Recording
Map of Content
Central hub for all recording-related knowledge in this vault.
Getting Started
- Getting Started with Music Production — first steps, gear priorities, learning paths
- Beginner FAQ — common beginner Q&A with expert answers
Session Preparation & Organization
- Recording and Tracking Workflows — DAW ranking for tracking, latency, comping, backup, remote collaboration
- Session Templates and Organization — template setup for recording
- Session Mindset and Engineering Philosophy — working with artists, professionalism, commitment
Instrument Recording Techniques
- Drum Recording Techniques — mic placement, overhead techniques, tuning, room mics, phase
- Guitar Recording — amp/cab miking, acoustic techniques, polar patterns, DI workflow
- Bass Recording — DI vs amp, blend techniques, playing dynamics
- Piano and Keys Recording — grand/upright piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer miking
Microphone Techniques
- Stereo Miking Techniques — XY, ORTF, spaced pair, Blumlein, mid-side comparisons
- Room Mics and Ambient Recording — room mic philosophy, bleed management, compression on rooms
- Neumann U87 — large diaphragm condenser workhorse
- Shure SM7B — dynamic vocal/broadcast standard
- Shure SM57 — instrument mic workhorse
- Coles 4038 — classic BBC ribbon mic
- Royer Ribbon Mics — modern ribbon standard
- Neumann KM184 — small diaphragm cardioid reference
Preamp & Gain Staging
- Neve 1073 — the most famous preamp circuit
- API Preamps — discrete 2520 op-amp design, GOATed for drums
- Avalon VT-737 — tube channel strip, pop/R&B vocal standard
- Gain Staging
Vocal Recording
- Vocal Chain — signal chain for vocal recording and processing
- Vocal Editing Across DAWs — vocal editing workflows per DAW
DI Recording & Reamping
- A Designs REDDI — premium tube DI box
- Radial DI — industry standard DI boxes
- Reamping — re-amping techniques and setup
Headphone Mixes & Monitoring
- Headphone Mixes and Cue Systems — artist monitoring, cue routing, click management
- Beyerdynamic DT770 — closed-back tracking standard
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50x — popular closed-back studio headphones
Room & Acoustic Setup
- Acoustic Treatment Guide — comprehensive acoustic treatment planning
- Rockwool — rigid mineral wool insulation for treatment
- GIK Acoustics — pre-made acoustic treatment panels
Tape Recording
- Tape Machines in Modern Production — using tape in contemporary workflows
- Tape Machines — overview of tape in modern production
Related Topics
- Budget Gear Guide — recommended gear at every price point
- DIY and Clone Gear — building and modifying audio equipment
- Gear Maintenance and Repair — maintaining and servicing studio equipment
Related Maps of Content
- Hardware — microphones, preamps, and studio gear
- Mixing — post-tracking mix workflows
- Acoustics — room treatment and monitoring setup
- Workflow — session management and tracking workflows
Auto-Index
| File | confidence | tags |
|---|---|---|
| Bass Recording | medium | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |
| Drum Recording Techniques | high | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |
| Guitar Recording | medium | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |
| Headphone Mixes and Cue Systems | medium | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |
| Piano and Keys Recording | medium | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |
| Recording and Tracking Workflows | medium | domain/recording, type/topic |
| Room Mics and Ambient Recording | medium | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |
| Session Mindset and Engineering Philosophy | high | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |
| Stereo Miking Techniques | medium | type/topic, domain/recording, channel/recording-talk |