What do i need for a home recording studio?
May 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Im a beginner musician and i want a home recording studio to record vocals, and guitar and anything else, but vocals and guitar and bass are the most important but what kind of equipment do i need for that? thanks for the answers
Setting up a home recording studio is easier than you probably think. All you need is:
1. Mic Preamps – to boost the relatively weak signal from your microphone and instruments.
2. Phantom Power – if you are going to use a condenser style studio microphone.
3. A/D Converter – to take the electrical signal from your mic / instruments and convert it into a digital form the computer can understand.
4. Recording Software – to manage / mix the different tracks of your recording session.
All 4 of these can be taken care of with a FireWire Audio Interface such as this:
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/PreSonus-FireBox-24bit96kHz-FireWire-Recording-System?sku=184133&CJAID=10381297&CJPID=3838583
From here all you need to do is select a microphone and you’re set to go. Most all Audio Interfaces will include recording software which will be fine for your needs as a beginner.
Also a hardware mixer is not required because the software will also come with a software based mixer that provides the same capability.
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You need to buy a mixer and a good audio interface. What’s your budget? For $60 you can get Behringer Xenyx 802 Premium 8-Input 2-Bus Mixer with Xenyx Mic Preamps and British EQs:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J5XS3C?ie=UTF8&tag=rp1-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000J5XS3C
* Premium ultra low-noise, high headroom analog mixer
* 2 state-of-the-art XENYX Mic Preamps comparable to standalone boutique preamps
* Neo-classic ”British” 3-band EQs for warm and musical sound
* 1 post fader FX send per channel for external FX devices
* 1 stereo aux return for FX applications or as separate stereo input
For a good audio interface, go for M-Audio products:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dm-audio%2520interface%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dmi&tag=rp1-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
For voice recording, you should buy a good mic. My personal choice is Rode NT1A Anniversary Vocal Condenser Microphone that comes with Popshield, Shockmount and XLR Cable:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002QAUOKS?ie=UTF8&tag=rp1-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002QAUOKS
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Setting up a home recording studio is easier than you probably think. All you need is:
1. Mic Preamps – to boost the relatively weak signal from your microphone and instruments.
2. Phantom Power – if you are going to use a condenser style studio microphone.
3. A/D Converter – to take the electrical signal from your mic / instruments and convert it into a digital form the computer can understand.
4. Recording Software – to manage / mix the different tracks of your recording session.
All 4 of these can be taken care of with a FireWire Audio Interface such as this:
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/PreSonus-FireBox-24bit96kHz-FireWire-Recording-System?sku=184133&CJAID=10381297&CJPID=3838583
From here all you need to do is select a microphone and you’re set to go. Most all Audio Interfaces will include recording software which will be fine for your needs as a beginner.
Also a hardware mixer is not required because the software will also come with a software based mixer that provides the same capability.
References :
http://www.basic-home-recording-studio.com/studio-setup-1.html