how to record studio quality music

rnald wrote:

I was wondering how to go about recording studio quality audio with logic x pro?

If anyone can point me into the direction of a tutorial that may explain this, or explain it here to me I would be so appreciative.

You are entering the world of audio production and like many other skills that can't be learned by pointing you to a tutorial. This is a very complex field covering many different discipline (music, acoustic, electronic, computer, art).

You might start with a book about home recording that explains the fundamentals and also learn Logic to know how to use that knowledge with your app.

About your Beats headphones. You have to know that these are a fashion accessories and not a studio reference tool. If you want to make sure that your mix sounds the same to everybody else who wears that same fashion device around their neck, then you are ok.

Hope that helps

Edgar Rothermich

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About your Beats headphones. You have to know that these are a fashion accessories and not a studio reference tool. If you want to make sure that your mix sounds the same to everybody else who wears that same fashion device around their neck, then you are ok.

+1

I had the misfortune to listen to a couple of tracks through these 'headphones' and i couldn't believe how much they colored the mix.... A/B'ing between the 'Beats' and my own very old and well used and broken in.. Sennheiser HD 280 Pros was like listening to two almost completely differently mixed tracks...

So..

Opinion: Buy a set of quality 'flat sounding' headphones and use those to monitor through if you must use 'cans' that is.... But.... it's better to use a good quality set of Monitor speakers in a well treated (acoustically speaking) room.... if you want to be able to mix to a high standard eventually..

The Art Of Sound wrote:

+1

A/B'ing between the 'Beats' and my own very old and well used and broken in.. Sennheiser HD 280 Pros was like listening to two almost completely differently mixed tracks...

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Ahhh... I too have a broken in pair of HD 280 Pro phones.. they are big, a bit heavy but probably the closest thing I've heard to a pair of decent, flat studio monitors.

As already stated, this is a big, big subject, and there are all sorts of tutorial videos all over Youtube, but to tackle a couple of specific points - no, you don't have to record a cappella, you will be able to hear your voice along with the track while recording, and you will be able to adjust the relative levels of all the different instruments/beats/loops in the track and your voice until it feels just right. You need to look at the Logic manual to see how to do this - it's all in there.

Secondly, making your voice sound studio quality is about much more than just the microphone and the audio interface - yes, you will need both of these, and if you do a bit of research here: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/newbie-audio-engineering-production-question-zon e/ you'll find a lot of good help in choosing good models that won't break the bank (of course, if money is not an option, then go for the best you can afford - but do plenty of research first - don't go on advertising, listen to first-hand experience). Afterwards, if you really start getting into it, you'll start wanting to look at the acoustics in the room you're using, and a good valve mic preamp, but that's probably a long way down the road just yet, so don't sweat it.

Good luck - you're starting out on an exciting an fulfilling journey

Nice post littleeden!

Hi,

That's a very global question and you can not answer that in just one post. All we can do for you is to give you some tips how to get started.

Studio Equipment

You need decent mic and studio monitors to hear what are you recording. You don't need top end product for thousands of dollars. Listen to many mics/speakers in your budget and choose your favorite. You can find many articles on the web about setting up the home studio.

Your skills

That's what really matters, NOT your equipment! You can create insane song with a MacBook. Skrillex made his grammy winning song on a laptop so yeah, it's about your skills! The best way is to find some tutorials on YouTube or learn from ready projects, or getting in touch with professionals. It takes some time but there's no other way to start recording great sounding music.

Good music defends itself.

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