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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How hard would it have been for a small band to make and sell CDs in the early 90s?
Suppose it's the early 90s and you have three or four high school students that are decent with music, have minimal other skills, but still want to be able to sell CDs of their songs. Nowadays they ...
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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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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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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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Impulse response: does it represent a cabinet only or the whole chain used to record it?
I'm trying to grasp a concept of an impulse responses and getting a little bit confused. Most commercially available ones are meant to represent a cabinet with some microphones, but not the amp. And ...
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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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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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Reduce pedal noise when recording
When recording my upright piano with a zoom recorder and a dynamic microphone, I find that the noise from the sustain pedal is quite noticeable. I usually don't think of it while playing. Is there a ...
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How can I connect my condenser microphone to my PC using a Saffire PRO 24?
I'm pretty new to all this and I have a RODE NT 1A condenser microphone and an old Saffire PRO 24 DSP audio interface. I've connected the interface to my computer using firewire and a Pcie express ...
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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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How to properly record electric guitar?
I want to record my electric guitar for the sake of making covers as well as my own music, however I'm having trouble getting a good tone. I have 3 possible approaches (one of which has worked fairly ...
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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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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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Instrument or line level for recording amplifier through headphone jack?
I just got a digital combo amplifier and the only outputs it has are USB and a headphone jack. I am trying to record it by using a 3.5 mm to dual 1/4 inch adapter and plugging it into my interface. ...
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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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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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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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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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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 choose a Direct Box for plug my Acoustic guitar to the level line of my Audio Interface
I have a Scarlett 4i4 Audio interface and I would like to plug my Acoustic guitar in one of the two back side lines (and keep free the two in front for two mics), I have understood that I need first ...
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Would there be any issues with combining both a mixer (PV14AT) and an audio interface?
I am currently looking to setup a home studio to record music with drums, bass, guitar, and vocals.The goal is to have up to 12 different microphones connected and ready for recording.
At the moment I ...
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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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Why is my guitar coming out with a weird, distorted sound through my audio interface?
So i just bought / upgraded some of my gear to a Komplete Kontrol A49 and a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6. Downloaded my free Ableton Lite and plugged in my guitar to the no 1 instrument input on my Scarlett....
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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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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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Is it necessary to have an audio interface to record electric guitar directly?
As it is told on title, should one have an audio interface to record electric guitar or If I use an adapter and plug into computer directly will it still work?
With adapter I mean something like this
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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
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Does it make sense to invest in a better microphone if my recording room doesn't have good acoustics?
I record some of my own music at home, including singing. The microphone I'm using is not very good (it's a essentially a podcast microphone, some reviews explicitly say that it's not really suited ...
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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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Can I connect my guitar amp headphone out directly to laptop?
Well, I want to record myself playing guitar but I dont have any kind of audio interface ,So I came up with this is idea Can I connect my guitar amp heaphone out directly into laptop aux port? Would ...
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Advantages of a dedicated audio interface device over microphone jack on desktop
I have been doing some recordings from an OP-1 synth using the line out on the OP-1 connected to the microphone jack on my desktop and then using audacity to record while playing to my headphones. I ...
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