Noise During Recording: Part 8

We’ve spent quite a while talking about noise in the studio! Now, let’s summarize all of this information.

How to solve noise problems in the home recording studio

1. Correctly diagnose what kind(s) of noise issues you’re dealing with. This is important-if you get the diagnosis wrong, your solution likely won’t work. Each of these types of noise sounds different:

Ambient

Preamp

Ground Loop

Instruments

AC Line

RFI

2. Once you’ve correctly diagnosed, you can then solve each noise problem individually, using the specific techniques we’ve discussed throughout the series.

You can find the whole series right here, for easy reference.