Home Studio Simplified Robert McClellan
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Whether you are a budding audio engineer or a serious musician looking for simple answers to the complex questions of the audio world, Home Studio Simplified is here to help. This podcast is hosted by an audio engineer and multi-instrumentalist with over 20 years of experience. From gear reviews, to practical application training, interviews, and much more, you are sure to learn something useful.
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HSS Episode 054-8 Vocal Tips for Better Performances
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The August Edition of the HSS Song Contest is over with Mark George coming out on top as the winner. Although it was incredibly hard to choose a winner, Markโs song,ย โThe Other Side of Soundโ was picked due to its arrangement, itโs clarity and balance, as well as the interest it generated even as an instrumental piece. You can hear the song and listen to my comments on it here: (https://youtu.be/AN9DeEWihcw?t=3988) ย
The September Edition of the HSS Song Contest is on!ย ย
Here are the guidelines for the contest.
Original non-copyrighted workย No lewd lyrics or vulgarityย One submission per entrantย File submission in WAV or MP3ย Deadline September 25thย Upload your songs here: http://bit.ly/September-Submission
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Why would you want to upload your song?ย ย
ย ย ย ย ย The main purpose I started the song contest was to inspire musicians to release more music and to generate interest in others music, while providing insight and constructive dialogue from a professional standpoint on how to improve the song submitted.
ย ย ย ย ย Now, a few months into the HSS Song Contest routine, this segment of the channel has taken on a life of its own! The community it has created and the feedback that has been generated from within the community is amazing! There have been collaborations, friendships, and professional connections made as a result of the contest and so many have claimed that they are learning more and more every single time around.
ย ย ย ย ย ย The song that is chosen as the winner receives a free mix/master of the winning entry from yours truly and the results are shared on the channel to help everyone benefit from knowing what went into it.ย ย ย ย
Wanna join the HSS Session Players? (https://bit.ly/Session_Player_Sign-up) From time to time I am asked to help out on a project or need some instrumentation for personal client work. While I can play a Bass, I am not a Bassist. That said, I am creating a list of Session Players that I can call on to work on projects. If youโd like the opportunity to work on some projects and collaborate with other like minded musicians. Sign up!
EAR TO THE GROUND
ย ย ย ย ย Every guitarist knows that becoming a better player takes lots and lots of practice. Positive Gridโs โSparkโ amplifier is a Bluetooth-connected practice amp/speaker packed with features including tons of onboard effects, a nice assortment of I/O ports, dual speakers, and a wealth of panel controls and presets.ย
ย ย ย ย ย It gets better: With the Sparkโs free companion app, you can play along with tunes that you stream through the amp and have your mobile device display which chords to play as you go. Or, you can have the app lay down an accompanying drum and bass track for you to jam along to. The Spark mobile app (for Android and iOS) gives you access to a massive library of amp models and effects that let you emulate the sound you get from classic tube amps, acoustic amps, bass amps, and other types of amplifiers. You can also create customized effects using virtual pedals for Overdrive, Noise Gate, Delay, Modulation, and Reverb, or you can access Positive Gridโs BIAS-powered tone library that contains more than 10,000 amp and effects presets that let you mimic the guitar sounds of your favorite players such as Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and many others.ย
ย ย ย ย ย If youโre a guitarist and youโre looking for an affordable mobile rig to practice with at home, at work, or even on your commute, the Spark may be the solution you;re looking for..
-This months 3 FREE Plugins- 1. Temper Temper is a modern digital distortion plugin featuring a rich saturation stage and a unique phase distortion. Use the variable saturation curve to add warmth and edge to your sound, and let the phase distortion bring character and clarity through your mix. Temper also features a simple resonant lowpass filter and a feedback path to drive the intensity of the -
HSS Episode 057-Interview with AudiosErgeon
Today we are going to be talking with a fellow musician and podcast host,ย "AudiosErgeon". ย "AudiosErgeon" is a hobbyist musician that likes to produce his own music and you can tell that he has fun doing it. He recently started a podcast that he uses as a creative venture to open a world of exploration into what he calls Space... the podcast is entitled Life In Space. ย The episodes revolve around synthesis, music theory and just a whole lot of other cool stuff. ย The website: https://moogcraft32.wixsite.com/mysite ย "AudiosErgeon" on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/moogcraft-32
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HSS Episode 063-Interview with Rich Steve Beck
Find out more about Rich here:
๐ https://youtube.com/c/ProduceMixFixandConquer
๐ https://www.facebook.com/groups/producemixfixandconquer
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐:
๐https://linktr.ee/HSSimplified
๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐:
๐https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/5349/205312
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ - ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ๐:
๐https://www.patreon.com/homestudiosimplified
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
๐https://PayPal.me/HomeStudioSimplified
๐Merch-https://hss.threadless.com/
๐https://www.homestudiosimplified.com/p/products.html
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ:
๐The Podcast: http://bit.ly/HSS_Podcast
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ:
๐http://bit.ly/Best-Vocal-Tuning-Plugin
๐http://bit.ly/My_Recommendations
๐https://www.amazon.com/shop/homestudiosimplified
๐https://kit.co/HSSimplified/hss-podcasting-kit
๐hhttps://kit.co/HSSimplified
๐https://bit.ly/Ghostfire_Guitar_Gear
๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ:
๐Tube Buddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/HSS
๐Distrokid with 7% off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/613476
๐PC Optimizer: https://bit.ly/PC-Driver-Tool
๐Evernote: https://bit.ly/Best-Note-App
๐Thinkific: https://bit.ly/HSS-Thinkific
๐Production Crate: https://bit.ly/HSS-Video-Visuals
๐Promo: https://bit.ly/HSS-Promo-Vids -
HSS Episode 064-Interview with Mohamad Faor (MOB)
Find out more about MOB here:
๐https://www.instagram.com/ministerofbadness/
Stay In The Know:
๐https://linktr.ee/HSSimplified
Ways To Show Appreciation:
๐https://www.patreon.com/homestudiosimplified
๐https://PayPal.me/HomeStudioSimplified
๐T-Shirts-https://hss.threadless.com/
๐https://www.homestudiosimplified.com/p/products.html
Listen on the go:
๐The Podcast: http://bit.ly/HSS_Podcast
Gear I recommend:
๐http://bit.ly/My_Recommendations
๐https://www.amazon.com/shop/homestudiosimplified
๐https://kit.co/HSSimplified/hss-podcasting-kit
๐https://kit.co/HSSimplified/affordable-gifts-for-musicians
๐https://bit.ly/Ghostfire_Guitar_Gear
Tools I recommend:
๐Tube Buddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/HSS
๐Distrokid with 7% off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/613476
๐PC Optimizer: https://bit.ly/PC-Driver-Tool
๐Evernote: https://bit.ly/Best-Note-App
๐Thinkific: https://bit.ly/HSS-Thinkific
๐Production Crate: https://bit.ly/HSS-Video-Visuals
๐Promo: https://bit.ly/HSS-Promo-Vids -
HSS Episode 067 - Interview with Kris Bradley - Produce Like A Boss
Kris Bradley is a songwriter/producer with credits including Sony BMG, Warner Chappell, Rolling Stone Magazine, Fox, Lincoln, and Miramax.ย She heads Boomfox Productions, producing for various sync projects, artists and songwriters.
Kris is the founder of Produce Like a Boss, which is an online coaching program geared towards the songwriter/producer, rather than the engineer. Her non-techy and simplified style of teaching is helping thousands of artists learn how to produce their own music. Find out more about Kris here:
https://www.producelikeaboss.com/ready
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐:
๐https://linktr.ee/HSSimplified
๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐:
๐https://bit.ly/Click-Here-If-You-Dare
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ - ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ธ๐:
๐https://bit.ly/Perks-On-Patreon
๐https://bit.ly/Join-On-YT
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐Merch-https://hss.threadless.com/
๐https://hss.selz.com/
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐:
๐The Podcast: http://bit.ly/HSS_Podcast
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ:
๐http://bit.ly/Best-Vocal-Tuning-Plugin
๐https://bit.ly/Kilohearts-Plugins
๐https://bit.ly/Best-Mixing-Mastering-Plugins
๐http://bit.ly/My_Recommendations
๐https://kit.co/HSSimplified
๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ:
๐https://bit.ly/Distrokid-HSS-Discount
This channel is all about helping home studio owners and musicians release music they are proud of. I do this through tutorials, Cakewalk training, gear reviews, interviews with Audio Industry leaders, and breakdowns of chart topping songs.
We can dream alone, we can create alone, but together we can achieve so much more. -
HSS Episode 078 - Interview with Matthew Weiss
Ladies and gentleman, tell me your busy without telling me your busy...
Today's podcast actually took place a YEAR ago! Durning that time I was scheduling a lot of interviews and had a ton of irons in the fire, so this one slipped under my radar.ย
There is a ton of value in this podcast! Matt is a wealth of knowledge and as you'll soon hear, he's also a excellent human.
By way of announcement:
*There has been a new logo and look rolled out for a fresh start on the new year so head over to the youtube channel to see the changes!
*Leave a review on this podcast and send me a screenshot to robert@homestudiosimplified.com for a FREE course of your choice on the website or 3 FREE months of VIP Access!
Get all three of his courses for the price of one here:ย
https://bit.ly/Matthew-Weiss-HSS-Discount
Checkout Matt's Website:
https://weissadvice.com/
Watch Matt In Action:
https://www.youtube.com/@WeissAdvice
Matt On The Gram:
https://www.instagram.com/weiss.advice/
Customer Reviews
Awesome podcast here with Home Studio Simplified!
I been listening to Home Studio Simplified podcast for some time now and I have to say that I really loved it and enjoyed the information Home Studio Simplified had provided for the listener, really really Awesome ๐ Show and I do recommend it for anyone especially musicians, truly wonderful community and people here ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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This show is a show thatโs simple, fun and easy to understand. I like the honesty that the host has about studio gear and personal taste in musicians lifestyle. Itโs amazing ๐ the quality of sound and production values thatโs in use on this podcast. I see this quickly becoming the big show on podcasts for guys like myself that are into doing there own production in music and podcasting as well and totally can see myself using some of these tips in my own podcast in the future. The host is a very kind and thoughtful person who has many years under his belt in doing this kind of great work. We can all learn something here even if your not already in music production or just starting to get into it. Letโs see more of these great show to come in the future and my hats ๐ฉ off to you Home Studio Simplified!
Simply the best
Robert has a very good way of getting the message across. His way of teaching is really solid and when he explains things just makes sense. I really enjoy listening to his podcasts. I always learn something new. When I have a doubt about a process in my home studio I tune into his podcast, and somehow he knows that's what I needed to hear in order to understand what I was having trouble with. Great, great, great podcast! I give it 5 thumbs up ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ! Definitely recommend!