Drum Replacement & Enhancement

Drum Replacement & Enhancement Drum replacement, or “using samples”, is a modern technique that is being implemented in most mainstream music nowadays. Some view it as cheating, and others view it as necessary to achieve a desired sound. Essentially, there are two main ways to use samples with drums: Blending & Layering, or complete replacement.…

Q: Is Bad Racket an Analog Studio or Digital Recording Studio? A: Both!

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…

Compression for Music Explained

Audio Engineering: Compression for Music Explained Dynamics Dynamics is how loud or quiet a signal is. Dynamics processors typically are either compressor, limiters, gates, and expanders or some combination of the those 4 things. They typically have several knobs which can be set to change the signal level up or down in different ways. A…

What makes us the best recording studio option in Cleveland right now

  What makes us the best recording studio option in Cleveland right now.   When selecting a recording studio you need to keep in mind that choosing the cheapest option might not always be the best recording studio. A cheap recording studio is just going to give you a unprofessional result. On the other hand,…

Shoulda called it a soundtrack…Bad Racket’s Cleveland Music Compilation

Bad Racket’s Cleveland Music Compilation   A few days ago I sent a message to a friend of mine confirming the date and time for an upcoming video shoot. We’ve done over 20 videos now, enough to make the process feel ordinary… but what’s cool about that is that when I’m excited for the next…