home recording studio
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This slideshow showcases the fundamental items an up and coming producer will need to
build their own recording studio at a low-budget and
affordable cost.
To build a decent home-budget studio, the
computer is the essential for any
modern day record producer. It’s important to pick a computer that has at least a dual CPU
processor, multiple hard-drives and 2 GB of
RAM.
Buying a computer that is fast and can store a sufficient amount of
memory will allow the producer to run their
audio program without lagging.
Price Range - $1,000 - $2,000
Perhaps the most important piece of equipment is the DAW (Digital-Audio-Workstation). The DAW allows the producer to record, edit, mix, and master their songs. Pro tools is the
industry standard and comes with its own amplifier.
Price Range - $500 - $1,000
While Pro Tools is provided with its own amp( the Pro Tools amp enhances the microphone and speakers ) it’s recommended to get a separate amp for
the microphone. The amp will make the sound louder and give the vocals more warmth and color; it also allows the artist who’s recording to hear
themselves a lot better.Price Range - $300-$1,000
This is referred to as a pop-filter. It’s an anti-pop noise
filter that removes or reduces
“popping” sounds that is created by the impact of fast
moving air that hits the
microphone when an artist sings.
Price Range - $20 - $70
This is referred to as an, “Isolation Foam Panel”. It’s placed
behind the microphone and
absorbs the remaining sound into
the foam. This reduces feedback that is caused when sound
bounces off objects and travels back into
the microphone.Price Range - $150-$300
The microphone should be able to connect to an
amp. Avoid USB microphones (they are
bad in quality). Price Range - $150-$1,000Microphone stand.
Price Range - $100 - $300
Speakers are very important; a producer will want to hear everything at full quality to
perform a proper mix. A producer will either have two sets of speakers, one high quality and one low quality ( so they can hear how
the song sounds like in a car with a lot of bass and how the song sounds like in a laptop with
no bass or high-definition).
Some producers (myself included) will have one high quality speaker with a switch to turn
the bass on and off. Price Range - $100-$1,500
A producer will make sure that their speakers are at a height near
their ears whether it’s using professional stands or books to
mount the speaker on. Both get the job done.
Price Range – $25- $50 (or free)
Last but not least are headphones which are very important. A good pair of headphones will have; a nice contrast between bass and tremble and closed heads so that the sound doesn’t exit the
headphone and enter the microphone causing feedback.Price Range - $100 - $300