Recording Music

Pre-recorded accompaniment tracks are a great boon to soloists for both performance and practice purposes. Accompaniment tracks spare soloists the costs and rehearsal hassles associated with a...

Studios are the workshop of the musician, singer, and songwriter. Recording companies and professional recording artist alike spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on building state-of-the-art...

Recording music at home can be convenient, economical and allow you to follow your creative muse when the moment strikes. However, it can be difficult to record when and where you would like,...

How to succeed as a soundtrack composer is a series of 50 episodes, formerly called: Tips from a soundtrack composer. Here we address the topic of writing music for a cartoon program.

Dolby surround sound is featured in movie theaters and home entertainment systems. While Dolby surround sound comes in a variety of formats and speaker arrangements, the most commonly used version...

Running a music production record label can be a very difficult task. You must manage not only your staff, but the artists you have signed. Since a label of this type focuses on the music...

Music production has become accessible to anyone with a proclivity to music. It was once thought only to be available to famous producers with expensive equipment. When you think of beat making,...

The music industry is extremely competitive. It takes years before music producers and artists become successful in the music business. However, thanks to modern technology the novice gains a...

A good rehearsal space is crucial for the success of any band. Many bands simply set up their instruments in the basement or garage of their home, but with a few extra steps, you can create a...

Whether you are a professional producer or a budding home recording enthusiast, you can build your own basement studio that rivals the professional studios we see in major metropolitan areas. With...

Whether you work in live sound or studio environments, efficient control of signal flow is vital. Patchbays help you route signal from one place to another by plugging in cables to the front of...

Building a successful record label is a very ambitious undertaking. You must learn the inner workings of the music business, know how to pick and manage artists, understand branding and marketing...

Any songwriter's dream is to have his songs purchased by a producer, who then takes the songs to a famous recording artist to have the songs recorded. Having one of your songs recorded by a...

Going into the studio to record an album can be an exciting prospect, especially for first-timers. It can also be a little nerve-racking, since your music will be under close scrutiny in such a...

Hip hop has grown from being street party music in the Bronx played through boomboxes and jury-rigged stereo systems to a multi-million dollar giant of the music industry, dominating the pop...

The upright bass has a reputation as one of the most challenging instruments to record in the studio environment. The instrument's tone, the model of microphone and the placement of the mic can...

The role of a music producer is demanding and multifaceted, and its requirements can vary. A music producer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the production of a song. A producer can...

Studio monitors can be very expensive, and making your own can not only save you money, but you will be able to use custom speakers, as well as make studio monitors to the size you need. By...

Walk into a professional recording studio and you are likely to find multiple isolation booths. Isolation booths allow you to separate different sound sources while you record. This results in...

Starting a music production studio can be rewarding. By designing it to include the best and most important aspects of music production, you can solicit clients with your professional atmosphere....

Building a studio can be a hard task, but with the correct planning and research, you can construct and market a great local studio that is different from any other in the area and offers services...

There are many programs for recording music and making beats. Some cost hundreds and even thousands of dollars. Usually in the music scene, you get what you pay for. But you can find Garage...

The voice plays a pivotal role in most genres of music. When recording, it can be used to create a wide range of effects and sounds. Even more can be done to sound when it is recorded. No...

Shotgun microphones are the most highly directional types of microphones. This means that they have an extremely low sensitivity to sounds occurring behind or to the sides, but an extremely high...

Professional recording studios can be intimidating.With the abundance of complex equipment, it can be difficult for a novice to know where to begin learning about how it all functions. The...

For many fledgling bands, the prospect of recording seems like a fun, exciting experience. While it can be, unfortunately many bands find themselves unprepared, and the experience becomes a...

It is the dream of many musicians to sign a deal with a major record label. The label takes control of the advertising and the distribution, and it will often own all the rights to the music. But...

A record label is a company that produces, promotes, markets and distributes music (digital audio, video, CDs, etc.). Most up-and-coming or established musicians need record labels to increase...

Ahhh... the world of sweep picking! You've clawed your way to the tip of the metal heap, shredding yourself into a coma 14 hours each night so that you could challenge any YouTube hack to a...

Building and designing your own recording studio may sound like an impossible task that is both time consuming and expensive. While building a recording studio may take time and some money, it can...

To be a record producer, you'll need to have impeccable critical listening skills, be knowledgeable of the workings of a recording studio and have a thorough understanding of the music industry....

With the advance of music technology in the last few years, it is increasingly easier for people to learn how to make their own rap beats without a lot of fancy equipment. You can produce...

The Internet has created opportunities for many aspiring hip hop artists and music producers to write and record their own music and to build fan bases all over the world. Many producers who make...

Image Line's Fruity Loops is a music production software that allows users to make rap beats, techno songs and much more. Users select from a catalog of stock sounds and loop the sounds to create...

This is how I recorded my debut CD. I was recently signed to a 3 album deal by Hammer Axe records, but my CD was recorded and originally released without any help from a record label.

Learning sound engineering may seem like a challenging task that will require years of difficult technical training. However, the science of sound engineering is not as complicated as it may...

Farsighted folks believe your talent rivals that of Ludacris, Kanye West or Mariah Carey but you have no idea how to follow their lead and get a contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group. Start...

Top music producers are not easy people to get on the phone. Like movie producers or other successful people in the entertainment industry, they usually have procedures in place to keep outsiders...

Learning how to create your own rap instrumentals can be a great way to express your musical creativity. A rap instrumental is different from the lyrical songwriting of a rap song in that the...

Controlling sound involves much more than hooking a microphone up to some speakers. The shape and layout of the room, the sound source, the equipment you use to amplify it and even the furniture...

"Light My Fire," as performed by the psychedelic 1960s band The Doors, is a song with an emphasis on complex improvisational organ and guitar, alternating with a relatively simple verse and chorus...

How to get multi platinum award winning star sounding vocals during mix down.

Though Windows Movie Maker and stock installations of webcam software make it easy to import any music into your web videos, you need to be prudent when using copyrighted music. As reported by the...

So you have recorded all of the tracks for your upcoming CD release and you're preparing for mix down. Adjusting the levels and panning of each track will largely determine how well each part is...

The use of mics on your drum kit not only enables you to record them, it also allows you to manipulate the way they sound. Doing this in a way that improves the sound is a skill with a...

Whether you want to record your drum playing to just be able to listen to what you have played, want to make a CD to present for an audition, or wish to add a drum track to a song you have...

Music lovers are no longer bound by rigid play lists of store-bought media. With sound files now available from multiple sources, listeners can use their computer to create their own CDs by...

Capturing quality drum sound on video can be difficult. In fact, drums are one of the most difficult instruments record due to the wide sound levels that drums produce. Drums can sound hollow, too...

Ever heard music on the radio and thought, I wish I was a rock star? Well now you can! Just follow this guide and you’ll be on your way to being a rock star! (Written by T. Wertz. Reproduced...

If you're curious about the waveshape made by the sound of a musical instrument, you can observe it on an oscilloscope. You can also use the oscilloscope to find the pitch of the instrument. You...