DAW and all plugins installed? Yes.
But you are still not satisfied with the recording?
That is indeed the same problem faced by almost all budding Audio Engineers. We all fight against noise-pop unwanted reflections distortion mix not sounding right and the list goes on and on. But luckily you are not alone!
Here are 4 tips for successful Audio Recording: -
1. Room Selection
Usually smaller sized rooms are better. This will also cut cost on your acoustic treatment for the room. Rooms located within a quieter surrounding area are more preferred to the ones near a busy area as this will have an impact on your budget on your acoustic treatment for the rooms. If money is not an issue then location does not matter. Rooms with carpet flooring are preferred to a wooden floor or concrete floor or ceramic flooring. Rooms with lesser windows will reduce outside noise and rooms with curtains (the thicker the better) will surely improve the quality of recording from what it has always been.
2. Isolate Unwanted Sound
Isolation
of unwanted sound will have a huge impact on the final quality of your
recording. Close all doors and windows. Turn off any unnecessary electronic
equipment and devices. If you are using only one room then make sure the
distance between the computer or laptop and the microphone is as far as
possible. This will reduce leakage of system noise into the microphone.
3. Use of Pop Filter and Shock Mount for Microphone
Pop filters are necessary for anything voice-related. It helps with sounds such as P and B this is called plosives. Plosives are extra air going onto the microphone causing a very annoying heavy breath/bass sound. It may also save you from buying a new microphone down the line as well. Shock mounts can provide basic protection from damage but their prime use is to isolate microphones from mechanically transmitted noise. This can originate as floor vibrations transmitted through a floor stand or as finger and other handling noise on boom poles.
4. Distance between Artist and Microphone
The distance to the microphone has a decisive influence on the tonal characteristics so you should test different distances and then decide on all recordings of a cast for a constant distance. For example, it makes sense to use 5 cm 10 cm and 20 cm.
You can also measure the distance with your hands using the thumb and little finger in situations where centimetre measure is not possible for a consistent tone character.
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