We finally put the last touches on my son's new tune. Started recording an acoustic version of a song from his first CD. The song is Live Along Dream. We finished tracking it yesterday and began mixing today. We used the Rode NT1A mic for the acoustic. Mic placement 6" from the sound hole the point at 12th fret. Sounded so good that it doesn't seem to need any EQ! That NT1A is such versatile mic.
We used Beatcraft again for drums rendering each drum instrument separately.
Three more acoustic tunes to record then we can start mastering the EP.
Home studio, mixing and recording product reviews and tutorials.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Beatcraft - How To Render Each Drum Instrument Separately
A tutorial on how to use beatcraft to render separate WAV tracks for each drum instrument. Video also shows how to bring them into Mixcraft. This allows complete flexibility of each drum sound when mixing in Mixcraft or any DAW.
What I normally do is use the entire drum render as a reference track first. Once tracking is done for all other instruments and I know the drums are right I'll go back and render each drum separately. Just have to make sure you line up the separate drum tracks to the beginning of the song so they're in sync.
Important: When rendering each drum instrument turn remove all processing from Beatcraft and pan to center. You want the drums flat so you can process them in your DAW. Last thing. You will have to test the volume setting in Beatcraft when rendering each track to make sure info sonic info is rendered. I use 48000/24bit/Stereo when rendering these. Experiment! Enjoy!
What I normally do is use the entire drum render as a reference track first. Once tracking is done for all other instruments and I know the drums are right I'll go back and render each drum separately. Just have to make sure you line up the separate drum tracks to the beginning of the song so they're in sync.
Important: When rendering each drum instrument turn remove all processing from Beatcraft and pan to center. You want the drums flat so you can process them in your DAW. Last thing. You will have to test the volume setting in Beatcraft when rendering each track to make sure info sonic info is rendered. I use 48000/24bit/Stereo when rendering these. Experiment! Enjoy!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
My Home Recording Studio Set Up
My set up is simple but effective. Here's the list:
Dell Studio 17 Laptop (iCore 5, 6GB Ram, 500 GB Disk, Windows 7)
Presonus Studio One 2 Producer DAW (will be upgrading to Pro soon)
Presonus AudioBox 22VSL USB Interface
Acoustica Mixcraft 5.2 DAW (migrating to Studio One)
Acoustica Beatcraft (drum tool)
M-Audio AV-30 Monitors
Rode NT-1A Condenser Mic
AKG D9000 Dynamic Mic
Marshall MG30 Guitar Amp
Beringer BHL450 Bass Amp
Casio CTK496 Keyboard
Audio Technica ATH-PRO5V Headphones (for mixing)
Sennheiser HD202 Headphones (for artist playback)
2 Tama Stagemaster Boom Mic Stands
Here's a video tour...
Dell Studio 17 Laptop (iCore 5, 6GB Ram, 500 GB Disk, Windows 7)
Presonus Studio One 2 Producer DAW (will be upgrading to Pro soon)
Presonus AudioBox 22VSL USB Interface
Acoustica Mixcraft 5.2 DAW (migrating to Studio One)
Acoustica Beatcraft (drum tool)
M-Audio AV-30 Monitors
Rode NT-1A Condenser Mic
AKG D9000 Dynamic Mic
Marshall MG30 Guitar Amp
Beringer BHL450 Bass Amp
Casio CTK496 Keyboard
Audio Technica ATH-PRO5V Headphones (for mixing)
Sennheiser HD202 Headphones (for artist playback)
2 Tama Stagemaster Boom Mic Stands
Here's a video tour...
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