Sound Engineering Department - Devs Music Article - 3 Important Tips for Beginner Sound Engineers No Excuses Expensive Equipment is Not Necessary to Make a Hit Song !!! - You can produce hit Music right in your home studio - You just need a Computer, DAW, and Microphone to get started - You don’t need lakhs of rupees to get into Music Production - Don’t get misled by huge classy Professional Recording Studios and don’t get discouraged and don’t try to be like them…and in the process don’t waste too much money buying expensive equipment. Be simple and for the...
Sound Engineering Department – Devs Music Article - Recording Raw Vocals at Minimal Budget What we need? A Good Singer A decent size Room – Not too big Not too small A decent Microphone – Any condenser Microphone will do something like SAMSON nothing too fancy A Pop filter What is important? Singer’s Distance from the Microphone Controlling Gain Almost all condenser Microphones are cardiod..meaning heart shaped polarity meaning the Mics pick up voice in front of it, so if you stand too close to it, the Mic will pick up too much of your voice and create a base...
Department of Sound Engineering - Weekly Article Tips to a Great Sounding Mix You want the drums to be the loudest, but they sound small, you want the guitars to be nice and crispy but they sound dull. You want crisp and powerful vocals, but they sound very hollow and with lot of reverb. Remember a very important thing, the more instruments you add to the Mix, the smaller each tracks sounds in the final mix. When you have too many tracks in the mix, you try to bring out the Guitar by cranking it up but then the drums...
Department of Sound Engineering Article Series How to Approach EQ? Since we have covered EQ in our Sound Engineering course here are some tips on how to approach EQ. We all know that EQ plays a critical role in getting a great mix, but many people ask me for a perfect settings menu for each instrument or vocals. Personally I feel there is much easier way to approach EQ. Look for the Problem Look for the Problem first. Why reach for an EQ if you don’t have a reason? Do you hear something you don’t quite like? Is there some track...