Still, room treatment-especially when recording at home-is essential to capturing the perfect take. Nobody wants to drop half a paycheck on something that can’t make a sound. With the right knowledge and tools, you can bring some of that professional polish to your mixes right from the comfort of your own home.
And, to be clear, please know that I am STILL a bedroom producer! I never graduated to a fancy studio because-once I learned how to use my space and tools effectively-I didn’t have to! And, chances are, you don’t have to either.
But really, at the end of the day, there are so many things you can do to up your at-home producing game.īelow, I’m going to give you seven hacks I’ve found useful in my 16 years as a bedroom producer. It’s easy to blame it on the less-than-ideal acoustics of your space, or on the fact that recording at home comes with unique challenges (like planning around your roommate’s showering schedule). I was once where you were and so I know how frustrating it can be to have your productions lack that final bit of “professional polish” you’ve been craving. You’ve definitely got some mixing chops, but the problem is that all your mixes keep turning out sounding.well…not quite “there” yet. And, you’re mostly working out of your bedroom home recording studio. You’re an aspiring producer-making beats, recording sounds, trying to make it all fit together.