We stumbled across this cool DIY after receiving requests on how to make one of these gobos. There are a couple of ways you can do this but Dave Eric Smith, wins the prize for most functional and creative! And he is featured in this edition of our Do it Yourself Studio Blog! Check out […]
Some people cringe at the mention of the Korg nanoSeries2, I however, beam! I first found the original nanoKontrol when it was released in 2008 when looking for an affordable mixer controller. I’ll be honest, it was the cheapest on the market and it’s all I could afford, but that’s what this blog is about! […]
The biggest mistake made by home studios, and even some professional ones, is buying pre-manufactured acoustic diffusion and absorption panels that don’t fit their needs. You can create unique and specialized pieces yourself that not only make your studio sound better, but look cooler too. One of the coolest and personalized pieces you can make […]
We Answer the Your Questions: What Headphones and Monitors do we recommend for a DIY Studio? In this first installment of the Dark Horse Institute Vlog we answer a questions from Joshua Berg. Josh asked, “What headphones and monitors are best suited for a DIY Studio?” When it comes to DIY, I automatically think quality […]
[jwplayer mediaid=”4872″] Story: An iconic drum sound to say the least, this drum sound came from just 2 microphones set up in a stairwell. According to Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page, the song’s structure “was a riff that I’d been working on, but Bonzo’s drum sound really makes a difference on that point.” We […]
Today we face many more distractions than ever. Video Games, on demand TV, Phones and the all mighty Internet take up more of our time than ever before. These are great and all have great resources we can utilize to build our skills, but they can also take valuable hours away from you honing […]
One of the biggest challenges, whether you are recording at home, mixing a track or recording at a studio is acoustics. As an engineer or producer knowing how acoustics work is just as important as knowing how the board works. You may not be aware of this but our friends over at Auralex have […]
You may not think of it this way but, a good headphone mix in the studio can make a huge difference in the outcome of the sessions. In some ways the headphones are the biggest part of a session and without a good mix, the players and singer won’t be able to hear and performer […]
You may or may not have heard of the newest high speed data connection on the market by the name of Thunderbolt. If not you are in the right place Thunderbolt is a revolutionary new connection for your laptop or desktop computer. It has data transfer rates that simply blow previous Firewire and USB connections […]
Could you image your home studio competing at the same level as a commercial studio? Well there is a very interesting article that i found in the Tennessean that asks this very question. With the amount of people in the Nashville area that have home studios, the entire industry has been flooded, and the value […]
