These recording and studio tips offer insights on acoustics, microphones, music production, gear, plug-ins, tones, mixing, and everything in between — for all your home studio and pro studio recording endeavors.
This post was updated February 2021.
Ready to learn how to record your music in your own home studio? Looking for advice on recording equipment, acoustics, and being a recording engineer? We’ve got a ton of home studio blog posts we’ve published over the years, and we’ve collected them here for you. Dig in to interviews with great music producers, tips on how to build your home studio, and recording insights from the pros.
Home Studio Handbook
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| Gear and Your Recording Space | Producing and Prepping for Recording |
|---|---|
| How to record better tones in your home studio | Ear fatigue: Know the signs, avoid mistakes |
| Logic or Pro Tools? Which is better for you? | Psychology and the music producer |
| When it comes to vocal tuning, one size does not fit all | Adding live strings to your recording |
| Finding the right digital piano | 5 things to do before recording in a professional studio |
| Acoustic piano on stage and in the studio | Budgeting for your recording session |
| Make the most of your studio time (and space) | 10 ways to lay the groundwork for an amazing vocal recording session |
| Working with plug-ins: A beginner’s guide | Getting great results when you’re the singer AND producer in your home studio |
| Meet the Audio plug-in: Your start-up kit | Seven things to consider when shopping recording studios |
| The essential studio gear for your home studio | Seven tips for recording great keyboard parts in the studio |
| Choosing a signature vocal mic for your studio | Improve your EDM production skills with close listening |
| Going mobile: A look at music making apps | Actively test – and improve – your listening skills |
| Virtual synths and musical instruments on your mobile device | Preparing to record in a professional recording studio |
| The B-3 in action: Five examples of Hammond organ done right | Prepping for the recording studio, Part II |
| Six tips for adding Hammond organ to your music | What is the difference between loudness, volume and gain? |
| Remote collaboration: Nine tips for sharing music tracks | Are you ready to work with a vocal producer? |
| Mastering Gear and The SoundLAB at Disc Makers | Music production basics – Part 1: amplitude and automation |
| Acoustic treatment and your home studio | A record producer’s pre-recording prep work |
| Are your home studio acoustics killing your mix? | The record producer and pre-production |
| Pros and cons of the Figure 8 mic pickup pattern | How to choose a recording studio |
| The recording equipment you really need for your home studio setup | Audio mastering for vinyl |
| A quick buyer’s guide for your home studio microphone | So this guitarist walks into a recording studio… |
| Isolation headphones and your home recording | The Mantra of a Successful Recording Studio |
| Signal Processing For The Home Studio Owner: Part 1, Compressors, Limiters, and EQ | Audio Mastering – The Mysterious Post-Production Art Form |
| Signal Processing For The Home Studio Owner: Part 2, Gates, Delay, and Reverb | Dithering – Adding “Good Noise” to Improve Your Home Recordings |
| Recording Studio Microphones: Good, Better, and Wow! | Drum Tuning Advice for Recording and Gigs |
| Using compressors and limiters |
