5 Home Recording HACKS in 90s
Try out these recording hacks to make your home recording sound better.
** My Logic Pro X Template: http://rickrussie.com/recording-hacks **
1) Thicken Guitar Tone:
Record the guitar twice and pan them hard left and right. Bonus if you make subtle changes on each track.
2) Find Problem Frequencies:
Open your EQ plugin, set a high Q, turn the volume all the way up, and scroll up and down the frequencies until you find the problem, then duck it.
3) Untangle Monitor Cables:
Get a small carabiner (link: https://amzn.to/2JiwyRy) and tape it to the end of the cable, then attach it to a belt loop. I don't know WHY, but this makes a night and day difference.
4) Bitcrushed Drums:
Put bit crusher or bit destroyer on your drum bus and play around with the settings. Works great for quick interludes
5) Guitar Pedals on Drums:
One of my favorites! Use an aux out on your mixer with just the drums to send the signal to some pedals, then bring them back into the mixer in another channel. Check out this video for more in-depth ideas: • Pedalboard + Drums = 🤩🤩🤩
Bonus) Fix Distorted Mix:
I can't tell you the number of times I've had everything perfectly automated in a mix, only to realize that the level is either too loud or too quiet. Easy fix? just put a master gain before your final compression/eq. This is non-destructive, and will in essence act like each channel was turned up/down to the appropriate level.
***
Wanna send me something?
Rick Russie
401 N 3rd Street #310
Minneapolis, MN 55401
***
Pedals:
Volume – Boss FV-30H: http://amzn.to/2FGRwYf
Overdrive – JHS Double Barrel: http://amzn.to/2D77GIv
Fuzz – JHS Mini Foot Fuzz: http://amzn.to/2Fm5Wgo
Preamp – SansAmp Liverpool: http://amzn.to/2HfUy6d
Delay – MXR Carbon Copy: http://amzn.to/2FoOaJt
Stereo Delay – EHX Stereo Memory Man: http://amzn.to/2FovJEq
Reverb/Amp – Strymon Big Sky: https://www.strymon.net/bigsky
Power – Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+: http://amzn.to/2FFmX5f
Drums:
Risen Drums - http://risendrums.com
22x17, 14x5.5, 12x8, 16x12
Microphones:
Kick Drum: Audix D6 - http://amzn.to/2oPyYP0
Snare Drum: Shure SM57 - http://amzn.to/2oQ0vjB
Tom 1: Shure SM57 - http://amzn.to/2oQ0vjB
Tom 2: Audix D4 - http://amzn.to/2FpUjor
Overheads: Audio Technica AT2020 - http://amzn.to/2Hf5lxF
Mixer/Interface:
Presonus StudioLive 16.0.2 - http://amzn.to/2oPucB7
Camera:
Camera – Sony a6500: http://amzn.to/2D8ax3C
Lens – Sony Zeiss 16-70 f4: http://amzn.to/2p0vZTs
Microphone – Rode VideoMic Pro: http://amzn.to/2FprEjH
Monitor – http://amzn.to/2oPjMkT
Cage – http://amzn.to/2oPxT9U
