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How could I set up a basic home recording studio?

I want to set up a small recording studio in my bedroom. I don’t want to spend a lot of money on it, but i want to be able to record decent stuff. What basic equipment would I need and could you give me any recommendations?

Not sure what your budget is but the cheapest set up needs a USB mic, recording software, & headphones. All of it can be done for around $150.

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2 Responses to “How could I set up a basic home recording studio?”

  1. musicmachineshop.com on December 30th, 2011 at 12:46 am

    Not sure what your budget is but the cheapest set up needs a USB mic, recording software, & headphones. All of it can be done for around $150.
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  2. The basics needed for a home studio are:
    1) A mic&mic stand, and mic cable to record vocals and instruments with
    2) Maybe a midi keyboard for synthesizer sounds
    3) An audio interface to connect the mic(s) to your
    4) Computer. Either a laptop or a desktop.
    5) Software to capture (record) and mix the sound
    6) Good speakers and or headphones to listen to your masterpieces
    There is a wide range of quality of all of the above. Microphones can cost less than $100 to $15,000 for a professional tube mic. (A Shure SM58 is a good inexpensive vocal mic. And the Audio-Technica AT4040 is really good @ $300) The same price range is true with the interfaces, which converts the sound of the mic to digital information which gets recorded onto your hard drive. To get started, Digidesign, the makers of Pro Tools, offers a few choices like the Mbox (it comes with an interface and the software) and the M-Audio software (which is pro tools software that can use most manufacturers interfaces). There are many others that can be found on retailer’s websites, like sweetwater.com or musicians friend. Audacity is free recording and editing software. An extra might be a mixing board to use in between the mic and the interface, so you can adjust the sound of the mic a bit before recording it. Add extra mics/cables if you are going to record more than one instrument/voice at the same time.
    References :
    http://protools-mixing.com/
    http://protoolsmixing.blogspot.com/
    http://protools-mixing.com/discography/

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