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RECORDING ENGINEER'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE™
VOL VI - Issue 6 - December 5, 2003

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ARTICLES

GOING GOLD INDEPENDENTLY

Mentoring For a Plaque Of Gold
    
Tom Gelardi, president of Developing Artist Productions, is gearing up for mentoring of independent artists that may someday be tomorrow's gold record superstars.  By RID and Developing Artist Productions combining efforts, we are able to give the local act or producer exactly the kind of help needed for them and their situation, says Tom.

Music Marketing Mentoring & Training Services
     There's a variety of services through Recording Institute of Detroit and Developing Artist Productions to help the new artist and producer get a good foothold in the music industry. The goal of the different services is the same: getting you trained in music marketing and applying that training to marketing your own music. 
     Bob gives you rules to live by when installing a studio in a less ideal space.

RID Production School Study Module
    
12 main primer articles with 34 additional study articles in the subjects of recording, production, promotion and music marketing in the RID Producer Training Program.  Now all paid online subscribers can earn RID Theory Certification after completing the module.  View complete descriptions of the module's contents with the link.

Guitar Recording Primer
     One of the 12 RID Production School primers, this primer gives the different kind of micing and equalization used to record acoustic guitars, electric guitars and electric bass guitars.


In-Depth Web Study $9.98/Month or Lower
    
One year paid subscribers can now study and obtain RID online theory certification on 8 different study modules as well as having access to thousands of pages of in-depth articles and references.

RECORDING WEBSITE ARTICLES & TIPS

TECHNOLOGY OF THE TRADE: PC RECORDING by The General  There's a new kid on the block, going by the tag "The General."  He's Recording Engineer Quarterly's new PC Recording Contributing Editor and moderator of The General's Corner at The Recording Website.  Giving advice on instruments and equipment he has come up with this in-depth reference from board posts and his own experience.  He puts it like this: Roll up your pants 'cuz we're going knee deep into the world of PC recording gear with this tutorial on deciding what you need, what it does, what to look for, and most importantly, all that the world of recording has to offer.  Mind you I still have a lot to learn, as this is only to serve those who are fresh out of the gate looking to cut their first demo. 
 

MICS

PREAMPS

RECORDERS

COMPUTERS

SOFTWARE

MISC GEAR

COMPUTER RECORDING MAINTENANCE by Slider  With the direction that home recording is going today, it is very necessary to know something about computer maintenance.  I realized recently that I do a lot of computer maintenance both before and after the session to keep the session and the computer running smoothly and decided to share some of these steps with you all in this article. 

SIGNAL PROCESSING TIPS by Old Bob  Four basic tips on using equalization and compression in your home or project studio recording project.
Recommended Equalization Frequencies  Key frequencies to change the tone of various instruments in your recording. 
Using Complementary Equalization  Making instruments clearer and more distinct - that's what the EQ is for - here is a key technique for this.
Using Compression During Mixing & Mastering  General guide on compressing the mix.
The Exciting Compressor  Extreme compression for that "in-your-face" vocal that sounds natural. 


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THE SOUND OF EQ by Bob Dennis
Let's start right there at the beginning.   What exactly are you going to be doing?  Do you have an idea?  If not, all the equipment in the world won't do you any good.   Once you've got a basic plan in mind, then you can start to build your system.

RECORDING WEBSITE FEATURED TIPS

VOCAL RECORDING & PRODUCTION: Whether you are recording live instruments or using MIDI and sampling to make your music tracks, you'll still record your vocals with the singer/rapper in front of a microphone.  The following articles and tips, from the Recording Website tip archives, are about getting professional vocal results in your personal production studio.  

Microphone Placement On Vocals by Bob Dennis:  What does Sally Sucking Soup have to do with micing vocals?   - Find out.

The Key To Getting A Good Vocal Sound by Bob Dennis:  There are technical reasons why vocals don't sound the best. Here's the problems and their solutions.

Producing Final Vocals by Bob Dennis: Vocalists usually perform better when they have a music producer.  Here's what the producer does to get a good vocal performance.  

Overdub & Mix by Bob Dennis:  There are those sets of words that shouldn't be used in the same sentence. Combinations of words like "honest & politician," "jumbo & shrimp," and "overdub & mix" should always be separated by periods. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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