15 MISTAKES to AVOID When Recording at Home!

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Are you recording guitars and vocals at home, hoping to "finish it off" in a larger studio? Here are 15 VERY common mistakes to avoid. Watch this, your mix engineer will thank you! Get the Complete Guide to Drum Programming at: https://spectredigital.com/complete-drum-programming?ref=29 0:00 Made this for my clients! 2:23 By Request 3:05 File Format 3:55 Get the Best Possilbe Source 4:34 Count In 5:31 Gain Staging 7:10 Take a DI 8:50 Open Strings 9:50 Retune every time 10:00 Check for Pops & Clicks 10:53 Label things CORRECTLY 13:53 Edit Down your Vocals 14:21 Consolidation 15:59 Export CORRECTLY 16:40 Double Track Guitars 17:40 Decide who's editing 17:56 Send the CORRECT tracks! About Spectre Sound Studios: I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. On my channel you can find tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, and plugin effects. We've covered Moon on the Water, played Bias FX, given you the absolute best in Stupid Musician Texts, ranted & raved about bass guitar, and this channel is where The Eagle has Landed. Everything you've wanted to learn about recording Hard Rock & Heavy Metal can be found right here on this channel! I also respond to your comments & questions: The best make it into the SMG Viewer's Comments series of videos. Loads of fun, lots of laughs. Thanks for checking out my channel & please subscribe!