Understanding Signal Flow in the Recording Studio Signal Flow is almost like a map of the sound traveling through the setup almost like a river or pipe flowing. Signal flow is the term we use to describe how the sound flows through the chain of devices. Signal flow is all the gear and cords…
This article is going to outline the bare essentials for what you need to record at home. Recording at home can mean doing the best you can with a less than ideal environment, but its important to do everything you can to reduce environmental noise. This means air conditioning, heat, fans, or other mechanical noises…
Boom Library releases massive 102 GB high quality 3D Surround Ambience Library of Urban Locations throughout the United States. This 96kHz Ambience Library is available as both 8 Channel 3D Surround Files and also 2 Channel Stereo Assets. Take a listen to a stereo demo of Urban USA – 3D Surround Ambiences. A Rich Variety…
Written by Henri Rapp The Debris Sound Effects Pack from Boom Library is an incredible collection of pure destruction sounds! With more than 2100+ unique impact, crunching, crushing, smashing, tearing, crumbling, & explosion sounds, as well as numerous material variations from glass to concrete, metal, wood, & plastic; variety is no issue in this collection. From subtle to…
Using a Rhyming Dictionary for Songwriting A lot of people use a rhyming dictionary or even a dictionary to help with rhyming words. While there’s many rhyming apps, popular Rhyming dictionary sites like rhymezone, and others, is it cheating, or even a good idea to use something like this for inspiration? Some offer slant rhyme or…
Recording and Mixing at Bad Racket Recording Studio Bad Racket is a recording and listening space built to be a good listening environment free from distractions. We encourage you to turn off your phone, wear a nice comfortable pair of your own headphones, and be prepared to take notes, or focus on the next few…
8+ Tips for Recording Guitar So It Sits Well In the Mix by Henri Rapp Guitar can be one of the easiest instruments to record, and provided you steer clear of a few pitfalls, you should have no problems at all. After about 10 years of recording you pick up a few techniques, these…
How to Record Drums: Recording a Full Drum Kit: Kick Drum, Snare, Rack toms or Floor Toms and Cymbals –Henri Rapp – Bad Racket Recording Studio How you record a drum has a big influence on how it will sound. From the drum itself, to the type of head, mic placement, and type of…
Getting Creative at Bad Racket Recording Studios in Cleveland Ohio Getting creative at Bad Racket is more than doing what you do. It means making the tough decisions, and getting down to the nitty gritty and fun part of making records. How can you be more creative in your recordings? It’s a tough…
Born Without Bones – Wishing (You) Well ‘Live From Bad Racket’ Premier Via Pulmonary Sound Premiered via Pulmonary Sound “Massachusetts band, Born Without Bones stopped by Bad Racket Recording Studio in Cleveland, Ohio to record a Live From Bad Racket video of their song “Wishing (You) Well”. The song is from their new album Young…