Audio Recording Basics

A growing list of basic audio production information:

Audio Recording Basics Crash Course
Room Acoustics
The Best Time of the Year to Buy Gear
Which Audio Interface to Buy?
Quad Microphone Cables

Best Guitar/Instrument Cables
Must Have Studio Microphones
Digital Audio Workstation Software
Electronic Music Libraries to Own
How to Setup an Audio Interface

What is ASIO?
Audio Interface Latency and Buffer Sizes Explained
Speakers and Room Calibration Systems
Label That Cable!
What Cannot Be Taught

Studio Attitude/Vibe
Instrument Acclimatization
Audio Engineering Mistakes to Avoid
How to Use a Mixing Board
Home Studio Necessities
How to Use a Patchbay

Which Sample Rate and Bit Depth?
REAPER Basics
How to Install Plugins in REAPER
Auto Punch Recording in Cockos REAPER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMEgGZZFjbQ
Avid Pro Tools 12 Setup & Recording Basics

Send These Videos to New Recording Studio Customers
MIDI Setup and Recording Basics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Yc-sdoOsg
What’s a Direct Box and Why Do You Need One?

What Recording Input Level is Optimum? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MqjPA5eOU4

The Headphone Mix – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLJMl5kaJVQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLJMl5kaJVQ

Gainstaging Explained – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFy-s-mG70

Quickly Delete Bad Takes in REAPER – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_fWQ6OFm1U

Five Biggest Recording Quality Impacts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzW008V3uZw

Pro Tools 12 Basics

More coming real soon! In the mean time, check out the Recording 101 playlist.