Home Brew Audio

Sing Harmony With Yourself

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:33:25 -0400

Do you love to sing? Do you love to sing in harmony? Do you have trouble finding other people to sing harmony with? Did you know you could sing harmony with yourself? Check this out:

http://www.homebrewaudio.com/kens-vocal-harmony-experiments/

Phoenix on SNL. Did you notice the sound of the lead...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:32:35 -0400

Phoenix on SNL. Did you notice the sound of the lead singer’s voice? It was “doubled.” You can find out more about that in this article: http://www.homebrewaudio.com/phoenix-on-saturday-night-live-double-tracking-the-lead-vocal/

Using Reaper’s little-known Auto Trim/Split tool to...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:21:56 -0500

Using Reaper’s little-known Auto Trim/Split tool to quickly split one long audio file into several smaller ones. If you’ve ever done this manually, you’ll know what a huge time-saver it is. The video is from The Newbies Guide to Audio Recording Awesomeness 2: Pro Recording With Reaper. http://www.homebrewaudio.com/voice-over-recording-tips-editing-conversations-in-reaper/

How to fix mistakes when recording by using overdubbing. This...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:52:00 -0500

How to fix mistakes when recording by using overdubbing. This example uses Reaper, though the process is the same in any DAW. The post has step-by-step instructions, as well as a video tutorial. http://www.homebrewaudio.com/quickly-fix-audio-recording-mistakes-by-overdubbing/

Headphones that Colin Kaepernick wore at the Super Bowl - the...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:37:00 -0500

Headphones that Colin Kaepernick wore at the Super Bowl - the Beats Studio headphones (Beats by Dr. Dre). Find out more about them in our post here:
Headphones Colin Kaepernick Wearing At The Super Bowl – Beats Studio

The M-Audio Fast Track is only $69 for Cyber Monday - plus free...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:08:10 -0500

The M-Audio Fast Track is only $69 for Cyber Monday - plus free shipping and Pro Tools SE! Pretty crazy.

Creating subgroups in Reaper and Pro Tools

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:58:38 -0500

Creating subgroups in Reaper and Pro Tools

2 awesome, studio-quality microphones for iPad, iPhone, and iPod...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:24:20 -0500

2 awesome, studio-quality microphones for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (in other words, for iOS).

This is the piano app they used in the iPad Mini commercial.

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:10:47 -0500

This is the piano app they used in the iPad Mini commercial.

Headphones for bed! They’re called...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:02:00 -0500

Headphones for bed! They’re called “Bedphones.” Very cool.

The Fast-Track Home Recording Studio Starter Kit

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:04:11 -0500

We asked B&H Photo-Video-Audio if they would put together a home recording starter bundle to our specs and they did! It contains everything you need to start recording pro audio on your computer. The entire thing costs $224.95 with free shipping. Check out the details here:

http://www.homebrewaudio.com/home-recording-studio-starter-bundle/

Since Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier with his body,...

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:43:20 -0400

Since Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier with his body, there is much talk of what the sound barrier means. Here is a post explaining that, AND how it relates to audio recording and live sound. http://www.homebrewaudio.com/felix-broke-the-sound-barrier-in-his-sky-dive-but-what-does-that-mean/

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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:46:08 -0400

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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:45:53 -0400

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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:45:14 -0400

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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:44:49 -0400

Drawing I did using the Paper (by FiftyThree) app for the iPad...

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:25:00 -0400

Drawing I did using the Paper (by FiftyThree) app for the iPad to illustrate a home recording studio set up that was NOT working (hint: don’t use a mixer in your home studio unless you REALLY have a good reason). It took me like 2 minutes with the Paper app after trying to do it with a flow-charting program for about an hour.

The mic they used on Glee, “The Breakup” - The Shure...

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:22:24 -0400

The mic they used on Glee, “The Breakup” - The Shure KSM 9

What Mic Did Rachel and Blaine Use On Glee "The Breakup"?

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:20:09 -0400

Just watched the October 4th, 2012 episode of Glee, “The Breakup.” There is a scene in a New York club called “Callbacks,” where Rachel sings Demi Lovato’s Give Your Heart a Break and Blaine sings Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream. Since they’re supposed to be performing in a bar, they are using microphones, which they don’t usually do on Glee.

Anyway, this mic was beautiful, and as I am wont to do, I set out to discover exactly what mic they were using. It turns out to be the Shure KSM 9.

See our main post for more information:

http://www.homebrewaudio.com/microphone-used-by-glees-rachel-and-blaine-at-callbacks-in-the-breakup-episode-shure-ksm-9/

How Not To Set Up Your Home Recording Studio

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:49:21 -0400

Somebody asked me why he wasn’t able to do multi-track recording, and when I saw his set-up, I knew why. The big trouble was that he used a mixer (an analog mixer designed mainly for live performance) as the center of his home recording set-up. We always recommend you NOT have a mixer “in the mix” ;). You don’t need one for today’s home recording studios.

See our full article about this here: http://www.homebrewaudio.com/why-you-should-not-use-a-mixer-in-your-home-recording-studio-pt-2/

BTW, I drew the diagram with an iPad app called “Paper” by FiftyThree, in like 2 minutes after futzing with a (rather expensive) flow charting program for over an hour.