Comments on: 10 hallmarks of amateur recordings http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/ Home recording and project studio blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Marky http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-2/#comment-96455 Marky Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:12:42 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-96455 hdlss: and I don't want to hear your shitty whining. Tip: people aren't necessarily born with a good grasp of bass EQ. hdlss: and I don’t want to hear your shitty whining. Tip: people aren’t necessarily born with a good grasp of bass EQ.

]]> By: AudioExMachina http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-2/#comment-95972 AudioExMachina Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:41:29 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-95972 Good article. I'd add that a great home studio upgrade that even opens your mind creatively, as a self-producer, is adding an half-track tape machine in the process (they are cheap on ebay and, in some way, are even an investment that lasts forever). With any half-decent soundcard (4ins 4outs) you have plenty of options: sending tracks to tape on and back to the DAW in realtime, on their own dedicated bus, mixing down to tape, or even use the deck as a wondeful tape delay. I myself use one and find it offers a wide palette of sonic variations. All the best. Good article. I’d add that a great home studio upgrade that even opens your mind creatively, as a self-producer, is adding an half-track tape machine in the process (they are cheap on ebay and, in some way, are even an investment that lasts forever).

With any half-decent soundcard (4ins 4outs) you have plenty of options: sending tracks to tape on and back to the DAW in realtime, on their own dedicated bus, mixing down to tape, or even use the deck as a wondeful tape delay.

I myself use one and find it offers a wide palette of sonic variations.

All the best.

]]> By: hdlss http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-2/#comment-88864 hdlss Mon, 02 May 2011 23:36:14 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-88864 this is stupid. if you have talent you dont need to know these things cause they are inherent or invalid. so basically this is an article for people who dont have any recording or arranging talent but WANT to sound like they do. this is exactly what is wrong with the world of amateur recording. i dont want to hear your shitty demo tape this is stupid. if you have talent you dont need to know these things cause they are inherent or invalid. so basically this is an article for people who dont have any recording or arranging talent but WANT to sound like they do. this is exactly what is wrong with the world of amateur recording. i dont want to hear your shitty demo tape

]]> By: Vax http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-1/#comment-87106 Vax Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:43:23 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-87106 Absolutely useful tips and recommendations. It`s so simple to make fake recordings. Absolutely useful tips and recommendations. It`s so simple to make fake recordings.

]]> By: Mixing … any “Good” yet? Part I | Hatched Productions http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-1/#comment-86452 Mixing … any “Good” yet? Part I | Hatched Productions Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:36:32 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-86452 [...] Hometracked blog entry recently surfaced via the Off Topic Area in the Zoomforum entitled “10 Hallmarks of Amateur Recordings“.  It’s a good read and I can say that I have been, at one time or another (perhaps [...] [...] Hometracked blog entry recently surfaced via the Off Topic Area in the Zoomforum entitled “10 Hallmarks of Amateur Recordings“.  It’s a good read and I can say that I have been, at one time or another (perhaps [...]

]]> By: Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap | homerecordingartist.info http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-1/#comment-86398 Improve Your Recordings and Mixes, on the Cheap | homerecordingartist.info Fri, 28 May 2010 00:32:34 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-86398 [...] Also: Create more professional home recordings [...] [...] Also: Create more professional home recordings [...]

]]> By: Josh Lewis http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-1/#comment-86394 Josh Lewis Thu, 27 May 2010 17:18:16 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-86394 Not sure if it has been mentioned, but overcompression of the mix buss using brick wall limiters has been the biggest thing I have heard my mastering engineer complain of. I have taken his recommendation of light compression at a low ratio first (2:1) for no more that 2-3 dB of gain reduction, then further reducing another 2-3 dB with the brickwall limiter. YMMV http://www.littlefishaudio.com Not sure if it has been mentioned, but overcompression of the mix buss using brick wall limiters has been the biggest thing I have heard my mastering engineer complain of. I have taken his recommendation of light compression at a low ratio first (2:1) for no more that 2-3 dB of gain reduction, then further reducing another 2-3 dB with the brickwall limiter.
YMMV

http://www.littlefishaudio.com

]]> By: Dave http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-1/#comment-86269 Dave Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:34:18 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-86269 In 1997 I months per track doing MIDI tweaks to individual drum hits on a Roland R-70 to avoid the mistake concerning the "reality" of drums. Rides, traps, crashes, snares...even the velocities on the bass drum have to differ with each note with out disturbing the rhythm of the song. I wish this article would have been written around 1995 - nonetheless readers should take note, this article is loaded with great advice for getting it done on a short budget. Kudos to the writer. In 1997 I months per track doing MIDI tweaks to individual drum hits on a Roland R-70 to avoid the mistake concerning the “reality” of drums. Rides, traps, crashes, snares…even the velocities on the bass drum have to differ with each note with out disturbing the rhythm of the song.

I wish this article would have been written around 1995 – nonetheless readers should take note, this article is loaded with great advice for getting it done on a short budget. Kudos to the writer.

]]> By: Easy Ear Training » Link: 10 Hallmarks of Amateur Recordings http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-1/#comment-86259 Easy Ear Training » Link: 10 Hallmarks of Amateur Recordings Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:16:06 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-86259 [...] 10 Hallmarks of Amateur Recordings [...] [...] 10 Hallmarks of Amateur Recordings [...]

]]> By: Skyler http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/comment-page-1/#comment-86247 Skyler Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:50:00 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/#comment-86247 I learned a lot from this article; especially when it addressed the "write-as-you-go" mentality of a lot of people. While I still believe you can write as you go I'll be a little more knowledgeable once I start. I learned a lot from this article; especially when it addressed the “write-as-you-go” mentality of a lot of people. While I still believe you can write as you go I’ll be a little more knowledgeable once I start.

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