Comments on: what tools do i need to create a home studio to record music? http://www.woolyinc.com/home-music-studio/what-tools-do-i-need-to-create-a-home-studio-to-record-music Sound Barriers and Noise Reduction for Home Music Studios Sat, 19 May 2012 08:54:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: robert c http://www.woolyinc.com/home-music-studio/what-tools-do-i-need-to-create-a-home-studio-to-record-music/comment-page-1#comment-3879 robert c Wed, 19 May 2010 15:05:59 +0000 http://www.woolyinc.com/home-music-studio/what-tools-do-i-need-to-create-a-home-studio-to-record-music#comment-3879 First off, you don't need tools. You need studio equipment. Assembling a good home studio can be tricky. You can spend a lot of money and get very low results. In your home studio you need this: * Microphone + Pop filter + PreAmp * SoundCard - Interface * Cables * Recording Software If the budget is not a problem, I really recommend you to buy a good microphone. That's the core of your home studio. My favorite is on Rode NT1A Anniversary Vocal Condenser Microphone ($229): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002QAUOKS?ie=UTF8&tag=rp1-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002QAUOKS The package comes with a Popshield, Shockmount and XLR Cable. This condenser mic requires a some kind of phantom power. An alternative is to buy a cheap preamp, but I'm sure your soundcard is not too good, so we have to combine those. We still gave $120. In that budget you can buy M-Audio MobilePre USB Mobile Preamp and Audio Interface ($99): features: * 2 x 2 16-bit/48kHz analog I/O w/ preamps * 2 microphone inputs (XLR balanced) with 48v phantom power * 2 high-impedance instrument/line inputs (balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS) * Zero-latency hardware direct monitoring (mono/stereo) with software level control * USB-powered for total mobility http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000TP57E?ie=UTF8&tag=rp1-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000TP57E As a recording software you can use Audacity (google it). It's one of the best open source multi-track recording software! If this is over your budget, consider viewing another alternative: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aj0zspp4qRl.QzO8fgU2yvfty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091130171953AAdsDyd&show=7#profile-info-AA12007197<br><b>References : </b><br> First off, you don’t need tools. You need studio equipment. Assembling a good home studio can be tricky. You can spend a lot of money and get very low results. In your home studio you need this:

* Microphone + Pop filter + PreAmp
* SoundCard - Interface
* Cables
* Recording Software

If the budget is not a problem, I really recommend you to buy a good microphone. That’s the core of your home studio. My favorite is on Rode NT1A Anniversary Vocal Condenser Microphone ($229):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002QAUOKS?ie=UTF8&tag=rp1-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002QAUOKS

The package comes with a Popshield, Shockmount and XLR Cable. This condenser mic requires a some kind of phantom power. An alternative is to buy a cheap preamp, but I’m sure your soundcard is not too good, so we have to combine those. We still gave $120. In that budget you can buy M-Audio MobilePre USB Mobile Preamp and Audio Interface ($99):
features:
* 2 x 2 16-bit/48kHz analog I/O w/ preamps
* 2 microphone inputs (XLR balanced) with 48v phantom power
* 2 high-impedance instrument/line inputs (balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS)
* Zero-latency hardware direct monitoring (mono/stereo) with software level control
* USB-powered for total mobility
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000TP57E?ie=UTF8&tag=rp1-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000TP57E

As a recording software you can use Audacity (google it). It’s one of the best open source multi-track recording software!

If this is over your budget, consider viewing another alternative:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aj0zspp4qRl.QzO8fgU2yvfty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091130171953AAdsDyd&show=7#profile-info-AA12007197
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