Home Recording Studio Package
Home recording studio package
Tips and how to build a home recoding studio. Information about how to turn a room in your house into a home recording studio.
Building A Home Recording Studio - How To/Tips - Recommended Equipment
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Home Recording Studio Help.?
I want to set up a small home studio..i have to start from scratch..even purchasing a computer...im not going to spend a bunch of cash on stuff as i have recorded at a friends house who is a dj and i see that with limited equipment we have made some high quality songs. I make hip hop music so im wondering how i can set things up..The packages i have taken a look at come with a microphone, speakers, and a connection to a computer..Id like a midi drum pad (or a beat machine if you will) and a m-audio keyboard..i was just wondering if anyone has set something up like im thinking of doing and what you used on a budget..Please help..will be greatly appreciated.
You're right that you really don't need expensive equipment to get a good sound. If you haven't bought a computer yet I would definitely recommend a Mac - they are amazing for all kinds of audio and video stuff and you'll get so many less problems with them than you will with windows. A MIDI keyboard and a microphone are the next couple of things you need - the MIDI keyboard should connect through a USB port (make sure you get one that will do this) and if you use Garage Band (free software that comes with Macs) you will be able to play and record from the keyboard using a whole range of instruments. The microphone could also be a USB one (these are slightly more expensive but definitely worth it) or a normal jack input one, but you get what you pay for in terms of mics - don't just go for the cheapest one.
The speakers you get from the computer should be fairly decent ones but you can get these cheaply. Go for ones which use an external power supply as the ones which take power from the computer aren't so good. When you're recording from the keyboard and doing the mixing/editing you should be listen from the speakers rather than headphones, because it will sound different between the two and you want to be hearing it as it will sound in the end. You will need good headphones as well though for when you're recording with the microphone (otherwise the mic will pick up what's coming out of the speakers). Get headphones which completely cover your ears rather than in-ear, ipod-style ones, as you want to have as little sound leaking as possible.
Hope this helps and hope you're recording goes well 
home recording studio package