#studio tricks

[confidentboi]

Some studio tricks

You need THE TAPE TONE ?

YOUR CHOICES ARE:

A) You have money and buy a reel to reel tape machine. Probably an akai.

B) You have a little less money and you buy a cassette tape recorder. Probably a pioneer.

C) You broke AF and buy a VCR cuz the setup will cost about $8.

[spacemaninwisconsin]

[academersatz]

How to emulate a bass guitar using REAPER

Today's tutorial is a great one.  Not only because its information is useful, but because my computer finally stopped fighting me and actually produced the video.  Sixth time's a charm, as they say, right?

By this point in your life, you should know how to use Google, so here are the names of the programs and VSTs used.  (Links to some of them can be found in my other posts.)

REAPER Digital Audio Workstation 4Front Bass Module VSTi Amplitube 3.0 VST ReaPitch VST, included in REAPER ReaEQ VST, included in REAPER ReaComp VST, included in REAPER

[pulgamix]

Ways to reduce stress in the studio - 5

Record nothing but New Age music.

The good news: it’s the least stressful music ever! The bad news: you’ll be recording nothing but New Age music.

[pulgamix]

Ways to reduce stress in the studio - 4

Get a modular synthesizer.

Any electronic musician in your studio will become fascinated and spend hours (and hours) tinkering with it. Meanwhile, you can catch a movie, take a vacation, go to a baseball game, raise a child, whatever. No one will notice you’re not around. Really.

[pulgamix]

Ways to reduce stress in the studio - 3

Don’t back up your data.

It’s stressful to always be on top of backing up your data, so just decide that nothing you did is actually worth keeping. That’s what record companies are going to tell you anyway - might as well be proactive!

[pulgamix]

Ways to reduce stress in the studio - 2

Have a dummy channel for dummies.

When someone (probably a guitarrist) wants you to turn up the volume in the mix, turn up the fader on the dummy channel with an input that goes… nowhere. Problem solved - aren’t you glad some musicians really do listen with their eyes instead of their ears?

[pulgamix]

Ways to reduce stress in the studio - 1

Never upgrade your computer or DAW.

Try this simple test: click on Record. Does your DAW record? Click stop. Does it stops? Click play. Does it play? If so, you’re good to go! Just pretend it’s a tape recorder.