The Quest for Crystal-Clear Sound Creating high-quality music or podcasts comes with its challenges, and background noise is often the most frustrating hurdle. From traffic disturbances to internal echoes, these sounds can ruin an otherwise perfect recording.  In this post, I'll explore my attempts to tackle these issues with solutions like soundproof panels, window seals and work booths. Let’s dive into my journey towards achieving noise-free recordings! R emoving Background Noise Two days ago, I wrote about the annoying background noise when recording my music.  At about 1.30am this morning, I tried recording my music (that I'd already recorded on my digital piano) using my phone. And during the recording, there was noise coming from the traffic! Though it wasn't as bad (as compared to noise coming from the traffic during the day), the noise was still obvious when I played back. Soundproof Panels? Or Switch Work Booth? So this morning, I did a search for soundproof panels...

Crafting Music Beyond Instrumentals Creating instrumental music videos is an art in itself, but it often comes with unique challenges. From considering the addition of vocals to navigating the nuances of recording in less-than-ideal environments, each step requires creativity and problem-solving.  In this blog post, we'll explore these aspects, and dive into the process of composing Beautiful Day   and the trials faced along the way. Music Video This latest music video, titled Beautiful Day , only has instrumental music, just like all my music videos so far. I'm thinking of adding vocals to my music but I've yet to learn how to do so. And the other thing is, I play impromptu music (for my YouTube music videos), and so to add vocals to such music will be challenging unless I play the music first and then add lyrics for vocals thereafter.  However, that will probably give rise to another issue, and that is, I'd probably have to 'force' lyrics into the music that m...