6 Tips For A Better Home Recording

As technology is advancing in the world more options are becoming available for musicians and artist to start recording in their very own homes. This change is awesome and allows greater freedom to artists looking for a recording solution that they can utilize when they want to! But, to those of you who are just beginning to start recording at home you may be asking, how do I do it? Well, this post will outline 6 basic tips that can get you started down the road to great recordings!

1. AVOID HARD SURFACES

Hard flat surfaces can reflect sound which in some cases can be picked up and noticed in your various recordings. Things like hardwood floors, counters tops, concrete walls, and tiled walls are all surfaces that reflect sound and make an echo. How do I fix this you may ask? Well, you need to make the room dead! Not literally dead, but you need to deaden the room to these reflective sounds. You can do this by adding carpets or curtains and even rounded furniture to break up any flat surfaces you may have in your recording room.

2. GET STUDIO MONITORS

Trying to listen mix your recordings on regular computer speakers or monitors will not cut it! There are certain sounds and frequencies that regular speakers just can't reproduce. Also, some commercial speakers do not have a flat frequency response that is needed for you to get accurate feedback. What that means is that sometimes when the speakers are designed the makers may make the speaker sound like it has more bass or more highs. You don't want this when you are trying to listen to your recordings. Studio monitors are designed to have a flat frequency response so that you can hear exactly what you recorded and here your mixes exactly as you want them. Below you will find a link to some great studio monitors that can get you started at home.

10 Best Studio Monitors For Home Recording

3. HAVE A POP FILTER

A pop filter is a not so technical device that goes between your vocalist and your microphone to prevent plosives. These are the explosive sounds that come from us when we use "p", "b", "t", and "d" words. These sounds push air flow at a higher rate of speed than the other words you or your vocalist may be singing and can damage your microphone. A pop filter allows you to still have great sound recordings but it helps to disrupt the fast flowing air coming from those plosives. Click the link below to check out a relatively cheap pop filer on Amazon.com.

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