Category Archives: Recording
7 Critical Mistakes Many Recording Artists Make
© 2015 Vinny Ribas One of the most rewarding experiences that artists have is recording their music. It’s exhilarating. It’s a tremendous creative outlet. It’s the payoff for a lot of hard work. And it’s their legacy. Unfortunately, many artists don’t achieve all they hoped for out of their recordings, and often it is because…
Do Your Homework – Pre-Studio Production & Preparation
What to Know Before You Enter the Recording Studio © 2012 James Hearn http://www.jamesehearn.com This series explores things a band or artist needs to think about before spending time and money in a recording studio. As a producer and audio engineer for the past fifteen years or so, I’ve had the chance to work with…
Advantages In Hiring An Experienced Producer For Your Demos Or Master Recordings
© 2012 Vinny Ribas These days every other musician owns a home recording studio of one form or another. This makes it easy to seriously consider cutting costs by producing yourself and recording your demos at home or in a friend’s studio. There are certainly times when that is all you really need, such as…
“3 Must-Know Tips For Getting Quality Audio From Your PC Recording Studio” by Jake Weson
Ah, the PC recording studio. So many folks have one, yet so few use it to its full potential. Have you ever noticed that sometimes, a really professional-looking website with cool graphics and slick videos, will have audio content that sounds crappy? What’s with that? It seems like lots people have set up a PC…
Planning Your First or Next CD
© 2010 Vinny Ribas Let’s say that you’re in the process of writing songs for, or maybe searching for songs for your next CD. Do you wait until you have 10 radio-ready hits? How much leeway do you have in the musical styles, influences and instruments that you put on the CD? Will your fans…
How Much Money Should I Spend On My CD?
© 2009 Vinny Ribas Any time that someone prepares to record a CD, chances are the first question that comes to their mind is “How much will it cost?” However, that is often not the right question to ask. Too many artists pay much more than they should for their recording project, not because the…