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Reamping used to be a problem solving technique. You recorded a DI as a safety net and when you later found out that the guitar tone didn't fit the song as well as you thought, you could just change it, or enhance it by blending it with another amp or pedal. 

These days, reamping has become a standard practice and is part of the plan for many records, right from the beginning. Especially when things are recorded at home and then sent to a studio for mixing and mastering. 

We believe you should always try to commit to a tone and you should at least take the time to play with whatever you have available, try to reamp yourself until you're happy and then see if your mixing engineer can do any better. 

Also, if you have some cool amps and pedals, why not use them to create unique signal chains and ultimately a unique guitar tone? That is fun! Especially if you don't have to play while dialing in the amp.

In this episode we dive deep into reamping with hardware amps and answer questions like:

• Should I capture the DI pre or post pedals?
• Where exactly has the DI box to be placed in the chain?
• Do I need dedicated reamp box?
• Is my interface suited for reamping?
• How do I make sure to hit the amp with the right level?
• Why does the reamped signal sound different than plugging directly into the amp?
• What is “real-time reamping” and why would I do that?
• I don't have a lot of pedals or amps, why should I care about reamping? (Your computer is a huge pedal board!)
• What should I watch out for technically? Timing, phase etc.?

Let's go!

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Are you making this record all by yourself? No? Good. You need this episode. If you are working on it alone now, will you at some point bring others in? Maybe on future projects? If the answer is yes, this episode is absolutely for you. 

If you have more than one band member working on your songs and arrangements, if you want guest musicians to contribute to you record, if you're working as a session musician for others, or if you're hiring a mixing engineer - you need to make sure that those other people can actually work on your songs (or that you can contribute to theirs)! 

And if you truly want or need to be a lone wolf, then you can make your own life easier by following the principles and best practices described in this episode. Because better organization and clearly defined processes for consolidating, exporting, labeling or archiving audio files make you faster, prevent mistakes and boost your creativity by freeing up that "brain RAM" for the things that really matter.

And as soon as an opportunity presents itself, you're ready to jump on it because you know how this all works and you'll be such a pleasure to work with.

Let's discuss!

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Let's talk gear! Here comes our totally incomplete recording studio gear recommendations list for 2021. We go through the different categories of audio gear and give you options in the low, medium and upper price ranges, so you can pick and choose whatever fits your budget. 

This list is totally subjective and there's much more out there, of course. But if you listen to this, you're going to get an idea of what to watch out for and why we like and recommend certain pieces of gear. 

We're not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned (as of May 2021) and we hope this helps you get started with or finally complete your home studio rig.

For full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/69


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Let's talk gear! Here comes our totally incomplete recording studio gear recommendations list for 2021. We go through the different categories of audio gear and give you options in the low, medium and upper price ranges, so you can pick and choose whatever fits your budget. 

This list is totally subjective and there's much more out there, of course. But if you listen to this, you're going to get an idea of what to watch out for and why we like and recommend certain pieces of gear. 

We're not sponsored by any of the brands mentioned (as of May 2021) and we hope this helps you get started with or finally complete your home studio rig.

For full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/68


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Equalizers are the most important audio tools right after faders and pan knobs. This episode is here to help you understand how they really work and how to get the most out of your EQ plugins or hardware. 

You'll discover when to use the different filter types, how to use surgical EQ moves to solve problems or how to polish your recordings using broad, colorful strokes.

Understanding EQs is a crucial skill you need to have, whether you're recording, mixing or mastering. They can even serve as an analyzing and practice tool to help you develop your hearing and your general audio production skills. 

How? Listen now and find out!

For full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/67


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Have you ever wondered whether you chose the right settings in your recording software? Do you fully understand what they all mean? 

Which sample rate is recommended? What about the bit depth? How do you make sure the signal flow and routing are correct? And of course, how do you achieve the lowest latency while recording without killing your CPU?

We've answered all those questions and a couple more for you in this episode. And we tried to keep it simple and not confuse you even further. Did we succeed? You decide.

Listen now and learn how to set up your DAW correctly, once and for all!

For full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/66


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It's probably the biggest challenge we're all facing when we're starting out making records and we can almost think of it as the audio engineer's job description. A problem you need to solve over and over again for every single record you're working on: Translating the sound in your head into a recording.

As some of the most frequently asked questions we get are also about this exact challenge, we decided to talk about it on the podcast and help you get there faster. 

Listen now and find out how to make your recordings match your vision.

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Recording a whole band live is one of the hardest but also most fun things to do. There are a lot of challenges that come with it and plenty of problems to solve, especially if you are in a small room.

Should you isolate everything as much as possible? If so, how? Should you try and keep the room out of the recording or make the sound of your room a big part of what you're capturing? Is it about the sound or about the vibe of playing together as a band?

Listen now as we answer these questions among others and dive deep into the topic of live recording.

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Sidechaining is one of those things that get talked about a lot these days. Using the sidechain input of a compressor to create pumping or ducking effects has become a standard technique in modern music production. And not only in electronic music!

But there's more to it. The sidechain can be used to solve problems, create more space in the frequency spectrum, trigger gates to open or to gain more control over how a compressor reacts to the incoming signal.

But...should you care as a self-recording musician? Isn't that a mixing-only thing? Why would you want to understand this?

Let's discuss!

For full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/63


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This is another episode covering a basic audio concept and tool. Or rather a whole category of tools, as gates come in many different forms with different feature sets these days.

While most people interested in audio probably have an idea of what a gate is, many still don't fully understand it. And using gates without really understanding them can be dangerous. It might cause damage to your recordings that can not be fixed anymore. Also, when you're recording yourself and working with a mixing engineer it's really helpful to know what a gate can and can't fix later in the process.

And finally, gates can not only be used to get rid of unwanted noise, but to shape the sound of your recordings creatively. Drums are a great example for this. 

We use them all the time in mixing and we sometimes do it in ways that are a little more advanced or rather uncommon for some people, so we thought we'd share it with you to help you get a better understanding of gates and also to show you some techniques that you maybe haven't thought of before.

Let's go!

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