It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve got the best gear money can buy if your recording studio isn\u2019t properly set up. I can\u2019t tell you how many home studios I\u2019ve seen with improperly positioned monitors, uncomfortable workstations, and a poorly tuned room. What you end up with are mixes that sound fine in your recording studio but don\u2019t translate well at all to the outside world. And you\u2019re left scratching your head, wondering why you just bought the best gear you could afford but your mixes aren\u2019t sounding right? Well, you\u2019ve got to set everything up correctly in order to truly hear what you\u2019re doing. This doesn\u2019t mean you have to build your own room from scratch, or spend a ton on acoustic material, you just need to understand basic acoustic principles and apply some common sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I did consulting, I used to go into home studios and help clients set up their gear for the best possible sonic results. So in 2012 when I saw Grammy-award winning audio engineer Francis Buckley\u2019s Studio Rescue<\/em> series (sponsored by R\u00d8DE microphones) on YouTube, I said to myself, \u201cWow, that\u2019s exactly what I would have recommended. I\u2019ve got to tell my students about these YouTube videos!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The videos in this series are really excellent. Buckley knows what he\u2019s talking about and offers practical advice on working with the space you have, and how to tune it using furniture placement and a few strategically placed acoustic foam panels. And though technology has certainly moved forward since R\u00d8DE first put out these videos, the concepts within and the techniques for tuning your home studio are evergreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch this video series if you\u2019re unclear on how best to position all the gear in your home studio. I guarantee you\u2019ll find these videos useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are 13 episodes posted so far. Here are a few direct links:<\/p>\n\n\n\nStudio Rescue \u2013 Episode 1<\/h2>\n\n\n