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Heeding some advice to get back to the basics, so I recorded a bit of finger picking. This was meant to be a simple exercise, but it's the hardest thing I've done so far. It feels like I've been polishing a very fragile turd for hours. Might have been a bit heavy handed. :D I'm of the opinion...

I am starting to appreciate this recording biz takes up some serious time, learning and dedication. How'd you all learn the basics, about levels, how to record different instruments, which effects work well on what & how to get it to a nice listening format? Was it experimentation, reading...

I use reaper. Anyone got tips for how I can reduce the amount of files and space all my files produce? Obviously I need to upgrade to a bigger HD - currently working with about 2Gb of space, which is totally ridiculous I know. But until I can afford a new laptop, I want to move what I don't...

Hi, Thanks for listening first of all. I haven't been doing this for so long (few months) but I'd appreciate your opinion on it. I'm not trying for anything in particular so don't worry if you want to say something harsh, it's all part of the steep learning curve and I'm open to learning. Don't...

Hi there. How do I reduce the volume in part of a track? My aim is to bring some instruments forward in bridges and then bring them down again when it's over. Maybe I am missing the point but that is what mixing is all about right? I suspect it is the envelope function in Reaper but I can't...

Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to this, and so the advice on here has been superb. In comparison to some of the home recordings I've listened to on here, my contribution is a bit lame. I don't know much about production/effects or even what to do with a file make it CD ready so it's pretty much...

Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to this, the advice on here has been superb so far. In comparison to some of the home recordings I've listened to on here, my contribution is a bit lame. I'd really appreciate some honest feedback about the recording/playing/singing and tips to improve it. My family...