Get.Beautiful.Recordings

04/12/2023

Hey Nerdz!
"Mic placement IS EQ. How hard you drive a cabinet is EQ. The instrument you select to play is EQ. The space you record in is EQ. It's ALL f**ing EQ. Even when it's precipitated by 'Time Domain'. Get f**ing used to it. Better yet. Have fun with it. Don't take any s**t about cutting EQ. to tape.... F*** THE OLD SCHOOL. THAT'S WHY THEY’RE THE OLD SCHOOL!!! "

This is a quote posted on an online forum by "Slipperman" about 20 years ago. The full thread is located here. It's very vulgar, but also very entertaining.

Original host was:badmuckingfastard.com/sound/slipperman.htmlIt is not online anymore.

21/10/2023

This is an excellent article that might help with your mixing

An article with tips for taming harshness in your mix (+ some great plugins).

19/10/2023

Hey Nerdz,
When I first setup my home studio, I had expensive and high end gear, but my recordings still sucked. My problem was that I didn’t know which areas in my studio needed improvement, because the areas that were holding me back were things I thought I was doing well, or I thought they weren’t all that important.

Who here is struggling to figure out where they can improve their studios?

05/11/2021

FREE STUDIO ASSESSMENT for your home recording studio.
I’ll tell you your strongpoints, your weak points, and give suggestions on where to make improvements. Simply join the facebook group Dirt.Cheap.Recordings, post a few pictures of your studio, gear list, and a finished song for me to listen to. With that information, I can pinpoint if you need better gear, better room acoustics, or need to improve your skills in a certain area.

05/11/2021

Here's a list of very useful free plugins. If you are using stock plugins that come with your daw... these will be an excellent free upgrade
I'll eventually be doing a youtube video for my channel (iskrecording) to demonstrate them, but for now, here's the list

1- Brainworx Cleansweep V2
I use this plugin on like 90% of tracks.

2- Tokyo Dawn Records Molotok Compressor
One of the best compressor plugins I've used. It's my go to compressor plugin.

3- Tokyo Dawn Records Slick EQ
This is a great sounding EQ. I prefer it's sound over the Logic EQ. and therefore use it on most tracks.

4- Cableguys Pancake 2
This plugin provides control for oscillating the left and right panning of a sound. It's a cool effect that I use at least once on most songs I mix.

5- Voxengo Tube Amp
OK, I'll be honest, I don't use this one. I have the Universal Audio Thermionic Culture plugin which does a similar effect but better. However.... it costs thousands of dollars to get into the UA plugins, and this plugin comes pretty close and it's totally free.

6- Brainworx Sub Filter
Synthesises and adds low end to a source. Fattens up a bass or kick. I probably use this at least once on every mix.

7- Izotope Vocal Doubler
I use this sometimes on background vocals or isntruments to provide a bit more presence.

8- Softube Saturation
Sometimes I'll use this one to boost the treble in a way that's different than what an EQ does.

9- Baby Audio Magic Switch
This plugin has only 1 control... On or Off. It adds some nice saturation and presence to an audio signal. I use it sparingly.

10- Waves Factory SK-10
This is kind of like a sample replacement for kick drum, but better. It senses the transient hits of a kick drum and adds a low frequency woof. It works well for kick drums that lack bottom end.

11- Izotope Ozone imager
A handy tool to have for stereo imaging.

12- Voxengo MSED
This is more of a listening tool. Allows you to solo the mid/sides individually to hear what's going on with them. You could also use it on an aux bus with an effect to get M/S control of that effect.