| To record your own music at home and begin | | | | be sure that your interface includes a preamp. |
| establishing a studio you need some fundamental parts | | | | When you have your audio interface set up and can |
| to get going. They are: | | | | record and monitor your work without latency you're |
| 1. An instrument and/or microphone | | | | about good to go. All you need now is some proper |
| 2. Something to record into like a basic mixing board | | | | computer software to function as a mixing board, |
| 3. An interface from your mixing desk into your | | | | sequencer and sampler. Just about every good |
| computer | | | | computer interface will come packaged with some |
| 4. A computer with sufficient speakers and/or | | | | recording software, usually a cut down version of a full |
| headphones. | | | | product but adequate to get you started. |
| 5. Some software to record and manipulate your | | | | Otherwise there are numerous low cost and even |
| work. | | | | free programs you can download. There are also |
| These days you can purchase a combined solution for | | | | numerous communities on the internet where you can |
| items 2 and 3 in the form of a computer sound | | | | share your ideas, get help and support and download |
| recording interface. This is a device that you can hook | | | | royalty free samples to use in your music. |
| an musical instrument or microphone into and the other | | | | Those really are the bare requirements for a home |
| end is attached to your computer either as a | | | | recording studio setup assuming you want to record |
| soundcard or via a USB cable. This will work as an | | | | your own material (as opposed to just play with loops) |
| audio input and the mixing board part is all covered in | | | | and that you already own an instrument and/or mic |
| the software package. | | | | with the appropriate cables. Aside from these it's also |
| Depending on your demands this may be the way to | | | | necessary to have some high quality speakers and |
| go or it may not. If you intend on only putting down one | | | | earphones. These days things like effects and |
| audio part at a time then a computer audio interface | | | | processors can all be found in computer software, |
| makes sense. If you require to record a whole band | | | | although as you advance you may want to acquire |
| with a few tracks at once then you'll need a mixing | | | | some hardware versions of these down the line. |
| board with adequate channels to deal with this. | | | | You'll also want to make sure that the acoustics in |
| One thing you will have to deal with when attaching | | | | your recording environment are optimal. Don't forget |
| your interface and recording your instruments and | | | | soundproofing as well. There is a great deal to learn |
| voice is latency. This is the delay between the sound | | | | and do to get a good home recording studio setup but |
| you make and it being played back to you by the | | | | in the beginning you can just focus on the essentials. A |
| computer. Latency can completely throw off your | | | | decent computer, an audio interface and some |
| timing if you don't minimise it. A means to achieve this | | | | computer software can start you out very nicely. For |
| is to use ASIO drivers for your computer interface. | | | | more information there are plenty of free guides you |
| You can download free universal ASIO drivers at Also | | | | can download off the net to get you going. |