Lots of people think that they need a brand new Mac G5 and Pro Tools and expensive mics to make decent recordings. While all of these things would be ideal, they are not necessary.

For instance, my setup is a pc that has an AMD 350 processor, 512 ram and some 80 gig hard drives. Nothing special. Yes, I am running Pro Tools as well as some great mics.  read more »

If Home Studio Tips was a human, it would have cake all over it's face. I'm proud to announce that Home Studio Tips is one year old today!! It has been an exciting year, to say the least.

I'm hoping the next year has just as many interesting things as the last year. I plan on bringing you more of the latest technology, tips and tricks.

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I am happy to announce that home studio tips now has a companion message board. I thought it was important for people to be able to discuss things other than in the comments of this blog.

Please sign up and post as often as you like. I'd like to build a community where we can share all of our home studio tips!

TC Helicon has created Harmony4, for guys like me, who aren't the greatest vocalist on the planet. Harmony parts can make or break a song. This program allows you to create great harmony parts during mixing.

It has MIDI controlled and auto control and includes humanization features and pitch detection. Harmony4 creates convincing virtual harmony tracks from a single vocal. Also, includes special effects. The harmony parts can sound like the original singer or 4 different singers. With individual gender and vibrato.  read more »