Music Meets Business

Recording music at home these days are not that expensive and can be done for not a lot of money, If you want to set up a small recording studio in your room for under $1000 you can ! Here are the things that you will need to get started.

1. Computer or laptop with a Pentium 4 processor or a duo core processor
2. Midi Keyboard
3. Condenser Mic or a usb powered microphone / Pop Screen Filter
4. Head phones and speakers
5. Closet or a corner

When you have these Items you will then be ready to make some great sounding music! but here is what you need to know about each item to get maximum quality sound from them.

Computer or laptop

In order to prevent freezing and computer crashes you must have a computer that i strong enough to handle recording . I recommend a computer that as memory at least 80 gigs on it and It also needs a strong processor like a Pentium 4 or duo core processor If your computer does not have the power then you will experience audio drop outs freezes and crashes especially if you record to more than one 2 tracks.  If you cannot afford a brand new pc then you can go to the pawn shop or a computer repair shop and they will have cheap used computers that you can by under $200.

Midi Keyboard

Midi Keyboards are used to play instrument sounds from programs like fruity loops, Reason, Sonar, Pro tools, Project 5, Sample tank and more. Some midi Keyboards have microphone inputs on them that will provide phantom power and audio input for your computer I recommend the oxygen 8 . Midi Keyboards can give you control to your mixing and recording programs.. you can adjust your mix from the Midi keyboard instead of using a mouse or key pad.

Condenser Mic and a Pop screen Filter

Your microphone is going to determine how clear and accurate your vocals will sound .. If you use a radio shack microphone then your recordings will sound muffled sounding like you recorded the vocals in a cardboard box. In order to get a good vocal track you need a good microphone I recommend the MTX Brand of microphone because they sound clear and they are not expensive you can find one on eBay or a pawn shop if you don’t want to spend a lot on it.  The Pop Screen will filter out the popping noises that are produced when you are using words with P in it and any other harsh pronunciations.

Head Phones and Speakers

Head phones and speakers are used for 2 reasons If you have more than one person in the room and you only have one set of headphones then you will need speakers for everyone to here the song , but while recording you should not play the beat through your loud speakers this will cause interference with our recording and It will not sound clear. When recording vocals the artist or performer needs to listen to the beat in his or her head pones  so that the room is silent and only records the vocals. Recording studios have a sound booth that is used for recording vocals the booth is silent and you cannot here anything from the inside of it.. If you are recording your song in a room you can use a closet or even a corner to record your vocals he goal is to isolate your vocals as much as possible by creating a complete silent environment. While recording vocals you may have o cut of fans, air conditioners, tvs, and such because these sounds can mess up the vocal track. If you do not remove the noises from the room when recording your vocals then the sounds may appear louder when you get our music mastered

Closet or  Corner

Using a closet or a corner is a trick for isolating your vocals this gives you a direct more focused recording for your vocal you can use sheets mattresses or even set your mic up in the middle of your clothes and use the open area for recording your vocal. There are many other ways of creating a recording space if you are interested in learning more tricks or if you have a few tricks and tips of your own please leave them in this blog  or contact me directly at studioa@mixmaxmastering.com