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Learn several useful tips and techniques to help you get up and running with home recordings of your own music in this free video clip series.
There are 20 videos in this series:

Learn tips on how to set up a place to record vocals at home in this free video clip.

Learn how to reduce outside noise when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn how to turn a closet into a recording booth when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn how to use a laptop as a portable studio when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn how to set up your audio interface when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to keep your cables sorted and organized when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to make a clean slate with your session set-up when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to choose monitors for recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to use a keyboard to record music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to set levels properly when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to do a tape recorder demo and why to do it before recording for real at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to record clean tracks when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to use loops when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to make rough mixes when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to record an electric guitar at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to prepare for a session with a singer at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips on how to use double tracking when recording music at home in this free video clip.

Learn tips and techniques on how to use effects on music you record at home in this free video clip.

Learn some tips on how to protect your hearing when recording at home or anywhere in this free video clip.

Learn why it is important to work in experimentation and writing as you record in this free video clip on recording at home.

In the past if you anyone wanted to record their own music they had to go to a recording studio and pay by the hour to use their equipment, rooms and facilities. Today technology has changed all that. Anyone can literally make a record from anywhere including their living rooms! With minimal equipment and a computer it's more available than ever for anyone to become a producer. The advent of recording software made it possible for the amateur user to be able to afford what he or she needed to start recording. In the past, huge mixing consoles and expensive microphones were the bare necessities.
This is a fantastic video series that will show even the most novice of users how simple it can be to turn everyday rooms in your house into tracking rooms used to record music. Not only will it cover how to setup your equipment and software along with your sound interface but you will learn how a simple closet can sound just as good as any professional tracking room and effects available to mask small imperfections in your recordings. This series might just convince you finally that today anyone can become a music producer... anywhere!
Shana Bethune Shana Bethune is a video editor and sound engineer with a BA in architecture from Barnard College. She lives in Boston, MA, where she keeps a home office for her freelance work. Shana has had many years of experience in creating home offices from bedrooms, and applies her education in spacial relationships to how she sets up a home office. Shana keeps her office well-organized and aesthetically pleasing. She also makes a point of arranging furniture and equipment in a way that is both comfortable and functional. Shana’s tips will help you build an efficient, effective, and inexpensive home office.dkdk
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