Digital 4-Track Home Recording

Summary: Have you decided that you want to give home recording a shot, but you don’t know where to start? You’ve heard of the digital music revolution, and you know that analog is nice for warmth and tone, and you’ve chosen to go with digital. Maybe the ubiquity of software applications that allow you to do on your laptop what it used to cost thousands of dollars to do in a studio swayed your decision. Whatever the reason for going digital, now that you have, you’ve got to learn how digital recording works. With the large number of inexpensive options for getting your songs down, the choices can be pretty overwhelming, but if you start simple and get a little bit of help, you’re sure to be pleased with the results.

In these free music studio and production videos, get some basic tips on how to do digital 4-track recording. Our expert will walk you the process and give you some pointers to consider when you’re making your first forays into music production, with tips on how to set levels and use effects, record to different channels, lay down bass, drum and guitar tracks, how to overdub and multitrack, saving tracks, and mixing techniques.