Sorry it’s been so long since the last post. Brian and I have been insanely busy with work. One of the biggest problems with using Ardour is the ridiculous number of LADSPA effects plugins that are available. It’s not easy to find a good plugin and you end up wasting a lot of time trying [...]
It is quite obvious that the better the equipment you use, the better your recordings will sound. However, as you all know, I’m a cheapo and try to focus on doing things cheaply with the best results. The first proper pieces of equipment you should look at buying are decent microphones. This will improve your [...]
Okay, by now you should have a drum track recorded in Ardour as the first step for your recording project. If not, check out Audio Recording in Ubuntu Studio – Part 2: Recording a Hydrogen Drumbeat. The drum track really is the backbone to your recording because it is often filled with the most emotion [...]
Ah, sound proofing… a term which is thrown around by newbie sound guys who have heard of it but don’t necessarily know what it means. They may have heard something about egg boxes, seen really expensive studio setups or heard of some funny stuff like bass traps, suspension ceilings and the like. This one’s for [...]
Here’s a tip for live mixing and mastering, but can probably be used in any area of audio recording: If you can’t hear an instrument, it’s probably because of its EQ – not its volume. Before you push up that volume fader, try boosting the instrument’s defining frequencies. Here’s an example. I was mixing for [...]
