A lot of my readers reach out to me with their mixes, to let me know they’ve benefited from the tips and tutorials here on the website. And so much of what I hear is really well done. But when I first heard a track from reader James Ruiz, of James & FJ, I was blown away. These guys are arranging, recording, and filming killer rock covers of hit pop tunes and becoming a YouTube sensation with over 4 million views. All from a bedroom!
The Studio Setup
James (the drummer) does the recording and mixing himself and his setup is a solid home studio rig. He uses mics from Shure to record drums and guitars, runs them into a couple of daisy chained PreSonus Firestudio Projects, and records/mixes it all in Studio One Pro from PreSonus.
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