In order to setup a home recording studio, here are the
equipments that I gathered. First off a laptop that was hand-me-down by my brother
and sister-in-law. Then, old earphones that was stuck in a cupboard. I bought
an electric guitar, cheap one and also bought some stuff online like
microphone, mic stand, amplifier and some leads. Also went to car boot and by
chance bought a used MIDI keyboard that is well functioning. Also there was an
old computer speaker that is working well that I sometimes use as monitor
speakers.
Now to start your own recording studio you must have all of the above meaning a descent laptop like mine Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E. Then, a
recording software, like Energy XT, which is what I’m using now. Pretty straight forward, very easy to use and most of all, it is multi-purpose. You can use it live, mixing, recording, sequencing and even mastering. Then you need an audio interface. I am using Native Instruments Guitar Session Rig. A very nice one. It doesn’t matter whether it is USB or firewire. It all depends on how you use it and which one is within your budget and you’re comfortable with. Minimum requirement for your interface would be one mic input and one instrument input. I am using Shure C606 microphone. It is cheap but works well. Doesn’t sacrifice quality. Again, it doesn’t matter if you opt to use condenser or cardioid. It is entirely up to you and your budget.
Now try your instruments as well as microphone, after
installing the software and plugging in your hardware i.e. DAW and Audio
Interface. Start recording your songs, edit, mix and save as wav or mp3
depending where you want to submit your songs.
Good luck. For sample songs/music
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By: Vincent Ryan Borres
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