How To Set Up A Home Recording Studio
If
you're looking for a basic guide to what you need and how to start recording
vocals, instruments or making beats in your home you came to the right place!
From equipment to software and plug INS I'll give you a to the point and
accurate run down on how to set up your digital home studio.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
·
How
To Choose Your Home Recording Studio Space
·
How
To Choose The Right Home Recording Studio Computer
·
Digital
Audio Workstation (DAW)
·
Midi
Controller
·
Headphones
For Your Home Recording Studio
·
Audio
Interface
·
Monitors
For Your Home Recording Studio
· Microphones
If you’re fortunate enough to choose a spot to start your home recording you're going to want to choose a room or basement with enough space to work and to keep creativity flowing. Also the sound in the area should be considered. Obviously you wouldn't want to record next to loud equipment like a furnace or air conditioner etc. If you're building a professional studio, you will want to look further in to acoustically treated rooms. If you’re like many musicians you’re starting your first studio in the only bedroom available. Don't worries you can still make some great recordings in a bedroom studio! Choose an area and set up a computer desk near plenty of outlets. The most important decision you'll make is what computer you are going to use. This will be the main brain to your entire studio. This is where you will create, record and save all your projects. You will need to decide if you are going with a Mac or PC.
Mac or PC?
Although Mac is the industry standard and a great choice there are also some good advantages to PC. Mac has been the first choice for musicians with good reason. Macs are usually safer as far crashes and bugs. Every musician has either lost some data or had the constant fear of losing data and knows the value of a secure file system. With that being said Macs are a bit more expensive and that may influence your decision. I've personally produced music with a PC for many years and have never had any issues with crashes or loss of data. Having good file management and backing up your work is mandatory.
Laptop
or Desktop?
The next thing you'll need to decide is if you want a Laptop or Desktop computer. A laptop is going to be best if you are doing a lot of mobile producing in different locations. One thing you will want to keep in my mind is you will definitely pay more for less if you go with a laptop. As far as a "home recording studio" I definitely recommend a desktop computer. You'll get a much bigger bang for the buck and also better monitor, external hardware and upgrade options. You will be putting heavy workloads on your computer so you will need a pretty heavy duty machine. You will want a good processor and a lot of hard drive space. Specs will depend on what computer you decide on and the type of work you plan to do. For example if you plan to do a lot of video editing you will need a better processor and more space. Talk to the dealer about exactly what you want to do with your computer.
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