As most Brevard students know, beam dorms are tiny, mine is no exception. my room mate Gavin and I managed to fit a futon couch comfortably but this leaves little space to set up for music recording. Iv'e set up a lunch tray table up in front of the right side of the couch and placed my amp and pedal board right were your feet would normally lay. Its tight but its the cards I was dealt, I did a test run by lifting a loop off my loop pedal into my daw and it went seamlessly which bodes well for the next album I plan to record. The key, in my mind, is not the amount of space available, its what you do with it and what the energy of the space you create ia; we have tapestries and christmas lights hanging along with a plethora of decorations, the energy will promote good work flow. it is important to set up a pleasing aesthetic in a workspace in order to have a good state of mind when tackling projects.
the most important part of recording music is getting good takes with instruments and vocals. getting good recordings is the first and highest priority in the recording process. Once good takes are made you want to begin mixing. to mix you apply plugins such as compression, reverb, panning and so on. it is a good idea to listen to music you like, that would be a good example for your mix. I tend to listen to Dave Matthews band for this purpose. last night while listening I came up with some notes that I later applied to a song im working on called Aesthetic. I Equalized the alternating down beat shaker (used as a snare) to the root note of the key the song is in. a minor touch but I think it adds a lot to the mix. I also noticed how Dave's vocals cut through the layer heavy song; there was minimal reverb and decay, so I rolled down both of these parameters which yeilded positive results. It is like Anne Lammot referencing authors she enjoyed, especially her father, you want to read
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