Tips to choose the right microphone for you Today’s technology makes it possible to create music without real instruments. Plugins and emulators, with a midi master keyboard, let us play the most exotic instruments, and offer endless creative possibilities to the creative souls who’ll just use them. But if there’s one thing computer technology won’t replace, it’s the microphone. Singers will always [...]
Out of sight, out of mind: sound can’t be seen, and this might explain why a lot of audio engineers tend to overuse and boost sound effects, trying to please their ears. But sound is a matter of nuance and finesse, if you’ll pardon my french, and turning things up to 11 won’t get you a better result. Striking examples [...]
In this type of project, planning is essential to avoid spending long hours resynchronizing everything.
As everyone records with whatever equipment they have, some problems are bound to happen – you find yourself with exotic file formats, and tracks all over the place that rarely start at the same point in time.
Once you get past those technical issues and you have a proper session setup, you can start mixing as you’d normally do.
You then have two main options. The first one is to work alone and release it when you’re done, deciding when “this is it” and not taking into account possible objection or remarks – it’s good enough, end of discussion, and it can save you from making endless corrections.
