Some of the easiest ways to improve your recordings are also the cheapest. In fact, the most effective techniques require no money at all.
Here's a collection of tips you might find helpful the next time a pricey piece of gear stands between you and great recordings.
Help from others
Have a friend perform: Home recording, especially for singer/songwriters and electronic musicians, often involves a single musician writing and recording all the music. But artists in this situation can find themselves too close to the song, at mix time, to make decisions critically.
Working with other musicians might initially complicate recording and mixing. However, creating a great mix depends, in part, on your ability to remove unnecessary details, and most of us are more comfortable objectively critiquing someone else's work. So asking a friend (or some professionals) to perform a track or two will ultimately (more…)
Tags: arrangement, mixing, professional engineers
