Recording & Acoustics
Mics and placement, rooms and treatment, monitoring and the signal chain.
3:34Rooms, treatment & monitoringHow sound behaves in a room, shown with strings and Nerf darts
The clearest four minutes on why rooms colour what you hear, before you buy a single panel.
23:53Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainDigital audio explained: sampling, bit depth and dither (Monty Montgomery)
Recommended by 15 people on Hacker News since 2017, often as the best explanation of digital audio there is, and the end of the stair-step myth.
3:09Rooms, treatment & monitoringFinding first reflection points in your room
A practical starting point for treating a room: where the first panels should go.
12:32Rooms, treatment & monitoringEthan Winer on diffusion: what diffusors do and how they sound
One of the few videos that lets you actually hear what a diffusor does.
3:35Rooms, treatment & monitoringAcoustic panels: what they are and where to put them
A quick, clear guide to panel placement that applies to any room.
10:33Rooms, treatment & monitoringHow to build acoustic panels
The DIY panel guide producers save most often.
8:38Rooms, treatment & monitoringMaking high-performance absorption panels for $5
Measured results that show cheap DIY panels can beat expensive foam.
17:00Rooms, treatment & monitoringBuilding DIY bass traps for a home studio
Shows that useful low-end treatment is a weekend project, not a big purchase.
8:45Rooms, treatment & monitoringTreating a home studio on a small budget
Practical room fixes for people who can't afford commercial treatment.
7:25Rooms, treatment & monitoringBuilding acoustic diffusers for a studio wall
Shows that a diffuser is a woodworking job you can do yourself if the prep is careful.
11:34Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainBuilding a basic home studio on a small budget
Cuts gear buying down to the essentials and explains what each piece does; the specific models and prices may have changed since it was made.
7:20Rooms, treatment & monitoringDo you need acoustic treatment?
Helps you decide before you spend on panels.
17:11Rooms, treatment & monitoringSetting up and testing a home studio
Covers setup and measurement in one place.
30:31Rooms, treatment & monitoringAcoustic treatment for a home studio
A complete walkthrough with chapters to jump between.
16:35Microphones & placementPaul Davids on recording and mixing big guitars
A guitarist's full chain, from mic to mix, explained clearly.
2:00Rooms, treatment & monitoringFinding where bass builds up in your room
Two minutes that tell you where to put bass traps before you buy any.
37:59Rooms, treatment & monitoringBobby Owsinski on acoustic treatment for home studios
Decades of studio experience boiled down to what a home room really needs.
6:51Rooms, treatment & monitoringWhere to place DIY acoustic panels
Placement matters as much as the panels themselves.
44:07Rooms, treatment & monitoringA masterclass in speaker placement
Free, careful and detailed: small moves in speaker placement make a big difference.
7:13Rooms, treatment & monitoringPaul McGowan on getting good sound in a small room
Short, practical advice for the small rooms most of us work in.
16:40Rooms, treatment & monitoringStudio acoustic treatment explained
A clear overview of the three main tools.
5:17Microphones & placementComparing microphone types
A short primer before you buy a mic.
14:43Rooms, treatment & monitoringTreat the low end first
Puts treatment money where it makes the biggest difference.
18:51Rooms, treatment & monitoringTurning a bedroom into a studio on a budget
Practical layout advice for a typical small room.
3:54Rooms, treatment & monitoringShould you leave an air gap behind panels?
A cheap way to get more from panels you already have.
10:43Rooms, treatment & monitoringTreating a home mastering studio
Real-world treatment choices for a room built for critical listening.
1:30Rooms, treatment & monitoringTreating first reflection points
Two minutes on the most important panels in a room.
6:52Rooms, treatment & monitoringDo reflection filters and portable booths work?
Hear whether these popular accessories are worth buying.
7:44Microphones & placementDrum overhead mic placements compared
Hear the difference rather than read about it.
7:09Rooms, treatment & monitoringBuilding DIY bass traps
Bass trapping matters most in small rooms, and this is how to do it cheaply.
9:45Rooms, treatment & monitoringHigh-performance DIY acoustic panels
Careful build quality from a respected DIY channel.
3:00Microphones & placementMic placement for guitar
Three minutes on why recording the amp still matters.
4:12Microphones & placementHow dynamic and condenser mics work
Short and clear, from a company that makes both.
1:13:57Rooms, treatment & monitoringFloyd Toole on the science of loudspeakers, rooms and what listeners prefer
The research behind monitor and room choices, from the scientist who did much of it; it clears up common myths about speakers and room EQ.
7:40Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainHow to set microphone gain when recording
A short, direct answer to one of the most common recording questions, with the reasoning behind leaving headroom.
11:42Rooms, treatment & monitoringBuilding a home studio: the floating floor
Shows serious isolation work at home.
9:00Rooms, treatment & monitoringSmall room treatment basics
Aimed at the rooms most producers have.
14:15Microphones & placementThomas Lang on drum mic selection
A drummer's view of recording drums.
4:02Microphones & placementRecording brass
Short, reliable basics.
31:25Rooms, treatment & monitoringCalibrating a room with the moving mic method
A real studio calibration, step by step.
13:55Rooms, treatment & monitoringSetting up and treating a listening room
Clear and evidence-based.
4:17Microphones & placementClose mic techniques for drums
Hear the differences directly.
10:01Microphones & placementMiking an acoustic guitar
Hear each technique side by side.
2:39Microphones & placementMic techniques for piano
Quick piano miking basics.
6:33Rooms, treatment & monitoringHow much the room changes a drum recording
A controlled comparison from Sound On Sound.
10:57Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainChoosing an audio interface
Cuts the choice down to the features that matter.
15:36Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainThe five key parts of a home studio
Keeps first purchases focused.
13:40Rooms, treatment & monitoringHow to use Room EQ Wizard
Measure your room before you treat it.
11:14Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainRecording guitars in REAPER
A simple recording workflow you can copy.
30:23Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainRecording a first song in Studio One
Aimed at songwriters who want to record their own songs.
15:17Interfaces, preamps & the signal chainTen steps before you record in Pro Tools
Gets the setup right so the first take isn't wasted.
1:08:59Microphones & placementRecording big-sounding drums at home
A working engineer's whole drum-recording method, start to finish.
1:28:45Rooms, treatment & monitoringBuilding a home recording studio in a basement
A long, honest build diary that answers the questions you'd have.