Recording & Production Cheat Sheet Binder

What you’ll learn

🎶 Total production workflows to follow every time
🎙️ Go-to vocal microphone placements
🎤 Positioning techniques for condenser and dynamic mics
🔈 The CUTCO method for vocal and instrument production
🎵 The DOHBOY method for vocal production
🥁 Drum kit recording techniques 
🎸 Micing guitars, amps, stings, woodwinds  
🎹 Synthesizer terminology and techniques 
💡 How the amplitude envelope works (ADSR)
🎼 How to create atmosphere, movement and character in your music

What’s inside the Recording & Production Cheat Sheet Binder?

We hear from many beginner and intermediate producers that they lack the confidence to lead the production process when working with peers and collaborators. And often, this comes down to a lack of understanding of the starting points of the various aspects of making a track: whether it’s recording drums, tracking and comping vocals, and using EQ, compression and reverb to bring your tracks to life. 

The Recording & Production Cheat Sheet Binder helps to solve these issues, by giving you an easy-access reference guide that you can study, memorize, and keep handy — for when you encounter a new challenge in the studio. Here’s what it covers: 

✅ The production workflow 
The binder includes a full-page flowchart of the production process all the way from pre-production through to mix preparation and export — from start to finish. 

✅ Vocal micing
A one-page reference for choosing and using vocal microphones: dynamic or condenser; near or far; angles or not. Resolve questions about which microphone and technique will sound best before they arise. 

✅ Repeatable vocal workflows
The binder introduces the CUTCO and DOHBOY methods, which drastically streamline your vocal production process and give you the skills to keep the energy going. 

✅ Drum micing
Visualizations for optimal mic positioning for close, overhead and room mics, with printable layouts you can use to keep a record of the positioning on the session. 

✅ Capturing acoustic, electric and bass guitar 
Essential starting points for capturing the classic acoustic guitar sound, and tips for getting the best tone from a miked guitar amp. 

✅ Strings and wind instruments
Go-to setup techniques and micing tips for recording acoustic instruments like trumpet, saxophone, violin and cello. 

✅ Synth essentials 
A complete explainer on the various aspects of synthesizers: from the oscillator to the filter; wave shapes, the amplitude envelope (ADSR), and different synth sounds. 

✅ Synth glossary 
A handy reference with definitions of practically every synthesizer term, including LFOs and modulation sources, wavetables, FM and modular synthesis. 

✅ Atmosphere, Character and Movement
Vocabulary relating to the feel and vibe of music, so you can explain the sound in your head, and collaborate on a deeper level during the music creation process.