How to Build a Budget Studio
This is the cheapest computer-based rig that sounds decent!
Welcome to TweakHeadz Lab! TweakHeadz Lab has the following resources to
get you started building your recording studio.
In the Guide, Tweak
takes you through classes that cover all the basic of putting together a home
studio. You'll see what components are needed or the
simple mixerless studio to advanced
multi-track recording rigs for large bands.
You can see the gear that is used in many popular studio rigs
that people use today to produce music at home.
The guide will take you through classes on
Which Soundcard or Audio Interface,
help you pick out a keyboard or
MIDI module and covers
microphones,
mixers,
compressors,
effects,
sequencers, software synths,
samplers,
plugins and
mastering processors.
Components of a Budget Studio
Here's the cheapest studio I would attempt to
record with. To be sure, you can find cheaper mics and a cheaper audio
interface, but they sacrifice on sound.
Here's a simply flow chart of how pieces
connect in a basic mixerless home studio. This type of studio is the
simplest and the cheapest, and it relies on the power of your computer for
recording and playback.
Here's some products that will get you going
at decent quality, but as cheap as possible. Note that you get software
bundled in with the Inspire, a budget version of a well known sequencer.
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 The INSPIRE 1394 is a
revolutionary FireWire Recording System featuring professional quality
24-bit/96k analog to digital conversion rate, four simultaneous inputs,
software control panel as well as audio recording and production software
giving you the smallest, most flexible, most affordable and all-inspiring
computer recording studio ever!
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The M-Audio KeyRig 49 turns your Mac or PC into a versatile keyboard
workstation. Featuring a 49-key, synth-action USB MIDI keyboard and the
award-winning Key Rig software for the PC, KeyRig 49 makes it easy to
start composing and performing music with a computer. Use KeyRig 49 to
play Key Rig's virtual instrument sounds, or audition loops and compose
songs with M-Audio's Session, Apple's GarageBand, Ableton's Live Lite
(included) or other music-creation programs. The KeyRig 49 keyboard also
includes professional features like pitch and mod wheels, an assignable
volume slider, octave +/- buttons and sustain pedal input. It's powered
via a single USB cable and works instantly with computers running Mac OS
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The Perception 100 is a large-diaphragm true condenser microphone
offering solid build quality, good performance and excellent value. It
delivers a classic warm, transparent sound that conforms to the
stringent standards defined for AKG recording products.
Here's the cables and stand you need
OnStage 7700 Tripod Boom Microphone Stand
The On-Stage Spotlight Microphone Stand is the ideal
tripod boom stand for countless stage and studio applications. With its
durable construction of hybrid sheet metal and high-impact plastic leg
housing it holds up to repeated use and abuse. A cast steel mid-point
clutch also locks down the boom to secure your microphone. The boom arm
can fold flat for easy storage and is removable for those times when a
boom is not required.
CBI
LowZ Microphone Cable with Neutrik Connectors
The CBI MLN Performer Series mic cables are extremely
flexible and durable cables. They are constructed with Beldens 22-gauge,
2-conductor super low noise, ultra flexible audio cable, then fitted to
Neutrik male and female XLR connectors.
Hosa Nickel-Plated Dual Cable (Dual RCA to Dual RCA)
Precision molding of all plastics and high-tolerance
tooling ensure tight, positive connections for all Hosa RCA connections.
Hosa's Limited Lifetime Warranty expresses their confidence in these RCA
cable assemblies!
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Some of the advantages: As of this writing
The M-audio Key Rig comes with Ableton Live Lite. The Inspire comes
with Cubase LE. Both of these are really pretty good software packages
to get started on. Naturally, there are other ways to do this.
I suggest you check out Tweak's Guide for detailed info on every one of these
components.
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