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I am a singer and a writer but I have decided to start my own home studio. what would be a cheaper way of recording and using a music software to edit and mix with other beats and stuff. What type of microphone and about how much would I have to invest in.

as far as software, what i have used, is pro tools, reason 4.0, sony acid pro, and cubase sx 3.0 (current version is 5.x !!- damn i didn’t know this, just checked)
but software/hardware to look up in general
REASON
BATTERY
LOGIC STUDIO
HALION
KONTAKT
SONAR
ACID PRO
FRUITY LOOPS
CUBASE
PRO TOOLS
MACH 5
EDIROL

as for hardware, it’s all a matter of tastes, price, and what you want within a song..
a decent mixer, speakers (sound system),
throw in a recommendation for the MXL 990 microphone

http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=battery

battery 3

http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/

reason 4.0

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This is a video I made for the hundreds of people who have asked me what I use to record with. Yes there are many other things out there and I have used a few of them. This is basic recording equipment without spending thousands of dollars and sounds just as good! I know I have had most and have compared many recordings to others like Pro Tools, and it was outrageous! Good recordings but too expensive for the same recording I get with what I use in this video. M Audio was another one worthless to me! Its was not that great and needed other things to get decent recording with. I dumped those off on ebay very quickly! Sorry if you bought them from me? lol! But they sucked in many ways! PODxt has Comp,Gate and everything else you will need in it when you create your tones in the Line6 Edit for your recordings. This way you can make sure that tone sounds correct in all levels and aspects then Push SAVE! You have that tone forever to use live or recording at any time! I know there are people that dont like Line6 and everyone I have ever met in person that didn’t like it. By the time I showed them how to create a decent tone for live or recording? They wanted it before leaving my house or stage at gig. Not knowing how to use something correctly can anyone off! Even band members that were still tearing down there equipment 45 minutes later were getting tired of seeing me walk off stage in 5 minutes with everything I needed. I’m done and they are still wrapping up there guitar chords and un hooking there pedals? And they still have to carry out amps, cabinets, and everything else. I love my stacks also! There awesome! But to have to haul them back and forth when the are becoming obsolete in stage setups? Big speakers are for looks anymore with the way most stages are already setup with all the house speakers needed for gigs. The only time I need a Cabinet and a Small Combo amp is when the place im playing only has electrical outlets. Then yes! You have to have all the rest of it. Parks, Parties etc… Other than that? Get ready for the future of music!

Equipment Details Needed:

1. Line 6 PODxt / PODxt 3/ Or PODxt Pro rack mount
2. Creative – Audigy 2Zs PCI Card for Laptops or regular sound blaster sound card with front bay for regular PC’s. These are great sound cards for this. There are others, thats your preference but I would make sure they are at least 24bit Advanced HD for better recordings!
3. Guitar Tracks Pro 3 by Cakewalk. Its a 32 track digital recording software that works great for any instrument! They do have other software thats your choice also. PODxt works with any of them.
4. 1/8″ to 1/8″ Stereo cable (Gold Tipped is the best for noise reduction)
5. 1/8″ to 1/4″ Stereo Adapter

The pedals that work with the PODxts are the FBV2 or the FBV Short board

Your PC or Laptop should be a Pentium 4 or better! At least 1.73GHz processor with 1.0GB or better in memory. The more memory the less chance for what is called dropouts in the recordings. The faster processor the better speeds and quality your recording will be also. The newer type computers you should have no problems with!

PODxt Live Floor Pedal Boards I am not sure if they have the right outputs needed for computer recording? I have never looked that closely at them to see if they can? I do know the the 3 I mentioned do! The Pocket Pod is not good enough and has no outputs to really do what I do. They are a practice take on the road or short walk type thing to me. Not for live or gig use.

Other Must Haves!

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler:

This is a great thing to have for studio use or live use! It has a loop sampler in it that you can actually go up to 28 seconds of play that will repeat, stop. start back up by the click of a button at will! So cool to have! Solo can be worked on much easier with a repeating rhythm in the background. Then it has so many other delays in it that are really cool! Also a expression pedal that does things that cannot be re produced by any other pedal out there that I know of yet! To me right now after owning just about every top of the line amp, pedals or you name it! Line 6 is the “Best” thing I have ever used! Its going to be really hard for something to come out that I will like better than Line6!

Second Wah Pedal for cool thing to do in your playing and also a Nice amp for sure! I use Line 6 Flextone IIIXL 150 watt Combo Amp. It has all the features I need including being able to hook up into the mixer for any gig! It can also run 2 full stacks stereo with no problems! great amp!

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Okay, so I’m in a band but have absolutely no money and absolutely no recording equipment. Not even a microphone. What is the best thing I can do to get my band name out there?
Okay, so I’m in a band but have absolutely no money and absolutely no recording equipment. Not even a microphone. What is the best thing I can do to get my band name out there? And also, as I am only 13 it is hard to play at shows… All the band members are my age. And we have a music myspace. It’s just not working well.

Perform.

Any chance you get and regardless of whether you are getting paid or not. As you become good, you’ll start to develop a following. If you work hard at it, the other pieces will fall into place.

In the business we call it "paying your dues".

Don

I want a home recording studio so i can record my music. I need it to be pretty descent because i send allot of my music to professionals for review. I need help with everything. WHERE can i cut back on the price of equipment and still get Good Quality? i need help picking keyboards,MICS,interfaces, EVERYTHING THAT A HOME STUDIO must have. (please be detailed and don’t just send links, i want honest personal opinions)
thank U

2 points.

And BTW, how much space is needed? Are there any tips or advise on how to set up such a space? And are there and programs and/ or equipment that are really helpful in your mind?

Greeting,

I would suggest pulling this post and putting up a new post with your budget, available square footage, style of music you plan to record and whether or not you intend to work with the public.

My very first studio was in my home and I was able to pull in off with about 500sqft of space. The facility, though, had to have a separate breaker box for power and its own air conditioning. Also, it had an entrance that didn’t route my clients through my house.

Yeah, your question just can’t be answered until we know what you plan to do with the space.

Good luck