Core Technical Skills

Tracking/Recording

  • Microphone placement (emphasis on vocals)

  • Gain staging and signal flow

  • Cue mix creation

  • Artist communication

  • EQ, Compression, Reverb/Delay

  • Vocal processing chains

  • Gain staging and headroom management

  • Reference track matching

Mixing

  • Vocal comping and tuning (Autotune, Melodyne)

  • Noise reduction/clean up

Editing

Software and DAWs

  • DAWs: Ableton

  • Plugins: Waves, FabFilter, Soundtoys, iZotope, Antares Autotune, Celemony Melodyne

  • Soft Synths: Serum, Kontakt, Omnisphere, Spire

Hardware

  • Microphones: Rode NT1, Shure SH58

  • Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, 4i4