Build a $10 Microphone Pop Screen

Jake Ludington’s MediaBlab shows you how to make your own microphone pop screen for $9.66. These generally go for around $30 if you were to buy one. This is an excellent project to try for your home studio especially if you are a vocalist. It helps get rid of the spiking “s”, “pfts”, and “ch” […]

1 Sep, 2007  2 Comments  Do it yourself, Resources, Recording

20 Minute Guide to Recording Vocals Over A Track

Beginner tutorial on recording vocals over a beat on your computer using Audacity (free). Great if you’ve written lyrics you want to spit over a beat, but don’t know where to begin. Covers basic recording, noise reduction, and compression.

Approx. completion time: 20 min, excluding downloading & installation.

Difficulty: 2/10

29 Aug, 2007  12 Comments  Recording, Tutorial: newbie