for any mix.

[musikblog]

https://www.musikblog.de/2024/10/laura-marling-patterns-in-repeat/ “Patterns In Repeat” moduliert in der “Interlude (Time Passages)” rhythmische “Patterns”, also Muster. Ansonsten bezieht sich der Titel der neuen Platte von Laura Marling auf biographische Muster und auf Verhaltensweisen, die sich wiederholen. Die Folk-Pop-Anteile von Lauras letzten Alben badeten in Melancholie. Sie konnten bereits an den Altmeister der intim zelebrierten Schwerpunkte, Leonard Cohen, anknüpfen […]

[raindogmusic]

Empty Box: a song to deal with depression

My name is Raindog and I have suffered from depression. In the worst period of my life I felt like I was failing at everything. From the end of the relationship I was in, to being rejected by the school I really wanted to get into, to trying very hard and doing my best to be a good friend/daughter/sister (whatever it might be) but always ending up saying or doing the wrong thing. I had been low for a while but I reached my rock bottom when visiting some friends abroad. I remember waking up one morning on their couch in the semi-dark room and staring at the black TV screen for an hour, my mind completely blank and a sense of total void in my heart. Then there was absolute nothingness. Any task, even the most basic ones, required too much energy and will power, and I had neither. I felt completely alone and wasn’t able to ask for help, I was too ashamed and didn’t want to be a burden. But deep, deep down I had a tiny seed of hope, a part of me that really wanted to get better, to feel good again. That’s why I wrote Empty Box, pouring all of my sadness, fear and desperation into the lyrics, in the hopes that someone might understand what I was going through. No one heard or read the song until many years later, when I arranged it with some fellow musicians, and luckily by then I had already gotten out of my depression. But this song gave me words when I thought I had lost them all, it was an outlet for all of the pain. It’s the song I desperately needed to hear to feel understood, and especially to express what I couldn’t say. Many years later, I release it into the world, and if there is anyone out there who needs it as much as I needed it back then, then it’s yours too. You can have it. You can cling to it. You can let it go when you don’t need it anymore. If it can make even just one person feel a little less lonely and a little more understood, that’s enough for me. I hope it can carry the message that there will always be someone who has been there before us, we’re not as alone in our experiences as we think. Maybe they even got through it, maybe there is a happy ending. I am one of the lucky ones, and I hope with all of my heart that the light can find you too. If you want to, you can listen to Empty Box here:

[isaysorryverysoftly]

sometimes i temporarily turn off my housemates before i record any vocals/instruments with a microphone

Just so they dont make any noise in the backround. Remember, you can't go back and change what you pick up in the recording stage of music production! ;)

[begouristore]

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[chitinous-mandible]

Cassettes for this album

The cassettes are pro-dubbed and each one has a hand drawn cover.

[grund-unter-recording]

Wearing a ragged old duster, an ominous figure approaches. Slowly riding on horseback in the scorching heat, they're observing a huge storm brewing over the hills on the horizon.

'It's going to be rough...'

Cheers.