Homebrewed Music

I record solo acoustic guitar almost exclusively, but a couple of months ago one of my buddies wanted to lay down a few tracks with vocal and `ukulele. And he wanted to sing and play at the same time. I remembered reading about an arrangement of figure 8 or bidirectional mics that gave maximum separation [...]

I built a batch of broadband absorber panels before I recorded my Kaleponi CD. I have 13 panels constructed of 4 inches of OC703 wrapped in burlap. It’s been a while since I built these and I’ve lost track of the cost, but I’ll do better with the next batch, I promise. Here’s a look [...]

Room EQ Wizard is a wonderful free tool for evaluating the acoustic conditions in a room. And Sketchup is a wonderful free tool for modeling a room. I used both of these to evaluate my recording space, and to develop a baseline for comparison as I add treatment.