Home Recording Studio - Free Tips and Essential Resources
Author: Ken Johnstone
Building a home recording studio has never been more popular with the
advance in recording studio equipment. Home Music Recording has found a
solid blend of digital recording products and music recording knowledge to
help you start your own home recording studio.
Easy Steps to Making Music On Your Home Computer
Any computer purchased in the last couple of years has the basic hardware
for recording music. Computers with a hard drive smaller than 2Gb and a CPU
slower then 100mhz is going to limit you to a few tracks at best. The faster
and bigger your home computer, the more powerful your digital recording
capabilities can be. Besides your computer, all you need is a microphone and
some software, and you're ready to create.
Multi-track recording software is fairly easy to use. You do not need a math
degree to figure them out. Many programs are geared specifically for regular
musicians, and most offer a minimum of 8-track digital home recording. Some
programs come equipped with virtual drum features, full MIDI capabilities,
and multi-effects.
Actually, home recording is as easy as loading your software into your
computer, jacking your mic into the sound card, and playing. Soloists can
record one rhythm track, then create another lead track while your previous
track plays back into your professional headphones, then add vocals on a
third track.You can continue adding as many tracks as your computer and
software can handle.
Most software lets you add effects on all tracks. A word to the wise: even
the fastest computers start slowing down with too many simultaneous effects
in real time. Usually these 'bogs' will sound fine when you mix down, when
the processor can handle more effects because it isn't fixed to real time.
Computer noise can be a pain when recording. The best thing to do is to put
your computer under your desk. Even better, buy extra long cables for all
you peripherals and put your computer in the next room.
Of course you'll want to pick up a few other cool things. Perhaps a better
sound card, maybe a sound mixer desk, certainly a superior mic and preamp,
and probably a MIDI keyboard. And then you'll need to burn your own CDs.
Keeping Your Gear Current
Most people know that good home recording studio maintenance means cleaning
and dusting rack modules, de-fragmenting hard drives, calibrating recorders
and effects, and other details that help keep your gear in top operating
condition.
When you're performing your regular maintenance, don't forget the software
part of your setup. Thanks to the Internet, updates, drivers for A/D
converters, plugins and upgrades for DAWs and soft synths, and the latest
operating systems for computers and keyboards are just a click away. These
updates generally offer feature enhancements, bug fixes, and/or expanded
support for additional gear, plus they are tend to be free!
Whatever you do, have great fun building and operating your home recording
studio!
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