My Learning ProcessThe following list does not include specific work on projects. It also does not include the parallel progress of me testing around with vocal recording while trying to recreate what I heard in real life over my speakers again (sometimes with more effects added),nor does it include every topic that I have read documents and further information about.It's just some steps within the progress that I remember very well. Sometimes that has changed a lot of the way I work or think about sound.
First loop&sample production using Magix Music Maker in 2013
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Switching focus temporarily away from music at the end of 2013
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Re-entering music and quickly switching the production software to Fruity Loops
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Production of Over The Horizon Original Mix as second production ever made with FL Studio using In-Ear AKGS from a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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Further private track projects
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Drawback when ruining the bass production and alignment on Here For The Victory.
Noticing the importance of better bass composition&mixing.
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Starting Vocal Production, Edit and Mixing.
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Releasing Over The Horizon Remix with voice samples and having used some better grade headphones (AKG K712)
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Started working on the Remix of Here For The Victory. In the end creating 5 different remixes – each one with a different problem
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Vocal Cover Production with better microphones (AT-2020) and learning about overall Recording Engineering, first via Focusrite and later also using Apollo Gear & Pre-Amps.
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Buying my first studio monitoring speakers
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Start building my first studio
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Getting to know frequency linearity and influence of SNR when having bought the Rode NT-1.
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Found out that Impulse Response matters on recording – not just Frequency Response.
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Noticing that something about stereo recording matters regarding authenticity of my performances (experiments with phone stereo mic recording and dolby atmos)
-> looking into Binaural Audio
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At University learned FFT, Impulse Response and such.
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Buying Sonarworks Reference 4 ; often times re-calibrating my setups as they evolved over time along with me learning more and more about room acoustics and speaker setup.
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Testing Sonarworks Measurement Mic for guitar recording - trying to understand with the calibration file from the SW labs how good a flat frequency response recording works on my setup compared to live.
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Started learning the Guitar using Yousician.
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First time recording and producing for an other-than-myself vocalist and co-student. (Seher)
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Testing Headphone Studio Emulation Software
(Sienna and Extension Packs -> Seher has been mixed solely on AT-MX50S & Sienna Studios first.)
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Got Audeze LCD-X and practiced hearing for and noticing fine distortion in mixes.
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With Reveal+ noticing the importance of HRTF
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Considered buying the Slate Digital ML2 – experienced a different level of clarity and linearity and authenticity.
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Getting to know the differences of dynamic microphones in comparison to condensers with the dynamic mic polarization of the ml2.
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Visiting a Mastering Studio for the first time in my life and checking back on earlier finished mixes and productions from myself
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Learning about deviating in the human frequency perception in regards to volume
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Finished building my first studio
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Laying out the rough plans on my second studio based on measures made in the mastering studio
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Started ear training with a SoundGym subscription
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Building Acoustic Treatment myself
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Repairing a Yamaha SY99 and opening an analogue Onkyo Stereo Amplifier
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Finishing acoustic built for studio 2; not fine tuned yet.
