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/
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/
Here is part 1 of a 3-part series on some really important things it took me years to understand about audio when I was a newbie. So by reading these 3 articles, you don’t have to wait all that time! You can use my learning curve to download the info right into your brain.
Part 1 is about stereo, which is quite important, especially if you are recording music at all. Check out the full article here: http://homebrewaudio.com/5-audio-recording-tips-for-newbies-part-1-stereo-or-not/
We are proud to announce the launch of our latest home recording tutorial course, The Newbies Guide to Audio Recording Awesomeness 2: Pro Recording With Reaper. This is the long-awaited sequel to our first tutorial course, which used the free Audacity software to teach the basics of home recording.
The new course is a serious step up in recording capability and power, using the professional (yet amazingly affordable) recording software called Reaper.
This course has awesome techniques for voice-over recording and multi-track music recording alike, including the 3-lesson Intro to MIDI, which shows you how to use Reaper’s MIDI tools to add virtual instruments and drums to your mixes, as well as creating and editing your own MIDI files.
Here are the lessons at a glance:
Lesson 1 - Recording “Level-Up”: USB Mic and Reaper Software
Lesson 2 - Your 1st Recording With the Upgraded Studio (Voice-Over w/Music)
Lesson 3 - Producing (Mixing and Rendering) Your First Recording
Lesson 4 - Voice-Over Recording Tips: Split 1 Audio Item Into Many - Auto Trim/Split
Lesson 5 - Voice-Over Recording Tips: Quickly Reposition & Align Multiple Audio Items
Lesson 6 - Voice-Over Recording Tips: Multiple Voices/Conversation
Lesson 7 - Saving one file as lots of Little Files with Their Own File Name
Lesson 8 - Multi-Track Recording: The “Killer App” Of Computer Recording
Lesson 9 - Multi-Track Recording: Singing Harmony With Yourself (or Others)
Lesson 10 - Multi-Track Recording: Vocal Doubling
Lesson 11 - Intro To MIDI: The Magic Music Helper (3 part lesson)
Lesson 12 - Loops
Lesson 13 - EQ and Frequency
Lesson 14 - Recording a Pop Song: The “My Eyes” Tutorial
And also in keeping with the theme that anyone can afford to record and produce pro audio on their computers, this entire course is only $47.
Check it out here: http://www.homebrewaudio.co/NewbiesGuide2/
If you record your voice for anything other than talking to friends and family, as part of your internet business perhaps, then you might very well be missing a cheap and easy opportunity to move from amateur to professional in the way you present yourself or your product.
It may just be something as simple as moving from a small headset type of mic (yes, I know they’re convenient, but…) to something just as easy to use, like a large USB microphone. And no, they are not expensive. The difference between a typical $25 USB headset type mic and a $75 large diaphragm condenser USB mic that you can now pick up at most Best Buy stores, is only $50 (yeah I know, higher math). But if 50 bucks can be the difference between presenting a professional image and an amateur one, it seems like one of those “no-brainers” to me.
Check out the full article for suggested mics and more info here: http://homebrewaudio.co/record-your-voice-and-sound-like-a-pro/
Part 3 of the “How to Build a Home Recording Studio” series was published today on the Home Brew Audio website. This installment digs into the kinds of microphones you’ll need for both kinds of home studios (configuration #1 and configuration #2) - in order to get into the realm of pro audio.
For configuration #1 (where it’s just a mic going directly into a computer), the tiny mics like plastic PC mics that plug directly into a computer’s built-in soundcard will probably not get you anywhere near pro quality audio. You’ll need a USB mic for this configuration, and not the small headset kind (or even most hand-held ones) either. Look for a large diaphragm condenser type microphone.
It’s also interesting that USB mics don’t need a sound card, per se. The analog-to-digital conversion that sound cards provide (including external “interfaces”) happens right inside the USB mic.
But true pro quality comes from configuration #2 - a standard (non-USB) mic is plugged into an external sound card (interface), which then is plugged into the computer, usually via USB. Again you’ll be wanting large diaphragm condenser mics for vocals. For music, things open up a lot more depending on what you want to record (small diaphragm mics for instruments, dynamic mics for drums and electric guitar amps, etc.).
See what mics and sound cards (interfaces) are recommended and how much they cost in the full article here: www.homebrewaudio.com/how-to-build-a-home-recording-studio-part-3-microphones-and-interface
Here is a post that is the first in a series explaining not only how to build a home recording studio using your computer, but also how to get the best possible audio quality from it for the least cost.
These posts will explain two types of gear configurations and offer 4 tips for creating the clearest and cleanest audio possible. You’ll also learn how to step into the “professional quality audio” level by using the 4 tips and a microphone costing less than $100.
You’ll also see how home recording studio configuration 2 is the foundation for even the highest-end professional computer-based studios, and how you can enter that world for as low as about $250.
See the part 1 of the series here: www.homebrewaudio.com/how-to-build-a-home-recording-studio-part-1
MIDI for your iOS device? Oh yeah. News from Summer NAMM 2011 tells of yet another awesome product from IK Multimedia, the folks who brought you the iRig microphone and Amplitube iRig guitar interface products for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This time it’s iRig MIDI which, you guessed it, allows you to connect any MIDI device, like a keyboard, to your iOS device.
Why is this awesome? Well besides letting you connect anything from a super-compact portable keyboard to a full 88-key digital piano to your iPhone or iPad, iRig MIDI also includes IK’s SampleTank free virtual instrument app, which IK describes as the first professional iOS multi-part sound module tailored for live usage. That means you could be on stage with nothing but your iPhone and a compact MIDI keyboard in your hand, and play high-quality sampled instruments live. Your roadies will love you if nothing else (I’ve always wanted roadies but that job usually falls to us and a few friends:)).
Keep an eye on this space. We will let you know the very day when the iRig MIDI becomes commercially available.
Click here to see the full article with pictures of the iRig MIDI: http://www.homebrewaudio.com/midi-for-your-iphone-or-ipad-ik-multimedia-announces-the-irig-midi
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Excellent review of the Complete Newbies Guide To Audio Recording Awesomeness video tutorial course!
