| Most people turn away from setting up a home studio | | | | time monitoring and dB adjustments from both the |
| for personal convenience due to the large amount of | | | | input and output ends. This is truly a piece of home |
| money that has to be invested into such a project in | | | | recording studio equipment you don't want to miss out |
| terms of purchasing large amounts of expensive | | | | on! |
| home recording studio equipment. Mixers, sequencers, | | | | Buy Behringer |
| drum machines, monitors, recording interfaces... | | | | The company Behringer produces very high quality |
| Who can afford all of that stuff? Is it even worth it? | | | | electronics for the price, and high quality monitors and |
| Well, that depends entirely on how you're willing to | | | | speakers can be obtained from them for as little as |
| spend your money when buying your own home | | | | $150. |
| studio equipment. It is true, if you're looking to purchase | | | | DAW's |
| high end home recording studio equipment, it can break | | | | When it comes to DAW's, you have literally hundreds |
| your bank. However, all is not lost - as you can now | | | | of choices. However, Steinberg's Cubase is the most |
| set up your very own studio with your own home | | | | popular choice for most recording artists, producers |
| recording studio equipment on the cheap with the help | | | | and mixers that use home recording studio equipment |
| of this article. | | | | to generate amazing studio quality sound. It is the |
| So, what is a good Home studio composed of? | | | | perfect combination of usability and complexity and |
| Most people will suggest Monitors, Speakers, a Guitar | | | | has strong support for VST Instruments, that will |
| recording interface, Drum Machine and a Mic Pre-amp | | | | eliminate the need for Synthesizers and Drum |
| as a necessity when it comes to recording studio | | | | Machines, and therefore will result in you saving money |
| equipment. All the rest of the functions of a generic | | | | not having to buy more home recording studio |
| studio can be carried out by a DAW (Digital Audio | | | | equipment. |
| Workstation) such as Cubase, CakeWalk, Nuendo and | | | | The Drums |
| many others. | | | | The perfect replacement for a drum machine is the |
| The total cost of such a setup will be vastly lower | | | | program Reason or the VST Plugin EZDrummer. |
| than what you would have paid if you chose to | | | | These two pieces of software are amazing choices |
| purchase analog track recorders and so on. When it | | | | to eliminate the need for more home recording studio |
| comes to purchasing home recording studio equipment, | | | | equipment in terms of a drum machine or an electric or |
| it's necessary to think smart. If you need a Guitar | | | | acoustic drum kit. Create powerful drum sounds with |
| Recording Interface and a Mic Pre-amp, don't buy two | | | | this plug in that will blow people away! |
| pieces of home recording studio equipment. Look for | | | | That's it... |
| something that performs both functions. | | | | In conclusion, your equipment can be as cheap as you |
| A good example would be the Line 6 Pod Studio UX1, | | | | want it to. Many people fail to realise this and spend |
| which costs just over $150, produces amazing guitar | | | | thousands of dollars dishing out cash on analog gearto |
| sounds with over 50 cabinet and amp simulations, as | | | | perform functions that could be done by a $100 piece |
| well as acting as an interface for your mic! The | | | | of hardware. Save by purchasing the hardware |
| powerful Pod Farm application that comes with this | | | | mentioned in this article and you'll have plenty of cash |
| little tool allows you to add studio quality effects to | | | | left over to expand your already well stocked home |
| your vocals or guitar, removing the need for unwanted | | | | studio with more professional home recording studio |
| excess studio fx. | | | | equipment later down the road. Remember, the goal is |
| This interface not only supports guitar and vocals, but | | | | to purchase as little equipment as possible, without |
| can act as a recording interface for virtually anything. | | | | compromising on the performance of a home studio |
| It's USB 2.0 out produces virtually lossless sound with | | | | had you bought seperate home recording studio |
| ASIO input into your DAW, resulting in latency free real | | | | equipment for each function in your studio. Good luck! |