Idea: Rolling Tracking Station

February 12, 2008 DIY, Tracking

This post focuses on an idea I’ve had for a while: a rolling station that can be moved easily around the studio to ease tracking difficulty when working alone. One problem that I’ve run into is that, when working in a studio setup that includes a control room and a tracking room, it becomes very [...]

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Quieting Your Computer and Noisy Gear

February 10, 2008 DAWs

This post focuses on how to reduce the noise produced by gear, thus producing cleaner recordings. Anyone who has worked on audio with a typical desktop PC gets to know the hum and fan noise of their PC very well.  There are lots of different ways to get a quieter environment, from moving the equipment [...]

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How MIDI Works: The Basics

February 9, 2008 MIDI

This post focuses on describing MIDI – what it is and what it does. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) was created in 1983 to address the need for controlling instruments electronically.  As synthesizers grew more and more common, it became more and more difficult to control them all.  MIDI was created to allow musicians to [...]

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