Just starting out

[Japninja808]

So i am just starting out with my own home recording and i've been wondering "How am i going to get this working?"

As a student fresh out of High School, Searching for a job, Paying for the would-be-attending college, i've got a lot of things to worry about
Let's list them off :

1) Cost *Cause we all know that equipment 'good/bad/shitty' all have a price that i'll have to pay*
2) Time *How much time will this consume in the busy life of a full-time student and a what-ever-i-can-get-time employee*
3) How can i guarantee that what i've just spent hours/days/minutes recording doesn't sound like something that is already posted up in some far away place like Russia or Mars? *Cause i think we can all agree that being on the receiving end of a copyright sue is hell*

So much to worry about, or is this just my fresh newbie mind freaking out?

 

[gcapel]

Things we need to know:
1) Do you have a computer?
2) What do you have as far as mics, mixer, etc...?
3) What kind of budget are we talking?
4) What are you trying to achieve? (recording your own music with a few instruments or recording a full on band)


I would spend loads of time reading and using the search function here before you drop any cash.

 

[jdier]

You are freaking out, and asking the wrong questions.

Cost will be dictated by goal. If you want to make some killer demos and start learning about mic technique and mixing (assuming you have a computer) you can probably get a nice start for about $500-750.

If you are starting to build the next hit factory with your eyes on a grammy, you are likely talking about a significantly larger sum of money.

If you just want to get started and have some fun and make some good sounding disks that you can burn for friends and family, or even have reproduced to sell at shows I would consider something like this:

The Presonus FireStudio
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.co...23144&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=426911450

Add to that some Shure SM57's, cables, and stands and you are pretty close to ready to go.

Take a look at www.reaper.fm which is one, if not THE, best deal in music tracking/mixing software available.

Do not sweat it so much. Most of the secret to making a good recording is having something good to record and knowing how to set up the mics. It takes a lot of time, but it is a lot of fun to learn.

 

[Chibi Nappa]

1) Cost *Cause we all know that equipment 'good/bad/shitty' all have a price that i'll have to pay*

I wouldn't worry. Less than $200 to get your feet wet. If you like it, figure $2000-$5000 to step it up to something decent to learn with.

2) Time *How much time will this consume in the busy life of a full-time student and a what-ever-i-can-get-time employee*

Time to bang out a song? You could get something done over a weekend if you put in long hours. Time to learn what you're doing... 5 years give or take. But like anything else, you really never stop learning.

3) How can i guarantee that what i've just spent hours/days/minutes recording doesn't sound like something that is already posted up in some far away place like Russia or Mars? *Cause i think we can all agree that being on the receiving end of a copyright sue is hell*

Don't worry about that.

 

[Japninja808]

Everyone that posted so far :

Thanks for your feedback on my far cry from help. With what you've sent back this can give me a good leg up on creating my own home recording studio. For a purpose creating a home recording studio, i am aiming for being able to record my bands created music for the public entertainment site of youtube and for my further education as an Audio engineering.

So once again thanks for replying and giving me a good direction to start in.