Getting Started 🚦
- E-Home Recording Studio: what you'll need to get started with home recording
- Bandlab: free in-browser recording software with integrated collaboration
Tools 🛠️
- Online Tone Generator: generate test tones (sine waves, white noise, etc)
- Interactive Frequency Chart: perfect reference when eqing and during mixing
- Key Finder: software to analyze mp3s which then determines the key of the song
- Online Mastering: Mastering by Bandlab (free) / CloudBounce (paid)
- Online Synths: collection of in-browser vintage synths to experiment with
Blogs & Podcasts 🎙
- Sound On Sound: excellent articles on gear, recording, micing techniques, and mixing strategies
- Project Studio Network: podcast discussing studio techniques
- Pro Audio Files: awesome articles and tutorials to sharpen your engineering skills
- Production Advice: production and engineering articles
- Pro Audio Files: mixing, mastering, and production articles and tutorials
- Tweakheadz: various articles on production techniques and equipment reviews
- Gearslutz: best online forum for gear reviews
- Pro Tools Expert: articles, tuts, and resources for recording/production on all major DAWs
- Synthmania - Famous Sounds: reference to popular synths used over the years
Books 📘
- Modern Recording Techniques by Huber & Runstein: the Bible for an audio engineer
- Mastering Audio by Bob Katz: deep dive into the art and magic of the audio mastering process