Home Studio Simplified

Robert McClellan
Home Studio Simplified

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.

  1. 12/27/2023

    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, Markโ€™s song,  โ€œThe Other Side of Soundโ€ was picked due to its arrangement, itโ€™s 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)   The September Edition of the HSS Song Contest is on!    Here are the guidelines for the contest. Original non-copyrighted work  No lewd lyrics or vulgarity  One submission per entrant  File submission in WAV or MP3  Deadline September 25th  Upload your songs here: http://bit.ly/September-Submission   Why would you want to upload your song?         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.      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.       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.     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 youโ€™d like the opportunity to work on some projects and collaborate with other like minded musicians. Sign up! EAR TO THE GROUND      Every guitarist knows that becoming a better player takes lots and lots of practice. Positive Gridโ€™s โ€œSparkโ€ 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.       It gets better: With the Sparkโ€™s 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 Gridโ€™s 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.       If youโ€™re a guitarist and youโ€™re 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

    27 min
  2. 12/27/2023

    HSS Episode 063-Interview with Rich Steve Beck

    Find out more about Rich here: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://youtube.com/c/ProduceMixFixandConquer ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.facebook.com/groups/producemixfixandconquer ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://linktr.ee/HSSimplified ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://transactions.sendowl.com/stores/5349/205312 ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› - ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.patreon.com/homestudiosimplified ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://PayPal.me/HomeStudioSimplified ๐Ÿ‘‰Merch-https://hss.threadless.com/ ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.homestudiosimplified.com/p/products.html ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ: ๐Ÿ‘‰The Podcast: http://bit.ly/HSS_Podcast ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ: ๐Ÿ‘‰http://bit.ly/Best-Vocal-Tuning-Plugin ๐Ÿ‘‰http://bit.ly/My_Recommendations ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.amazon.com/shop/homestudiosimplified ๐Ÿ‘‰https://kit.co/HSSimplified/hss-podcasting-kit ๐Ÿ‘‰hhttps://kit.co/HSSimplified ๐Ÿ‘‰https://bit.ly/Ghostfire_Guitar_Gear ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ: ๐Ÿ‘‰Tube Buddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/HSS ๐Ÿ‘‰Distrokid with 7% off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/613476 ๐Ÿ‘‰PC Optimizer: https://bit.ly/PC-Driver-Tool ๐Ÿ‘‰Evernote: https://bit.ly/Best-Note-App ๐Ÿ‘‰Thinkific: https://bit.ly/HSS-Thinkific ๐Ÿ‘‰Production Crate: https://bit.ly/HSS-Video-Visuals ๐Ÿ‘‰Promo: https://bit.ly/HSS-Promo-Vids

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  3. 12/27/2023

    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.  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— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://linktr.ee/HSSimplified ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://bit.ly/Click-Here-If-You-Dare ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› - ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://bit.ly/Perks-On-Patreon ๐Ÿ‘‰https://bit.ly/Join-On-YT ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐Ÿ‘‰Merch-https://hss.threadless.com/ ๐Ÿ‘‰https://hss.selz.com/ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜: ๐Ÿ‘‰The Podcast: http://bit.ly/HSS_Podcast ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ: ๐Ÿ‘‰http://bit.ly/Best-Vocal-Tuning-Plugin ๐Ÿ‘‰https://bit.ly/Kilohearts-Plugins ๐Ÿ‘‰https://bit.ly/Best-Mixing-Mastering-Plugins ๐Ÿ‘‰http://bit.ly/My_Recommendations ๐Ÿ‘‰https://kit.co/HSSimplified ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ: ๐Ÿ‘‰https://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.

    1h 42m
  4. 12/23/2022

    HSS Episode 076 - Interview with Brian Wampler

    Which format of the show do you like better? Interviews or the old style teaching with 3 free plugins covered? Email me at homestudiosimplified@gmail.com to let me know!   ANNOUNCEMENTS More videos and multitracks have been added to the HSS VIP Membership and there's more coming every month! I also have opened up the pricing to include a one time payment per year for those interested in that (it's essentially like getting 2 months free) If you're listening to this podcast on your iPhone podcast app leave me a review and let me know what you think of the show. Send me screen shot of your review and I'll send you a coupon code for a FREE month of VIP membership Lastly, I am having a Logo contest! In order to start the new year off fresh with a new look I am reaching out to you, an awesome community of creative people who understand the brand better than anyone else to come up with some concept art for Home Studio Simplified - You don't have to have a degree in digital design or anything either! Included on the form are several links to free online design sites and even a place for you to upload your artwork directly on the form. Every entry will receive a gift, and if you're design is chosen as the winner... a rather nice reward awaits!   Checkout the Wampler Pedal Line: https://imp.i114863.net/DVX47d Checkout the Wampler YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wampler_pedals Here's the Chasing Tone Podcast Episode with Warren Huart: https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-ym9y3-... Wampler Socials: https://twitter.com/WamplerPedals http://www.facebook.com/wamplerpedals https://instagram.com/wamplerpedals/

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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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