DIY Recording Guys

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. Links Vadim's free DIY Recording eBook DIY Recording Facebook Community Vadim's Studio Site Benjamin's Studio Site

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 3:40 - Teenage Vadim doesn't need this episode 6:08 - The 5 Fundamental parts of a song 9:00 - How Ben and Vadim cheated their way through their early music education 13:00 - How to get power into your arrangments 17:40 - Tips for coming up with melodies 20:20 - You can never have enough vo...

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. Find out how understanding metal will improve the quality of your pop vocals in this super secret bonus episode Links Vadim's free DIY Recording eBook DIY Recording Facebook Community Vadim's Studio Site Benjamin's Studio Site

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 0:40 - Vadim's metal last name revealed 1:10 - Vadim's metal snake lips 4:10 - How Ben Prepares for a band session 13:30 - Setting up your DAW in advance and using session templates 15:30 - The importance of clear labeling 20:30 - How to get your mix engineer to love you 21:30 - Tracking st...

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 1:05 - The guys briefly consider becoming a gamer drama podcast 4:20 - Ben joins an awesome band! 5:25 - Vadim's guitar problem 7:45 - Your only two resources: Time and Money 9:45 - Recording: DIY Studio vs Commercial Studio 16:30 - DIY Mixing - Vadim confuses Ben but they eventually figure...

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 2:00 - Ben's $1k rig 14:05 - Vadim's $1k rig 22:50 - A brief discussion on the Dream Rig. Vadim is not impressed with Ben's frugality. Links Vadim's free DIY Recording eBook DIY Recording Facebook Community Vadim's Studio Site Benjamin's Studio Site

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 2:30 - Choosing your microphones 6:00 - Do NOT do this to your microphone 9:00 - The secret behind Vadim's emotional recordings 13:50 - Cables 17:45 - Monitors and headphones 22:30 - Closed back vs Open back headphones 27:00 - Benjamin's headphone strategy is on fleek 28:30 - Virtual instru...

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 0:26 - Ben is confused after a long day 2:00 - Choosing your recording computer 9:15 - HDD vs SSD 16:45 - Recommendations on RAM, processor and memory 17:50 - The dreaded and outdated Mac vs PC debate 19:50 - The audio interface 24:50 - The digital protocol of your interface 30:00 - Interfa...

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us. 1:20  The guys discuss the irony of a narrowly avoided production disaster while recording episode 1 4:55  The guys get philosophical and wax poetic for just a minut 5:39  The digital recording signal chain from the perspective of a vocal 11:35  Digital signal processing. What is it and why...

If you enjoy our podcast, please leave a quick rating . It only takes a minute and it means the world to us.  In this episode: Vadim's nervous. It's his first podcast. Ben reassures him that it will be as terrible as he fears [0:40] What this podcast is about: helping musicians get better DIY recordings [2:17] Benjamin's story: Drummer Turned Bassist Goes Full DIY Rock-Star [7:48] Vadim accidental...