#191: The Biggest Home Recording Mistakes We've Seen This Month - (Overheads & Clipping)

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Episode show notes:

Benedikt & Malcom notice a fair amount of mistakes that home recording artists are making. With a little know-how and experience, these mistakes are entirely preventable.
The guys admit to having made these mistakes themselves in the past, and now, through their experience, you and other home recording artists don't have to.
The first topic covered this week is recording overheads. Arguably the most important layer of recording a full kit.
If your overheads aren't sounding good, your whole drum sound is gonna sound off.
"Overheads should generally sound like a really great drumkit just by themselves" - Malcom Owen-Flood
There are several things home recording artists need to watch out for when recording overheads. Things that can be easily overlooked leading to phase issues and an unbalanced stereo image.

Also covered is clipping. Home recording artists are sometimes unaware that they are clipping but it's not as straightforward as just watching for the meter in your DAW turning red.

This is the first of a two-parter, so buckle up and let's get up to date with what's going wrong in the world of home recording.

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For full show notes go to: https://theselfrecordingband.com/191

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Chapters

1. Home Recording Mistakes (00:00:00)

2. Intuitive Mixing With Controller and Plugins (00:10:57)

3. Common Mistakes in Overheads Recording (00:16:56)

4. Optimal Overhead Mic Placement for Drums (00:23:54)

5. Recording Overheads and Low Ceilings (00:30:50)

6. Clipping Issues and New SM7 Microphone (00:42:29)

7. Common Mistakes in Recording Guitar Tracks (00:49:45)