Home Studio Corner

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Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: What are your thoughts on using stereo widening plugins? Is it possible to daisy chain 2 usb interfaces by plugging them into two different USB ports? What is the best way to make poor acoustic guitar recordings sound good? Do you use the auto gain setting on the compressor plugin? Is there something wrong with adding the mastering chain to the master bus on a regular mix session? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: How should I set up my monitors in my room? How do I make acoustic guitar recordings sound full? How do I get guitar/vocal recordings to stand out? How do I get the boom out of voiceover recordings? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Questions covered this week: How do I deal with "combo jacks" on my USB audio interface? What's the best way to import samples into my high-sample-rate session? Can I use a high-pass filter on a bus to process all my tracks except kick and bass How do I use the VU meter on my preamp? How do I get a full "in your face" distorted guitar tone? Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Wanna submit a question for the podcast? Go here: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: How do I thicken up my piano recordings? Why are my mixes so quiet? What's the best way to record saxophone? How do I get motivated to work on stuff? How do stock preamps compare to higher-end outboard preamps? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

You've got questions. I've got (some) answers: www.askjoegilder.com Questions covered this week: How much is too much acoustic treatment? How should I build a web presence to showcase my portfolio? Should I master while mixing? How do I deal with electrical noise? How should I go about recording drums with one microphone? Subscribe via: iTunes RSS Feed

Asky-ask your querstions here: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) Questions covered this week: * Is recording school worth it? * How important is matching mic and preamp impedance? * Is it okay to record drums in a small room? * When using a reverb, why do you adjust the send level rather than adjust the actual reverb track fader level? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Ask and ye shall receive...most likely: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) Questions covered this week: * How should I record a guitar/vocal performance with just one microphone? * How do I keep my acoustic guitar recordings from sounding thin? * When do you use mono reverbs and delays? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Questions go here: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) Questions covered this week: * Should I use volume automation or clip volume? * Is it okay to go back and remix songs you mixed a long time ago? * What's the deal with lop-sided overhead mic panning? * If you could just use one mic to record drums, what kind would it be and where would you place it? * How do you deal with latency when mixing through outboard gear? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Want to join the fun? www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) Questions covered this week: * Is EZDrummer good? Do you use it? * In what order should I put my plugins? * What tips do you have for recording music by yourself? * What's the best microphone for recording in a home studio? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Itchin' to ask a question? Boom: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) Questions covered this week: * When should you use a spectrum analyzer and when should you ignore it? * Should my individual channel levels be lower than the level of the bus they're feeding into? * Should I take a few recording classes at a community college? * Can you talk about panning? * Can you talk about your whiteboard in your studio and what's on it? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Got a querrrstion? You may asketh it here: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) If I pick your question, you'll be immortalized! :) Questions covered this week: * Is clipping in your DAW always bad? * What's your #1 gun-pointed-at-your-head vocal recording tip? * What is peak vs RMS compression? * How do you record demos for clients? * Best way to use parallel compression? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Got a question? Skee-daddle on over here to ask it: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) You might be featured on an upcoming episode! Questions covered this week: * How do you use saturation? * What is considered a "fast" attack time on a compressor? * How do I deal with bad-sounding mp3's? * What should I keep in mind for my mastering engineer when I'm mixing a song? * What are 3 tips you'd give a beginner? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Got a question? Skip over here to ask it: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) You might get featured on the podcast! Questions covered this week: * How do I get the balance right on a mono mix? * Should I re-record these doubled acoustic guitar parts? * How to I find the missing high end in my mixes? * What do I do if I can't seem to finish a song? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)

Got a question? Ask it hither: www.askjoegilder.com (http://www.askjoegilder.com) Questions covered this week: * What can I do to get my mixes to sound more radio-ready? * How do you pull off a doubled lead vocal? * How do I know how much bass I should have in my mix? * How do I accomplish really killer dynamics in my mixes? * What should the dynamic range of my mixes be? Subscribe via: * iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/home-studio-corner-podcast/id358731231) * RSS Feed (http://www.homestudiocorner.com/feed/hsc-podcast/)