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Hi Reddit, currently I record, mix and produce music from a single large live room. I have a drum recording session coming up in a month and need advice or feedback regarding bleed with this particular session.

The artist I’m working with is new to recording and isn’t comfortable with using a click track but is comfortable with drums. The song is fantastic and is a folky number so I was looking at my options for recording without a click. My first idea was to have the artist play the song in the room with the drummer, but have them positioned as far away from the drums as possible. They would also be separated by a tall and wide baffle that could act as a partition.

I am working with max 8 inputs, 6 are taken up by drums, leaving only 2 for an acoustic/vocal guide. I am used to doing live band recordings but as I’m going to be working with limited inputs, I was worried about capturing a nice clean acoustic and vocal with 2 mics in the room with drums so I relegated this to being a guide track with the intention to re record acoustic and vocals after.

My questions are, if I’m only using the acoustic and vocal recorded with the drums as a guide, and even if I can reduce the source/direct acoustic and vocal from bleeding into the drum mics with the baffle, could I see problems with bleed in the reflections picked up by the drum overheads and room mics?

Also, would this negatively affect the sound of the acoustic and vocal, or would any reflections captured just add a little depth to the recording? Could I encounter phase issues?

Any feedback would be very much appreciated.

Recommendations for good near-field monitors for beginners.

Hi everyone, I’m learning about music production and would like some recommendations for monitors (I’ll soon have my home studio set up; plus, the space isn’t that small, but it isn’t that big either—in fact, it measures 2 by 3 meters). I know headphones would be the best option right now, but honestly, they really strain my ears, even when I adjust and control the volume; that’s why I’d like to get some monitors—something good quality but not too expensive, because, as I said, I’m new to this. I’ve looked at the iLouD Micro, the Yamaha HS5 and HS4, and the Adam Audio D3V. I’m open to any suggestions.

I recently bought an Audient iD14 MKII and I’m really happy with it. It’s connected to my PC using a USB-C to USB-A cable because my computer doesn’t have a USB-C port.
When I shut down my PC, I noticed that the Audient stays powered on and never turns off. Should I disconnect it when I’m not using it? I’m worried that leaving it on all the time could damage it over time or cause overheating.
Or is it completely fine to leave it connected and powered on all the time?

Not sure what I'm looking for here, but I have a fairly small but respectible setup at home, featuring a PC with Reaper, a MacBook with Logic and FL Studio on both. As far as hardware goes, I have the usual MIDI keyboards, a couple of synths, a BOSS RC-505 looper, a Novation Circuit Tracks, some guitars, mics and a mixer.

Despite having these fun toys, I almost always end up just playing my guitar into Reaper with the same old plugins and VSTs I've used for the last decade... and I never do anything but make short little riffs that ultimately collect digital dust on my harddrive.

I follow all of these amazing artists who have similar setups to me, and they do the coolest stuff. Whenever I try to exit my typical track-stacking recording in Reaper to explore looping, sampling or live synth jamming, I get stuck in a sort of fatigue of not knowing where to start. I'm well versed in MIDI chaining, using all of the In's and Out's and live mixing. I could set all of that up for someone else, but when I try to do it for myself, I get hung up on things like "which device should be the master clock?" or "how many bars should I set my looper tracks to?" or "How should I implement the groovebox into all of this in a way that makes sense for more than a single idea?"

Just looking for some inspiration, validation or ideas on how to make use of what I have. I almost feel bad that I'm sitting on a pile of gear that rarely gets used. I have no intention of turning music into a career or anything, but I do want it to be more than a hobby and maybe entertain or inspire others.

What do you guys think about those for a home Studio?

Looking to upgrade to some hardware rather than in the box any suggestions would be helpful thank you