Questions tagged [homerecording]
Recordings made at home or with amateur setup as opposed to one made in a professional grade studio with corresponding pro equipment.
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How to make ASIO work with multiple programs simultaneously : how can I listen to Guitar Rig plus something else through the same interface?
I've been using Guitar Rig 4 for a year or two, and it's a fairly useful toy for a bedroom guitarist. Currently, I use a Behringer UCG102 USB interface, which has a guitar in and headphone out.
When ...
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Why do people use a microphone to record an electric guitar
I'm looking to start getting into recording - electric guitar specifically. Although I've noticed people place a microphone in front of the amp's speaker. Wouldn't it be easier to use a male to male ...
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Mounting acrylic between guitar mic and mouth
When I play a guitar solo, my congested breathing gets onto the guitar track. It is very loud and my mics are very sensitive, and a pop filter and many of the other suggestions here are not practical ...
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Efficient strategies when recording alone
I've been recording in my own room for about two years and I've been in semi-professional studios for a few bands as well. I have noticed that working in a studio, where a recording engineer gives you ...
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How should a pop shield be set up?
Following answers to a previous question Avoiding Plosives I have bought a simple pop shield.
I'm wondering what the optimal setup is for it, especially in terms of distance between the shield and ...
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How can I improve my piano recording?
I recorded my self playing piano.
I've been reading a lot about the subject and I know I can improve the quality of my recording by applying some filter like compression.
Are there other filters that ...
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What properties of a material make it ideal for acoustic foam or paneling?
I want to make some acoustic foam/paneling substitute but I'm wondering makes foam paneling "good" or not? I know that if it's too dense or stiff then the sound won't "trap" and will just bounce right ...
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How to record and add the voice of my friend for a song who is in another country?
I am an amateur pianist. I want to release a music album. I have a friend in another country who is willing to sing for my music. I play my instruments and send her the mp3. She plays the mp3 and ...
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What is the difference in sound quality between high and low impedance 'headphones'?
I want to record and mix music and I have been looking at some equipment, one of which is the DT 770 PRO headphones. However, this headphone is available in varying levels of impedance, namely 32 ohms,...
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Ensembles at home - how to do it?
I have seen two quite different examples of ensembles from home recently.
Sadly, the obvious solution of a web conference is unlikely to work as even good internet connections will probably have ...
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Why would someone use a DI box if they're recording directly into the external sound card
It has been recommended to me to connect my bass directly to a DI box and then into my external sound card.
The sound card is MOTU 896.
I don't understand why this is the case and the person who ...
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Avoiding Plosives
I recorded this cover for feedback/critique:
One valid point raised was about 'plosives' which I guess is the way some consonants 'catch' at the start of words.
I don't ...
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Will an XLR female to 1/4" TRS plug work to connect a dynamic microphone?
Can a XLR female to 1/4 inch adapter give power like a XLR input.
I want to record dynamic mics into an line input. Will a TRS 1/4 inch cable give same level signal as xlr audio input.
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Is using an amp sim along with a passive speaker a good idea for home practie and small gigs
I am fairly new to using amp simulators for guitars, I was trying to figure out the best setup I could have for practicing at home and for jamming sessions. I will list down my requirements of the ...
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How to arm specific Reaper tracks using Behringer MIDI footswitch (FCB 1010)?
I'd like to switch the record arm of specific tracks in Reaper using a Behringer FCB 1010, which is a MIDI footswitch.
As an example, let's say I have 4 tracks in Reaper:
3 for guitar (same input, but ...
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Any bed sheets thick enough to be used as sound proofing?
I am curious of anyone has any alternative ideas to standard/typical sound proofing. Currently I do not feel like constructing anything elaborate and I really can't do to much were I live. Noise isn't ...
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Simple one-channel audio-interface plus analog mixer, or multi-channel USB audio interface?
Wondering on what all things would one miss, for a hobbyist home-studio if one were to go with a single-channel audio-interface, that is fed by an analog mixer, as against a multi-channel USB ...
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Can I plug my guitar multi-effects pedal straight into the audio interface and record the processed sound via my DAW?
I want to record the sound effects from my multi-effects pedal rather than using the plug-ins that come with my DAW. I have a Tele, a Zoom G3Xn pedal, a Focusrite 2i2, and Garageband.
Can I simply go ...
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How do I use an audio interface to record music on my PC?
I'm new to instruments and recording. I have an electric guitar and I'm learning to use it. I'm interested in recording music, and I understand that I should use an audio interface. If an audio ...
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What sort of setup do I need to record reasonable quality singing and guitar playing?
I would like to start recording myself singing on audacity and I know I need a better hardware setup to get reasonable quality recordings, how ever I have no idea where to begin to do this. I am ...
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Crackles when recording guitar amp line out into PC
I am having problems recording into my laptop. Here's my setup:
Guitar into Vox Pathfinder 15R
Amp line-out into PC audio, via 1/4"-1/8" adapter.
Recording with Audacity on laptop.
Unfortunately ...
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How to avoid losing vocal comp on Logic Pro X when recording another take?
In Logic Pro X when I record multiple takes and choose my comp selections. After already choosing the selections I want to come back and record another take, but then I lose my previous comp ...
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Tempo when recording a guitar amp by microphone?
As my external soundcard does not perform good when I record two guitars simultaneous, I want to take a shot at miking my amp.
Is it possible listen to a metronome or drum pattern without ruining the ...
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What soundcard do I need to reduce latency and how does ASIO work?
I work with Ableton Live 10 and I have a latency issue, i think it is because I only have a internal soundcard.
Voice and guitar run into the PC via a Macky Mixer ProFX 16x2.
I also use a Avid Eleven ...
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Understanding signal-flow of Neutrik NYS-SPP-L1 Patch-Panel
I purchased a patch-panel for my home studio, coming with the following diagrams:
My question is about the signal direction. Where are inputs and where are outputs on the first images in the row? ...
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How to improve upon a vocal recording in GarageBand? (Sample vocal attached)
As an amateur music enthusiast, I like recording vocals for songs I like to sing in GarageBand. I have a Blue Yeti condenser mic for this purpose. However, being the amateur that I am, I have to set ...
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Recording Piano Tutorials
I'm thinking about starting a YouTube channel for piano tutorials, covers, etc. I have some equipment, but I'm just not sure how to put it all together. I would like to have a camera mounted over me ...
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how to use a headphone with a D.I. output?
I have a fishman loundbox mini amp but it doesn't have a headphones output and only has a mic level D.I. output. I'm happy with the amp but would like to monitor my singing and guitar. What should I ...
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Logic Pro X multi outputing problem
I have a problem here (Logic Pro X version 10.3.1): I want all my rhythm section tracks (all except guitar in this case) to sound through a wireless speaker iLoud, but I want my guitar to sound ...
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Can I record using electric guitar to Zoom G3 to M-Audio Fast Track?
I have an electric Fender and the Zoom G3 pedal; a friend of mine is going to provide his M-Audio Fast Track interface. Is it possible to record my guitar by plugging my Zoom G3 into this interface? ...
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Does adding a cardioid microphone to an iPhone improve recording of classical guitar?
I have recorded myself a few times playing classical guitar by using both the iPhone X selfie camera and the voice recording app with surprisingly descent results.
I have been thinking to look for ...
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Do I really need tube pre amp and condenser to properly record bass/vocals at my home studio? If so, is there affordable option on it?
I have a small home studio setup.I'm using a focusrite interface and dynamic microphones as SM-58. I feel as if the recorded signal is not big enough and I always end up having to push some Pro tools ...
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Should I buy an Audio Interface for USB microphone?
I am completely new to the recording world, please help (even there are dumb questions from me).
I bought the AT2020USB mic, but I heard a lot of people said a condenser microphone plus an audio ...
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Record drums for cheap
As of in the title, I'd like to record my acoustic drumset fairly cheap, but I have no idea of what I need to buy to do it.
My drumset is made of:
hi-hat
snare drum
2x Tom's, and a floor Tom
kick
2 ...
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How to connect a Shure SM58 to a mac? Do I need something like an XLR-USB adapter or just an XLR-jack cable?
I am a newbie and would like to record my singing with a Shure SM58 and a Mac (MacBook Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015).
My question is: Can I plug the microphone directly to my Mac through an XLR-jack ...
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Recorded track is fractionally ahead of the beat
I've got a drum track in Garageband and been trying to record verses/choruses individually, copy and paste good versions around, etc.
However I've noticed fairly consistently, my recorded vocal and ...
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Doubt regarding Frequency Response & Polar Pattern
Given this Frequency response for my Microphone.
At 180*, Polar Pattern says -10dB. Say Frequency response for a specific frequence is -x at 180*, So will the mic pickup (-10 - x) or just (-x) and ...
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Setup and requirements to produce sound/songs with 6 microphones
Home recording: perfect topic to spend a lot of time with techniques, enthusiasts and fools like me. After some research I ended up with a lot of information but without a clue.
We will use 6 ...
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How to make Audacity record in loop
I know how to loop PLAY (with shift+space after defining a region), but i can't find how to record while looping the region.
Precisely: I want to record multiple versions of the same vocal line in a ...
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Distortion kills some notes while playing
Maybe there are solutions of this question like lowering the gain level on a virtual amplifier or something. Right off the bat I want to point out: doing that does not remove those problems, it just ...
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What is this iPhone interference while recording(Rode Rec) - cell tower?
(Note: I posted this question on AskDifferent (Apple SE) but it's getting no attention so I'm re-posting it here.)
Sometimes when I record myself playing mandolin on my iPhone, using a Rode mic and ...
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Can I just split the guitar signal before the amplifier to record it?
My setup is:
guitar
-> effects pedal (ME-70)
-> looper pedal (RC-3)
-> amplifier (studio pro 112)
I'd like to get the output from the looper pedal into Ableton, while still hearing ...
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Home recorded mic signal seems a bit weak
I've been setting up a home recording studio in my basement. I have a brand new Shure SM58 dynamic mic that I bought, which I am inputting straight into an Mbox 2 USB interface, which connects to my ...
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Ribbon mics and Focusrite Scarlett USB audio interface
I've recently started recording some classical guitar pieces using a focusrite scarlett 2i2 and a pair of Rode M5 mics. The recordings end up being excessively bright unless there's a lot of EQ. This ...
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Can Audacity only delete the stuff I just recorded with backspace instead of all the audio?
Here's the process I go through:
I start recording
I mess up
I stop recording
I press backspace
But backspace deletes all the audio I've recorded in the project - easily undone - but still very ...
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EM Out/Headphones and amplifier recording
I have got this practice amplifier and as it is seen it has got an EM OUT/Phones output jack where you can directly listen to your guitar through headphones.
My question is If I would buy a male-to-...
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Weird sound playing on an backing track in A
I have a hard time figuring out what is wrong with my playing when trying some impro stuff in blues. I am fairly new to playing guitar on a more serious level now. Just started with blues because I ...
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What is the signal chain for a rackmount guitar interface, audio interface, and a power conditioner?
I have been thinking about upgrading my audio equipment to a rack system.
It is going to be nothing crazy, just a
Audio Interface
Guitar Interface (multi-FX processor)
Power Conditioner
Here are ...
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Should I apply IR's to my guitar after effects?
I'm recording a guitar to my DAW. It's a clean signal. Then I apply an amp and Impulse Response signals I like. I heard that IR's should be applied after amp. What about effects like chorus, flanger, ...
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Home studio setup with Mac & LogicPro
I used to do recording on a Korg hard disk recorder, worked fine, but due to an intercontinental move, I've left most of my equipment behind as I thought it would be a good time for a modernisation.
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