Pro Recording Tips

15/06/2023

Some questions just can’t be answered.

15/04/2023

HAPPY 4/14!

08/03/2023

PRO Tip: Benny Blanco's studio is a four-story tall hollow acrylic biosphere in Malibu - proof that you don't need fancy acoustic treatment to make hit records! All you need is to follow a few simple guidelines to make your space ready for PRO recording.

Step 1: Move your speakers away from the wall because that's bad. If they can float freely inside your sphere, even better.
Step 2: Set up as many different sets of speakers as you can.
Step 3: A wide variety of plant-life will ensure you have a breathable atmosphere for years to come!

10/02/2023

04/02/2023

Make Records like a PRO...!

AVID PRO announces a new all encompassing PRO control CV™ control surface for all you PROs who use PRO Tools like a PRO..!

AVID spokesmodel Dolf Lundgren reports: "We've collected data from hundreds of PROS who make PRO records in PRO tools and streamlined the design of our latest control surface to the very essential functions that only the PROs know about and use, and made it available to everyone..!"

It's the "one weird trick that the PROs use to make HIT RECORDS in PRO Tools™"

Get yours today and be a PRO tomorrow..!

22/06/2022

If you want your music to be as good as it can be, you need to be recording on analog tape.

Pro Tip: Jack White writes his best songs after getting food poisoning from eating Vietnam War-era TV dinners he buys on eBay. That’s the secret. That and Waves C4 on your mix bus.

06/05/2022

Pro Tip: Remember to set up a "talkback" mic whenever recording vocals. That way the vocalist can communicate with the producer and/or engineer in between takes.

20/02/2022

16/12/2021

PRO Tip: for more punch in your kick drum, cut a hole in the drum head so you can get the mic inside.

16/12/2021

This isn’t exactly true (just mostly true).