Recording Tips
Recording Tips
This is a list of some recording resources, for anyone who records at home, or is interested in the fine art of engineering. Some of these are just great sites with lots of info, some are links to cool software, and some are just fun.
- HomeRecordist.blogspot.com - This is my own blog, with articles about recording and engineering. I add new bits periodically, mostly technical stuff.
- TapeOp - I mention this in the Resources section, but if you're recording at home, or working as an engineer, you should subscribe to TapeOp, and chekc out their bulletin board. Tons of great info.
- Gearslutz.com - Another great board, with lots of insights. Gear lust runs deep here, so be prepared to get bitten by the bug...
- Homerecording.com - This board aims more at the bedroom producer, and has lots of good tips, with less of a "professional" angle than gearslutz. Friendly people, great info.
- Mixonline - Mix magazine can be a little bit of a turnoff, with the pics of million dollar rooms and all, but they do have a very extensive online archive of free articles. Lots of good interviews, too.
- ProSoundWeb.com - ProSoundWeb is a group of bulletin boards, each focusing on a different part of the audio engineering field, from live, to production and even church sound! Some very good info, a bit of sniping, and some great moderators.
- Uneeda-Audio.com - For the fun stuff of engineering. How to calculate the correct resistors for a 10db pad, make a phantom power pack, etc. If you're really engineering, you'll end up here eventually!
- SoundOnSound.com - This is a great British magazine, with a very nice website. They have archives of all their article, of course, the newest are available only to subscribers. Lots of gear reviews, and some good how-to info.
- Jensen-Transformers.com - Jensen makes what are probably the best transformers available today. They also have lots of schematics for making everything from a direct box to a reamp box, to a very nice mic preamp.
- KVRAudio.com - This is a database of plug-ins, great for finding solutions to specific problems, free plug-ins, etc. They also have news, so you can keep up on new plugs.
- 3DAudioInc.com - Lynn Fuston does these great CDs that compare different components, like Mics, Preamps, Converters, on a single source, so you can hear the differences. Also has a nice Bulletin Board, with some good info.
- Some Track Sheets - This is just a page with some of the track sheets and take sheets that I find useful. Feel free to use them.
