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I used 3" rock wool bats for my bass traps. I doubled them up to make 6" thick, built a nice wood frame for them, put some nice textile over the face to make them look presentable, and fastened them into all the corners. Result was instant improvement. My room suffered badly from bass flutter...

Don't cheap out on a microphone. Spend the money wisely when you do spend it and get something that will work for you. A $20 mic will sound like you recorded through a $20 mic. Probably plan on $100 or so for a good starter mic of decent quality. A large diaphragm condenser will be good for...

I start all song writing processes the same. I come up with a chord progression on acoustic guitar, then figure out some lyrics that fit the groove. Then I double track the acoustic guitar, or a clean electric guitar tone with a basic midi drum groove. At this point, I start to rely on...

Audio Technica AT-2020. In around the $100 mark CAD. Also a good deal, the AT 2041 SP. This is a package of 2 mics. The AT-2020 LD condenser, and the AT-2021 SD. Runs around $200 CAD I've used both quite successfully for acoustic guitar and the AT-2020 for vocals. Only advice I can offer...

Perhaps study your owners manual a little bit before rushing out to buy more gear. I believe the unit has it's own built in recorder and stores wav files of the recordings does it not? I would think it would be easier to record on board then bring the wav file to the DAW of your choice for...

Oh if only life were so simple.... Me: "Siri...How do I become a famous rock star?" Siri: "I can't find an answer for that. Would you like to try the internet?" Me: "yes" ...and boom. Here we are at Home Recording dot com! There is no easy answer for you gavin. The technology is vast and...

First of all, I would recommend you read through all the stickies in the forum, ESPECIALLY the newbie forum.... then when you have some questions about what you have already read, perhaps other users can help point you in the right direction. A word of caution...jumping into this hobby without...

What about lofting the garage? That's usually a minor zoning variance, and can be done with a reasonable cost if you are already building the base garage anyhow.

Although I don't know the specific zoning bylaws for your region, I do deal with them enough in my own jurisdiction to suggest that even this idea of yours could be a zoning infraction. You may be only allowed certain square footage for a shed, but I think you may be getting in trouble by making...

And this was a problem for me too. Obviously you want air circulation, so vents are required. But they are highly audible in recording, so make sure you flick the thermostat to off before working....and don't forget to flick it back to on when you are done!!:D And keep in mind that most...

Without going into a total re-do/re-route of all your hvac and plumbing, there's not much you can do with the basement. I just finished mine, and although I would have liked to get rid of all those things, I realized it is not feasible and I will have to live with it. I boxed out my hvac ducts...

Dunno. Never been in one myself, but I'm pretty sure that cables on the floor is a normal situation, unless you go all out with a wireless system. I might think that a pro studio would be a little more tidy with jacks located in the walls and as much cabling as possible integrated behind the...

Grab a handful of velcro cable ties, worth a total of about 5$, and bundle your cables together. Makes a nice tidy single run of mic and instrument cables between your desk and the gear. Word of caution though...don't include power cables in the bundle, and avoid running parallel and adjacent to...

The more I think of it, the more I want to believe that the speaker cones would be the least of your worries. I recall seeing ways to reverse speakers to make them microphones of sorts, by putting sound through the speaker cone and activating the drivers in backwards sort of manner. This leads...

I don't think they are going to be as much of an issue as maybe you think. Generally, objects in a room tend to help by creating irregular shapes and angles throughout the room to help break up reflections from the flat walls. Unless you are noticing some resonance from the equipment, I wouldn't...

I'm all for the DIY approach to some things. There's a certain satisfaction in building something useful. With that said, I also find sometimes that the ready made solution is far more convenient. The convenience exceeds the economical benefit of the DIY. I don't want to distract you from the...

I doubled the 3" stuff for my bass traps. I also do not know the specifics on the frequency blocking abilities, but simply put, It works very well IMO. I used to have massive bass flutter problems. Now, I don't notice any of it in my room. I also use them as sound blocks on guitar cabs. Helps me...

Does the power conditioner have surge protection? If so, then sure, plug it straight into the wall. If not, I would say there is no harm at all in plugging the conditioner into the surge protector. The surge protector would help protect your conditioner too. As long as the conditioner is getting...

Quit trying to fix it in the DAW. An acoustic guitar recording should not require that much work. Fix it at the source (the mic position, the guitar, or the player)

Welcome to the wonderful world of Home Recording. If your fingers are getting sore from playing, then there are a couple things to consider First, perhaps you need to practice more to strengthen and toughen up your fingers. Run through some warm up drills on a regular basis (daily) to train...