Discover the industry secrets to recording crisp, rich instrument tracks and vocals in any type of recording environment. Join renowned audio engineer Bobby Owsinski as he walks through the process of miking and tracking a complete song by Underground Sun recording artist Iyeoka and A-list session musicians in a top-of-the-line studio—in a way that is applicable to any recording space and musical genre. Learn how to select the correct microphone and polar pattern for each instrument, with hundreds of revealing listening examples for drums, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, and more. These professional techniques offer critical insights for those just getting started in the recording process, and a trustworthy reference guide for more seasoned engineers. Bobby also demonstrates how to monitor and sculpt EQ settings, why and when to process your input signal, and how to choose the right outboard gear for the track. This course employs 360-degree, 3D visualizations that provide an unprecedented perspective of the equipment, players, and microphone placements discussed. Plus, with the raw audio files provided, you can critically listen to every recorded example at home with your DAW of choice at full 24-bit resolution.
Topics include:
Optimizing your listening environment
Listening to how different microphone types affect recording
Choosing the right microphone for the right recording application
Positioning microphones for a wide variety of recording scenarios
Utilizing proper gain staging, preamps, and direct boxes
Avoiding phase cancellation
Using a compressor, equalizer, and high-pass filter during recording
Setting up a headphone mix
Adding the right amount of compression or equalization
Capturing great sounds from drums, guitars, basses, keyboards, pianos, strings, and vocals
Creating a great drum set sound
Getting the best out of any singer
Dealing with microphone leakage
Utilizing a variety of stereo miking techniques
Setting up and producing a recording session
Creating a rough mix in any digital audio workstation (DAW)
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