Best Budget Microphones for Recording Vocals at Home
Billie Eilish’s early vocals, including “Ocean Eyes”, were recorded on an Audio-Technica AT2020, a condenser that costs about $99, in a bedroom.…
Virtual Analog Synthesizers Explained With the Best Free Plugins
The term “virtual analog” was coined around one red Swedish keyboard: Clavia’s Nord Lead, released in 1995. A virtual analog synthesizer uses…
Condenser Microphones Explained for Home Recording Beginners
A $249 Rode NT1 5th Gen is rated at 4 dBA self-noise. A Neumann U 87 Ai costing about 18 times as…
How to Make Beats for Beginners Step by Step at Home
You can make beats at home with a laptop, a pair of headphones and free software. This guide walks you through eight…
Weird Sound Generators for Experimental Noises and Textures
A weird sound generator is any instrument built to make the noises a normal synth avoids: squeals, drones, chirps and glitchy textures.…
Do you need a mic preamp for home recording
For most home recording, you do not need a separate mic preamp. Your audio interface already has one built in, and a…
Music scales explained with examples
A music scale is a set of notes, ordered by pitch, that gives a song its home base and its mood. This…