How to make a home recording Studio

In this tutorial I will try to explain you how, and really make the house a recording Studio.

Instruction

Difficulty level: Difficult

step 1

this is a picture of the sound card EMU 0202 USB

For a home Studio is not necessarily expensive equipment. One of the most important things a home Studio and, in principle, any it professional sound card. To select the sound card should be taken seriously, because it is the basis and the heart of the Studio. I suggest to take out external sound card with all the regulators and other functions (mono, dsp, reverb ) considering all the options, my choice will focus on great sound card EMU 0202 USB (average cost of$150)

2 step

Microphone MXL 2006 and pop filter

And so, you already have a good (or at least not bad) sound card, the next step is to select the microphone. From my own experience I will say that having a quality sound card (which is not worth saving) on the MIC a bit and save. There are three types of microphones: Dynamic (used for performances), Condenser (used for recording) and the Tube (for the record). For our home Studio need a condenser microphone, the microphones can talk for a long time, but I will advise you again from my experience, microphone, MXL 2006 (cost 130$), in combination with a good sound card, it shows a good result.

3 step

This is a homemade pop filter

We need Privalka microphone, and speaking in a scientific way, then pop filter. A pop filter is a black circle, which is attached to the microphone (as on the previous photo). Many jokingly say like, he need not to zablevyvaete microphone, to a certain extent this is true, but this is not its main purpose, and its main task is to drown out the plosives p , b and of course to protect the thin membrane of the microphone from saliva (which is like not cool, but takes off his mouth when recording). Pop filter costs between$ 30 and above, you ask for that kind of money? I with you completely agree. After all, it's a simple thing that can be done by yourself:take some plastic circle without the middle (that is, only the bezel), and he pulled the usual kolgotki and all our pop filter is ready.

step 4

This is also not a bad option

All the above is enough for a low budget home Studio (underground Studio as they say) of course it is advisable to buy good monitors (speakers), mixing consoles and all sorts of amps before. amplifiers, but it all costs money, and we need not expensive and tolkovanie this stage I decided to tackle soundproofing and sound absorption is very important, it directly affects the quality and purity of the record. For a home Studio, there are numerous options to create optimal acoustics for recording:

1) to Do a large cabin (2, 2m)

2) before writing to cover a thick blanket,

3) write in the closet. You should not laugh at these options, many novice musicians use them and get results. Because we want to do everything with minimal cost, then I would suggest option 2 (write in the closet)the Cabinet 2 on the 2nd, all the walls of the Cabinet from the inside must be covered with a thick blanket or buy a special sound-absorbing material, which is not cheap.

5 step

Eminem and Dr. Dre in the Studio.

And I want to finish my statement. Record tracks, write music and compose poems, because creativity is a very exciting game, you learn something new all the time to develop their skills. Thank you all for your attention, I hope my advice will help someone.