setting up my studio

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I would like to set up my own home studio. I would appreciate it if someone could give me some help. I would like a good quality studio. Right now I just have a year old computer and a basic keyboard. I'm hoping to do as my as I can with my computer and software to make a great recording. Can somebody please let me know what basic things I need to complete my studio? Thank you very much.
 
I want to make my original question more simple. I Plan on getting the Cakewalk 2004 for my PC. What else will I need other than that to complete my home studio? Thank you.
 
Sound card. Sound blasters don't really cut it.

Look into M-Audio stuff, or Echo stuff.

If you will record with microphone, you'll need a microphone, and a preamp.

Studio projects has some good mics for cheap. SP B1 Large diaphram condensor is about 80 bucks, good for vocals or instruments. Marshal MXL 603s are good Small Diaphram condensors for doing stereo recordings of instruments. Or you could get a Shure sm58/57 for a dynamic mic, they're kind of all around mics, can be used for live stuff as well.

Preamps. Studio Projects VTB-1 for about 129, M-Audio DMP3 for about 199, FMR RNP for about 475.

You could get a compressor if you're doing a lot of recording with microphones. As far as i'm concerned in the budget area there is nothing that can touch the FMR RNC, and i think most everyone will agree with that.

And most importantly you need some monitoring speakers. I'd say the Yorkville YSM1p or the Tannoy reveal Actives are a good starting point. M-audio also makes some decent ones.

You have a keyboard/midi controller already. Softwear. Maybe some plugins, or free plugins for effects. But your softwear probably comes with some. Cables, mic stands... Maybe accoustic treatment for your room?

It's really endless...
 
thanks for the post. Am i gonna need a keyboard with a midi controller or can I get a controller seperately? Thanks again.
 
Does the keyboard you have now have midi ports on it? If so, you can use that as your controller.
 
I have a Roland PC70. It is just a controller, nothing else, just a bunch of non weighted keys used to control midi.

I think it's 250 Canadian. You can probably find it for much less, the place i got it was expensive.

It works fine. If you want weighted keys you're going to have to pay a fair bit more, but if you already have a keyboard you probably don't need that.
 
Do you intend to record a drumset? If so, you'll need a mixer for close micing. I would go with a Delta 44 soundcard, a Behringer mixer, and a few mics.
 
a mixer for close micing?

Could you please elaborate?

Do you mean you need a mixer for multiple preamps, so that you can power multiple mics, for micing multiple parts of a drum kit? The proximity of the mic wouldn't have any effect whether you use a mixer or not... Stand alone preamps would be the same.

For cheap, behringer mixer will give you some cheap pre's. Mackie or soundcraft or Allen and Heathe will be better. Get a couple of M-Audio DMP3's and a Delta 44 and you'll be smokin.
 
I do not plan to use a drum set. I have one but I was thinking of something like a beat machine will fit me better. Will that work and are there decent beat machines out there?
 
I have a drum set but I plan not to use it for recording. Something like a beat machine would work best for me. Would a beat machine work well, and are there any decent ones out there?
 
heismn32 said:
I have a drum set but I plan not to use it for recording. Something like a beat machine would work best for me. Would a beat machine work well, and are there any decent ones out there?
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Yeah, there's a bunch of them. Just depends on how proficient you are using them and what genre of music you'd like to do.
For right now keep it simple and keep studying. Every piece of electronic gear ever made is covered at least once between those two links I gave you. First thing after a computer and a soundcard you need is some sort of midi capable keyboard controller. Don't get distracted or you'll be swimming in gear soup.
 
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