Archive for August, 2011
Inside Home Recording Studio
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on August 25, 2011
Many people are curious about the things insider a recording studio. It is not uncommon to see people are asking about this question because they are curios about the equipments inside a recording studio because those equipments can result in great music that they love.
Different studio might have different equipments. Everything is depending on the type of studio and on the type of music that it produced. Studios can produce rock music, pop music, jazz music, reggae music, soundtracks, jingles, and many more. It is always depending on the preference of music that they produce. Certain music might require certain equipment and it is usually different from other kind of music.
Old equipments might not work for today’s music requirement. Some genres of music require the use of advanced music recording equipment otherwise, the studio will not able to generate high quality sound.
You have to own wireless headphones, personal computer, CD/DVD writer, audio interface, cables, sound card, guitar/bass amplifier for effects and modeling, and microphone for standard hardware. For standard software you will need Vegas, Acid Pro, RBC voice tweaker, Sound Forge, mastering software, and others if you urge to have advanced technology. You also need to own mic stand, sub mixer, music instruments, synthesizer, microphone, monitor speakers and also amplifier for standard equipments. Read the rest of this entry »
Evolution of the Home Recording Studio
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on August 25, 2011
Just a few years ago the only way to record music was to use a professional recording studio. They were large multi-roomed facilities that employed an array of sound engineers to operate a vast collection of equipment. You had to pay for studio time, maybe studio musicians, studio engineers, and the like.
The next step in music recording was project studios. These were smaller studios with professional sound engineers that were often tailored to specific music genres or set up as personal recording studios by individual musicians or bands. Since thousands of dollars of equipment and years of schooling were once required to produce professional sounding recordings, only well-off music aspirants could afford their own recording studio.
Next came the home recording studio. These were originally set up by amateur musicians with some money and a little technical experience. Unfortunately, the sound quality produced during these sessions was a far cry from what was produced in the professional recording studios.
Technology has progressed in leaps and bounds in the past few years and had put a new face on music recording. Today, the commercial recording studio has actually become an endangered species, falling prey to the more personalized project studios. In addition, today’s home recording studios are more economical and turn out the same sound quality that a few years ago required a commercial studio. Read the rest of this entry »
Build a Home Recording Studio – Record Your Own Music Then Record For Other Musicians Too
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on August 25, 2011
In the past, if you couldn’t afford to rent recording time in a professional recording studio, your musical dreams and talents would often go to waste!
The technology available to anyone outside of the recording industry was simply too expensive and complicated to be an alternative. Fortunately, the advancements in today’s recording equipment have made it possible and affordable to build a home recording studio.
How do you go about preparing a space to use as a home recording studio?
A traditional recording studio is typically divided into several rooms. This would obviously be the best way to set up your new studio, but if you don’t have the required space, you could get by with a single large room separated into two spaces through the use of curtains or screens.
If you have the money or skills to do so, building a wall that divides the room into two separate pieces would be best.
One of the rooms will be used as a control room and the other as a tracking room for the performers. If at all possible there should be a window between the 2 rooms. It is really important for the sound engineer to be able to see the recording artist(s). Read the rest of this entry »