What important things have you learned at HomeRecording.com ?

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All right then ..... Never ever get into a pissing contest with Greg_L! :p
 
Any "bad" setup can be golden, and just when you get caught up in rules and techy lingo, theres "Pink Moon", "Astral Weeks", and "Tonight's the Night".

Of course, those albums are so impossibly rare that you might just as well try to find Atlantis - so you better try to git your room treated and get some good takes. :)
 
I've learned LDC mics are geared toward recording vocals and good with acoustic guitaring because it captures the complete sound.

I've learned from hearing others that no matter what equipment you buy...if you buy the cheaper equipment it's overall going to be a cheaper sound. Doesn't mean you'll hate it or it will suck but most expensive equipment is expensive for a reason. ^_^
 
I've picked up a thing or two in my time at HR. Things are often put in inflexible, dogmatic ways that by the very nature of this will inevitably bring about disagreement that leads to internicine warfare of the webs. which sometimes is fun to witness until it has gone on for long enough.
One thing of importance that I've picked up that springs to mind is the importance of translation. Mixing to generally translate across a huge variety of systems makes so much more sense than playing mixes on a variety of systems and making adjustments based on each individual medium you listen to the mix on.
Another thing I've picked up is that everyones' experience in recording is worth reading and considering ~ but not necessarilly taking as holy writ and following.
 
Mic'ing technique for mic'ing a singing guitarist ... don't know how I went so long not knowing it. Not only this specific technique, but the whole idea of capitalizing on the NULL of a mic(s). Sure made my recordings of singer/songwriter stuff a lot better, with decent separation between voice and instrument. My research on this subject led me to many other interesting and useful techniques as well.
 
RustyAxe said:
Mic'ing technique for mic'ing a singing guitarist ... don't know how I went so long not knowing it. Not only this specific technique, but the whole idea of capitalizing on the NULL of a mic(s). Sure made my recordings of singer/songwriter stuff a lot better, with decent separation between voice and instrument. My research on this subject led me to many other interesting and useful techniques as well.
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Which technique? Link?
 
I've learned a wealth of my knowledge on recording from this forum. For a long time, and still from time to time, this place was/is my Bible. Open up, enter in the search bar and read, read, and read some more. I've only asked a couple of questions in new posts on here as everything I've ever wanted to know is already covered and the search function is just sweet.

Putting what I have learned into practice and keeping on at it has helped me. I know how best to mic my acoustic in my room and get the best sound out of it and on to track. Finger picking or strummed. And a shedload of other stuff.

When I first started recording (pre-internet, for me) back in 1995 with a 4 Track Tascam Tape Deck I knew nothing, made terrible recordings and never progressed. (The first recordings I ever made were with 2 Tape Decks, a DJ mixer and a Mic. Pure improvisation. Over-dubbing live to tape. Horrible sound after 7 or 8 overdubs!) Moved on to a Korg D8 Digital station. Made cleaner sounding recordings with terrible mixes and a whole lot of horrible reverb on everything. Going to a PC years later, around 2003 and finding this place opened my eyes to the possibilities and I read and learned for years.

Now, I'm pretty confident in what I do. I can record myself and other people to a level that pleases me as close to 100% as I'll probably ever get and I am more than happy with that.

Steenamaroo said:
A lot of people think that mixing is the process of correcting things to make them fit together.(i used to), but here i've learned that it really shouldn't be, and if it is, you need to go back a step.
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I used to be like that too. Learning to get the sound I want before recording has brought my recording on in leaps and bounds. I got rid of my huge collection of plugins I'd saved from years and years of searching them out. (Always thinking something would be better than what I have already) I still have a good lot of them but mainly use 4/5 as my 'go to's' in a mix.
 
I learned that there is still hope for mankind. :) At least a few that care to help others, that wish to enjoy the craft of recording at home.

I have learned a ton of knowledge from this site, and will continue to do so. I try to give back as much as I can.
 
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