How to remove FX from Track Quickly in Reaper Reaper has some really useful shortcuts that many of us are not aware of. One is removing an effect on a track quickly. Using Alt and the Left Mouse button to click the FX next to the FX on off button. To remove FX from your […]
A useful tip in using Reaper is to develope keyboard shortcuts to try and eliminate having to use the mouse. One shortcut I alter is the ‘Record’ shortcut. As its stands to record you have to either use the mouse and click record or use the shortcut ‘Ctrl + R’ With tasks like record it […]
Bass guitar: tricks, tips and advice on getting the most out of equalization and compression. Home recording and DIY production is a tricky old business for the newly initiated. With each new software program, vst plugin, hardware and technique their comes a new challenge. As with the other instruments I’ve talked about on this site, […]
The snare if done correctly can be part of your signature sound, if you take a listen to a lot of 80s hair rock you’ll hear a very definite style of snare. Using presets for your compression and eq can be a good starting point, but if you’re interested in learning to sculpt the sound, […]
Getting bogged down in your own self capitulating, self absorbed mire? Finding your inspiration and enthusiasm has sapped itself away into the very floorboards? Grab hold of something and shake yourself then. Writers block is not easily fixable, I’m not an expert but it is an ever decreasing circle. Procrastination is the friend of excuses […]
Before I launch into this I should explain that although I’m not an expert I do have a small amount of critical success with my own songwriting. Success in songwriting for me is not represented by how much a song makes in monetary returns or how many back slaps I get. Success for me is […]
If you are trying to Master your own tunes you will be wanting to know which effects to use and what order to use them in. Truth is there is no set way to set up your mastering effects. It’s all about your ears, does it sound right? 2 previous articles on this site. Mastering […]
Recently I’ve been checking out mini amps and doing audio reviews. The following list is the equipment used when testing. Recording Equipment: Studio Projects – C1 Condenser Microphone t.bone SC-300 Session Master SCM 300 Condenser Microphone Trakstar Pen Condenser Microphone Joe Meek VC3 Compressor AKG N62E PhantomPower Unit Behringer Xenyx 1622FX Guitars Used: Fender 1990 […]
There is a trap that we all fall into when we first start recording – we try and get everything louder. Guitars are no exception. So what can we do to get them to sit in the mix better and have a feeling of greater loudness. Let’s look at compression on guitars. Using distortion or […]
Recording electric guitar is probably the easiest thing to do. Just plug it into an £80 device and bob’s young uncle… Or is it? Much like anything on this site there is no right or wrong answer. My background and taste in music veers from well produced to dank muddy lo-fi. Guitar sound is down […]