Combining home recording and the pro studio

juicylime · 4th February 2007

Hi Kevin,

Greetings from Dublin. It's great to have this Q&A with you! Aside from the fact that I could listen to absolutely everything you could ever whisper about working on Unforgetable Fire, I'd love to hear about what you think the of the world of self recording musicians meeting that of the pro recording studio.

(do you get much 'self recorded' stuff to mix kevin? - Jules)

Where do you beleive is the perfect ground between the two? And what would you regard as the main weaknesses of home recordings, is it gear/production and arrangement skills? Or engineering ability?

Thanks!
Hamlet Sweeney

Kevin Killen · 5th February 2007

Hamlet,

I think its very common these days to have both involved in most projects. Especially given the fact that a lot of artists have their own studios and are quite proficient at using a DAW. One thing they excell at is recording their own instrument, which stands to reason. It always boils down to taste. I am contantly amazed by the quality of some of the recordings.

If there is a weakness, it tends to be in mic placement and the amount of processing ( usually too much). Mixes tend to be squashed and distortion and lack of cross fades seem to be a common thread. Just general organisational skills make the home recordings a little unwieldly but I cetainly have used them and find them to be useful.

Its all about the performance anyway, so if its compelling, does it really matter where it was recorded?

I would say that about 50% of my projects these days incorporate some home recording. I expect that to increase over the next decade.

Kevin

4th February 2007	#1
juicylime Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 801 Thread Starter	Combining home recording and the pro studio Hi Kevin, Greetings from Dublin. It's great to have this Q&A with you! Aside from the fact that I could listen to absolutely everything you could ever whisper about working on Unforgetable Fire, I'd love to hear about what you think the of the world of self recording musicians meeting that of the pro recording studio. (do you get much 'self recorded' stuff to mix kevin? - Jules) Where do you beleive is the perfect ground between the two? And what would you regard as the main weaknesses of home recordings, is it gear/production and arrangement skills? Or engineering ability? Thanks! Hamlet Sweeney __________________ Saved. By the buoyancy of citrus. www.HamletSweeney.com

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5th February 2007	#2
Kevin Killen engineer / producer / mixer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 312	Hamlet, I think its very common these days to have both involved in most projects. Especially given the fact that a lot of artists have their own studios and are quite proficient at using a DAW. One thing they excell at is recording their own instrument, which stands to reason. It always boils down to taste. I am contantly amazed by the quality of some of the recordings. If there is a weakness, it tends to be in mic placement and the amount of processing ( usually too much). Mixes tend to be squashed and distortion and lack of cross fades seem to be a common thread. Just general organisational skills make the home recordings a little unwieldly but I cetainly have used them and find them to be useful. Its all about the performance anyway, so if its compelling, does it really matter where it was recorded? I would say that about 50% of my projects these days incorporate some home recording. I expect that to increase over the next decade. Kevin