Comments on: Home Recording Beginner Tips: A Solid Start

By: Keith Davies

Keith Davies — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:20:22 +0000

Excellent tips. I’d just got to the stage of figuring maybe what I need to do was record a scratch track – though I didn’t have a name for the idea – but was wondering if I was just wasting time. Barking up the wrong tree or something. Having it confrmed here is really sueful. Thanks.

By: Smurf

Smurf — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:23:37 +0000

I recommend using a drum loop whenever possible (a real loop, or one you create in your drum software)for your metronome. Most musicians get into the groove better with “drums” than a “click” track, and that helps the performance in the end.

“make sure your project tempo is in sync with the metronome.”

This is a MUST! But don’t ask how I know about it…….LOL

By: Third Take » Home Recording Beginner Tips: A Clean Track

Third Take » Home Recording Beginner Tips: A Clean Track — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:36:22 +0000

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By: Danny Franco

Danny Franco — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:22:28 +0000

This is a great article, particularly for singer/songwriters who want to record their own stuff. A scratch track sets the tempo and allows the singer(s), instrument players etc. to concentrate on perfecting their part of the song while listening to the recorded track and recording to each of the new tracks. And sometimes, parts of the scratch track can be used with the final mix.

Good advice!!

By: Carlos Madrigal

Carlos Madrigal — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:12:30 +0000

Thanks for these tips. It’s easy for a newbie to get enchanted with “all you can do” in a DAW. In the recent days I’ve been switching to Sonar. I love the V-Vocal and Audio-Snap features. So I’m trying to use them with some of my band’s old material that was recorded free-style (no metronome, no click-track)… well, it’s not that easy.

It only takes about 2 minutes to set the damn project tempo and it gives you a lot of benefits.

Greetings from Mexico.