Microphones: What you need to know about them

In my last post I discussed recording software that I use for music production. In this post I will be discussing another great asset for music producers, microphones. Microphones are used to record audio or sound, which can be anything from vocals in a studio, to recording a guitar amp and live drums. Even though all microphones accomplish the same goal, there are different classifications of microphones, the three most popular being condenser, dynamic and ribbon. Every microphone is different in regards to its frequency range (the range of frequencies the microphone is able to pickup/record) and its polar pattern (the direction in which the audio is recorded). Despite the fact that all microphones can record sound, some are better for certain uses over others.

Software I like to use

This is my first blog post and today I will be discussing what music production software I like to use. Before I get started I would just like to clear up any possible confusion in regards to what music production is. Music production in its simplest form is creating or producing anything that has to do with music. Obviously there are different levels of music production and usually what determines those levels is money, but the basic principle remains the same.