Recording Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/recording/ Mixing Services and Tutorials Tue, 12 May 2026 16:37:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.musicguymixing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-music-guy-favicon-32x32.png Recording Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/recording/ 32 32 How to Use a Pop Filter (Singing or Speaking) https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-use-a-pop-filter/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-use-a-pop-filter/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 16:24:32 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5704 We always want the cleanest audio in the recording stage. This applies equally to laying down some vocal tracks or recording speech for a podcast, video, etc. One of simplest keys to attaining clean audio is to mitigate the plosive sounds, meaning those spikes in the 150Hz range on a voice when it enunciates a […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-use-a-pop-filter/feed/ 0 The Best Budget Audio Interface For Recording and Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-budget-audio-interface/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-budget-audio-interface/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:33:48 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5640 It goes without saying that home recording has come a long way since it became available. You could go back to the 70’s or even 60’s to find the true origins of home recording, albeit with 4 track recorders. As digital audio workstations first became available and subsequently practical for musicians and audio producers more […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/best-budget-audio-interface/feed/ 0 Recording Drums With Two Microphones – A Complete Guide https://www.musicguymixing.com/recording-drums-with-two-microphones/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/recording-drums-with-two-microphones/#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 21:35:28 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=4638 There are all kinds of setups for recording drums with different microphones, but oftentimes your setup might come down to the gear you have. This extends both to the number of microphones you have as well as the number of inputs your recording hardware can simultaneously capture at once. Recording drums with two microphones in […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-mic-a-kick-drum/feed/ 0 What is a Microphone’s Frequency Response – Why It Matters https://www.musicguymixing.com/microphones-frequency-response/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/microphones-frequency-response/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 15:50:16 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=4793 I recently did an overview on the best vocal mics for every budget, and in comparing different microphones I often cited their frequency responses. Let’s identify what is a microphone’s frequency response, what it means, and why it matters. What is a Microphone’s Frequency Response A microphone’s frequency response is the frequency range that microphone […]

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