The Musicians Guide to Making Great Recordings Audio Interfaces, Analog to Digital, and other Recording Gear Audio Interface is the standard modern way of recording. While other options like tape machines do exist, the cost and availability of such systems is growing more and more expensive. Unless you have a ton of money or some…
Intro to Audio Engineering for Musicians and Songwriters Audio Engineering 101 Everything in the studio starts and ends with the musician. From the performance, to hopefully collecting a check. Musicians rely on the principles of audio engineering to record sound from analog to digital. The gear can make a big difference too The music…
A guitar recording will sound different almost anything you do. From instrument setup, to the equipment and how its used, to how the audio is mixed and mastered in the track will affect how the sound is perceived by the listener. Getting the right sounds in the Studio Getting sounds right at the source…
Music creation can be easy and fun with new technology like samples, koops and different music creation software like Pro Tools, Logic, Reaper, Reason, Ableton, Garageband, Studio One, Etc. Loops in the Studio Recording and music making is no longer a process of creating sounds from scratch with new technology like loops and flexible licencing…
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…
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…
Listen to Joyframe Where’s Kevin Cassette from Quality Time Records Joyframe is a FUN BAND from Kent Ohio. Courtney (Bass) Caleb (Guitar) Daniel (Drums) and muscle man’s mix-tapes from mars come together for this fuzzy cassette tape in nice jacket from Quality Time Records for only seven bucks. Or listen to it below free streaming on…
The Speedbumps – Rosaline | Live from Bad Racket Recording Studios Make sure you check them out at the NEOH Cycle Fest at Edgewater Park September 12! THE SHOW IS FREE! Ride Your Bike or drive your car. The beach is right there. The bands are going be sick! Beer trucks and food trucks.…
Analog Studio or Digital Studio? Is Bad Racket an Analog Studio or a digital studio? We get this question all the time. Some people are die hard analog. Others are all about the digital recording. So whats the deal? What Really Matters Firstly, analog recording is very expensive compared to digital. Expect to spend hundreds…
The Loudness War Debate Explained So maybe you’ve heard about the loss of dynamics it music over the years, and maybe you haven’t. Maybe you’ve heard about the Loudness War and how studios have been crankin’ out heaters that are too hot…. and you’re wondering what it all means and need to have some contemporary…