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A Complete Guide to Plug-Ins For Your Home Studio
A Complete Guide to Plug-Ins For Your Home Studio In the May issue of Performer, I wrote about...
Why You Need a Control Surface For Your Home Studio
Do You Need a Control Surface for Your Home Studio? In the good old days of analog recording, when...
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How to Fix Common Mistakes in the Studio (part 2 of 2)
“Don’t worry, we’ll fix it in the mix.” We know it’s a cliché but often it’s true. The power of recording in a controlled environment with the right tools and the right engineer is that many common...
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Mr. Lif May 2014 Cover Story
Legendary MC Drops Critical Knowledge on Home Studio Production & Geeks Out on His Favorite Gear Lif likes toys. He grew up watching the Creature Double Feature. His parents once drove all day...
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Utilizing Your Home Studio to Get Back to Basics: Recording With Golden Bloom
PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? Josh: We went to a cabin in Southwest Harbor, ME with a couple of acoustic guitars, a banjo, a bass, a keyboard, and a stripped down...
Tycho On Vintage Synths, Home Recording and Creating Electro-Organic Soundscapes
“The ease of recording with software synths is something you can’t deny. But then, the tactility…there is a warmth and kind of an organic...
Build Your Own Home Studio (Part 2 of 2)
Read Part 1 here. PERMITS In most states you’ll need to submit your plans to the local building department for approval for any type of major...
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Build Your Own Home Studio (Part 1)
So you want to build a home studio? I own Night Train Studios in Westford, MA, a 1,000 sq. ft recording studio that I built in 2003 (that’s a 12’ x 15’ Control Room, 12’ x 18’ Iso Room A, 12’ x 10’...