It’s very hard to record a convincing piano sound with bedroom-studio equipment, but still possible. I will show you some techniques I tried while recording my own videosongs. Please note, I’m not an audio engineer, this is just my musician experience. You don’t need expensive microphones to get a good result, my equipment for the tests was relatively cheap considering each [...]
Guitar sound shaping is a matter of taste. It often starts with the choice of the guitar. Each one provides a different sound, it’s all about body (solid vs hollow body) and pickups (single coil vs humbecker). For exemple, I love clear fat sound, that’s why I’m playing on archtop guitars. If you like that kind of sound you can [...]
In this article i’m going to explain my approach to recording drums. First i will explain the 2 basic drum microphone techniques using minimal microphones. Second i will explain the more advanced parts of the process and how to approach adding effects such as equalization, compression, and reverb, to add musicality to your track instead of working against it. 2 [...]
As videosongers or fans of videosongs, you may have a lot of things to say, share or discuss. So we decided to open forums where you can start any topic on videosongs. You can find 4 big sections there : – Video : the place to talk about the images and the techniques. – Audio : share your tips, your [...]
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 [...]
