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I was thinking of starting a thread on this topic to answer questions – but under the new layout many items will get lost and long threads under wordpress with the current caching scheme kills the mobile users so not sure how to proceed other then wait and see.
For now if you have a specific question maybe just post those.
This is the last thing I posted in the old forums – just general info about your space……
You do need to plan your layout or recording will be a pain. You need to ask yourself a few question when laying things out.
When sitting in my Recording position:
Can I see/reach my gain knob on my audio interface?Can I see my level meter in my DAWHow will I hit record? Can I reach it?Do my Headphones reach my playing position (with plenty of slack)?How will the cable get from my AI to my Microphone?
Thumb rule for me is I don’t want ANY cables between my Chair and the Microphone.
Picking a Recording Position:
This will be skipped by most as we are space limited. Things to consider:
What is behind you (where the microphone is pointing)?
Corners(untreated) BAD
Large Glass Window BAD
Room Treatment:
I will not go into this as most will skip it at first and revisit it later when the are not happy with recording quality but here are a few nuggets:
Sound Proofing and Acoustic treatment are 2 completely separate things.
Sound proofing requires Construction – blah blah blah.
Acoustic Treatment: removes “the Room” from the recording. “the room” is NOT noise like A/C, refrigerators ticking clock and the neighbors dog. “the Room” IS built up frequencies that bounce (reverberate) around the room. you can hear these using a parametric EQ in your DAW or simply clap you hands and listen for the “SLAP Back”. There are manystrategies for removing the room and those can be discussed later as this is a very broad subject. So many acoustic treatment options including many DIY options.
Removing Noise: We don’t have a lot of control over many things that produce noise. Some simple things you can Easily do is:
Turn off your Ice maker.Turn off the bathroom fan (even if you can’t hear it).Turn off A/C, washer, dryer, dishwasher.turn off All TV’s (duh).
I have already typed too much here but this is a place to start and as you continue your recording journey many of these will become very apparent.
I’m sure this probably raises more questions then it answered. :cheers: