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What do you need to start a home recording studio?

People think constructing a home recording studio is a big project that takes time, requires thorough research and planning in order to come up with the best studio to work with. However, this is not always the case because with a few basic essentials required you can go ahead and start your own studio at home. For the beginners, the following essentials are what you are looking for to get started.

It is advisable to start with a simple studio that does not require many expenses. This is because simple is also economical. For the starters, if you attempt too much too soon you might eventually become bored just like any other hobby.  You might also lose focus on the way, be discouraged and quit. All the energy, time and resources   used will be a total waste. To avoid this, make everything simple in style. Recording your music at home can be expensive and this is why you have to look for the cheapest option to record your music.  

The best home recording studio for the starters should comprise of the following basic components.

(a)Music production Headphones

When recording your music in your home studio, you do it by yourself and therefore a pair of headphones is what you need.  You need to purchase one pair of headphones in the market. The design you choose for recording should be the best to achieve good results. For the starters, two specific models are considered the best when recording your music. The open back headphones and the closed back headphones.  The open back headphone gives the optimal quality sound when mixing while the closed back headphones offers lesser sound on optimal isolation.  For the beginners, it is advisable to start with the closed back headphones because they are affordable. The open back headphones are quite expensive.

(b) A Studio monitors

Over the past years, people have been mixing music on speakers in other words, Studio monitors.  They have the ability to provide uncolored and a more neutral sound when doing your mixing. Newbie’s are advised to buy the most affordable monitors in the market. When you start recording ensure you are armed with the best studio monitors that will support your growth but more importantly give you a good picture of your recordings.

(c) Microphones

When starting your home recording studio, you need to have one or two microphones. As time goes, you are required to own several microphones of different kinds. The type of microphone you choose depends on what you are recording.

(d) A Mic stand

People think mic stands are all the same but this is not true.  There are different types of stands meant for different purposes.  For starters, you should buy the most affordable one because most stands are expensive.

(e) Pop filters

The pop filters helps to filter out the blast of air caused by the pronunciation of  two sounds (P and B) They are quite cheap and you can consider using them because they do help.

(f) Ear training software

It is good experience to listen to your home recordings. You ears determine most of your recordings at the end of the day. You should therefore start training your ears the moment you start recording so that the speed at which they grasp what they listen to will increase.  Ear training software will help you to train your ears but it is not necessary.

(g)DAW or Interface combo

Digital audio workstation is software used to edit and record your music. The audio interface (combo) connects your computer to the rest. For your first studio experience, the combo is highly recommended because it is cheap and provides guaranteed support and compatibility.

(h) Computer

When doing your home recording, you need to have a computer to get started. At the beginning, you can use the most affordable computer to store your data.

  (i)XL R cables

Beginners should buy three important cables to start with their recording experience.  You should have at least two short cables for the monitor and a long one for the microphone. If you are planning to have a small room as a studio, then Mogami silver XLR 25Ft (1x) and Mogami silver XLR 6Ft (2x) are highly recommended.