Home Studio Corner

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: What's your opinion about overproduced music, how will you know if it's overproduced, and how to make it not? Would you recommend mixing in mono and as the last step pan the stereo-image or mixing in stereo (set levels and pan first) and flip back and forth between mono and stereo? The range of audio frequency humans can hear is usually said to be 20Hz to 20,000Hz. As such, when eq-ing during mastering, should you just cut off anything above and below that range? If not at what frequency do you suggest rolling of the top and bottom during mastering? Watched your video about normalizing a voice over track for consistency. Why not do that will all tracks as a starting point for your mix? Is the Shure SM57 the same thing as an SM58? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: Do you actually "mix" on your "crap" speaker, or if you just use it to pick out problems and then go back and mix on your main monitors? I have a home studio setup with three pairs of studio monitors, what is the best way to set up pairs of studio monitors? When the singer hits some notes on my well EQ'd vocal,there are some frequencies that jump up and are annoying. Any way to get rid of those? As a singer, what do you recommend to get better at singing in tune (live + recording) for someone with minor pitch issues? How much silence (if any) do you leave at the very start and very end of a completed mastered song? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: Will an external preamp improve my recordings? How do you mic a 4x12 guitar cabinet? How do I fix an out-of-phase recording? How do I record vocals if I can't put up any acoustic treatment in my room? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: I record directly to my laptop? Is this stupid? What's the deal with metering plugins? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: Is there an advantage to recording at higher sample rates? Why would I EQ my reverb plugin? How do you fit vocals in a mix? Does using the makeup gain on a compressor cause unnecessary clipping? Do you use AutoTune for client projects? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: What tools do I use to shoot my YouTube videos? What are some of the biggest mistakes beginners make? How do you record upright/console piano? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: Is EQ a must in mixing? What are the different automation modes and how to they work? What is the benefit of parallel compression? What is the benefit of using a 1-band EQ? What does "warm" really mean? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: How do I prepare a band for their first recording session? Is there a difference between acoustic treatment for tracking and mixing? When using compression, does the ratio matter if I'm going for the same amount of gain reduction either way? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: How should I use my 7 inputs when tracking drums? Should I use 2 microphones on a lead vocal? What's the best way to record vocals and guitar at the same time? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: How do you maintain a good work-life balance? How do you choose good reference tracks? Should I upgrade from a PC to a Mac? How do I get clients if I don't have a portfolio? Should I buy an external preamp? 3 Steps to Getting Your First Paid Recording Gig (Simply Recording Podcast) Dueling Mixes Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: Which tracks should be mono, and which ones should be stereo? Should I switch from Pro Tools to Studio One? Should I bounce down my background vocals to a single stereo track? Why am I having phase issues on acoustic guitar? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: Do you use reference mixes? Why or why not? What's the first thing you would teach a newbie about audio? Have you upgraded to ProTools 11 yet? Would you use the built-in output on your computer? What is your take on room correction devices, such as the KRK ERGO or the JBL MSC1? What's the difference between peak and RMS compression? Check out this article: Digital Treatment vs Room Correction Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: What plugins do you use on effects busses? How should I set levels on my main bus? What does "2-mix" mean? How should I go about EQ-ing vocals? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: Is clipping the master fader always a bad thing? What's the deal with bass traps? Do they work? Recording Review Article: Why Your Bass Traps Don't Work Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: How do I get rid of background noise? How do I get the bass guitar to sit in the mix? How do I make a mix with only a few tracks sound full? What's the deal with using aux tracks for effects? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed