Audio Engineering articles from our Blog at Bad Racket Recording Studio in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dark spring is an emo punk slash pop punk band with Carson Ward George Lucarelli from near Cleveland Ohio. They stopped by the studio to film a music video in our recording studio on July 28th 2019. Check it them out. Check out Dark Spring’s live version of More of You recorded at Bad Racket…
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…
Electrical and Lighting Considerations when Building or Setting up a Recording Studio TL; DR: Fluorescent bad, dimmer questionable, lamp good. Grounded AC power: Also good 🙂 All studios often begin as a chaotic tangle of wires behind a desk filled with various items. Somehow, everything gets plugged into a power strip. Eventually, you may run…
WAV or AIFF vs MP3 or M4A: Which audio file format is best? Quick answer… which is best to use to store audio data? WAV AIFF MP3 or M4A? Answer: WAV is usually best quality and most common for studio recordings and audio samples. MP3 is suitable for emails, but m4a is the…
Speaker Repair Diagnosis and Troubleshooting Speaker buggered? Is it not making any sound? Making a funny noise? Speaker problems can be a variety of issues, and repair and maintenance is usually the audio engineer’s responsibility. Check it out! Problem: Speaker Not making any noise First check obvious problems, like wires not being plugged in…
An informative article about mixing and audio engineering term Bus Tracks Many DAWs like Pro Tools, Logic Reason or Garageband feature mix busses, aux tracks, group tracks. All of which essentially serve the same purpose, but what is a mix bus track anyway? What is a Bus track in Mixing? A bus track is like…
Educational Recording Studio Internship Alternative Anyone knows the paid version is always better than the free version. Let us work for YOU with an educational experience you won’t get in a classroom. Of course your educational institution is going to say you’ll be successful when you graduate, but the reality is almost none of the…
Bad Racket Studios Launches new Free Drum and Percussion Sample Library (Still ongoing!) We have recorded the highest quality live drum samples from a variety of drum kits and styles of tuning for the most exciting samples recorded in our Cleveland Ohio studio space where reality meets imagination. These sounds offer the depth, atmosphere, and…
Frequently Asked Questions about Recording Studios Frequently asked questions at our Cleveland Recording studio, range from how much will it cost, to more general questions about the recording studio process. For more Bad Racket Studio specific questions, check out our Cleveland Studio’s FAQ, These are more general recording studio questions. Such as… How exactly does recording…