What do i need to start a home recording studio?
December 13th, 2009 | 
Author: my b/f birthday is coming up and he really wants to start his own recording studio at home but i have no idea what do get i just want to get him started i am on kinda price limit but any advice will be good
WHAT KINDA OF MICRO PHONE WHICH ONES ARE WHOO NAMES PLEASE AND A MIXER TOO THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE
It’s very pricey (I have one myself and have been going strong for a little over 3 years). Anyways, it really depends what instruments you want to use and how you want to record. If you want multiple instruments at the same time you need to get a computer interface and also recording software (though most interfaces come with LE versions of software) and a mixer. As a beginner, I highly recommend Sonar Home Studio 4 made by Cakewalk. It’s about 99 dollars and has all the software you’ll need as a beginner. As for an interface, You can get a pretty good interface for about 150-200 dollars at sweetwater.com . As for the mixer, You can get a cheap one for around 75 dollars. If you plan on doing a lot of mixing and putting the instruments together through software, you can just stay with a simple interface and use the settings in the software for mixing after recording. You will, of course, also need microphones (multiple depending on what you plan on using them for) and cables. So to sum this all up, it’s gonna be a little hard to help your boyfriend start one up with a small amount of money.
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It’s very pricey (I have one myself and have been going strong for a little over 3 years). Anyways, it really depends what instruments you want to use and how you want to record. If you want multiple instruments at the same time you need to get a computer interface and also recording software (though most interfaces come with LE versions of software) and a mixer. As a beginner, I highly recommend Sonar Home Studio 4 made by Cakewalk. It’s about 99 dollars and has all the software you’ll need as a beginner. As for an interface, You can get a pretty good interface for about 150-200 dollars at sweetwater.com . As for the mixer, You can get a cheap one for around 75 dollars. If you plan on doing a lot of mixing and putting the instruments together through software, you can just stay with a simple interface and use the settings in the software for mixing after recording. You will, of course, also need microphones (multiple depending on what you plan on using them for) and cables. So to sum this all up, it’s gonna be a little hard to help your boyfriend start one up with a small amount of money.
References :
Microphone: Shure SM 58 (SM 57 in case he want to record guitar too). $100
Mixer: Yamaha MG10/2 $90
(if starting, I’d recommend buying an audio interface like
Lexicon Alpha USB Audio Interface $100)
Headphone: Sony Pro MDR-7506 $100
Computer software: there are free software like Kristal Audio Engine (try google it)
(if you have to choose one from all the item in the list above, I think SM 57 would be the best bet)
References :
http://www.musiciansfriend.com (Free shipping)
Free software:
http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/
Here’s a great article that will show you the basic elements you need: http://www.articlecube.com/Article/How-To-Build-A-Home-Recording-Studio/49379
Once you know what you need, you can find nice deals on home recording equipment at http://www.homerecorder.com or http://www.proaudioforless.com . Good luck!
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