In today’s episode Jon and Ryan talk about the main equipment you actually need to get a home studio started, and at a level good enough to get paid work with it. As usual we go off on tangents here and there about how hard it was when we were getting started.
The setup we recommend is a modular approach so there’s the possibility to upgrade and expand to fit your needs over time.
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00:00 - Welcome to the show
03:06 - Today's Topic: What do you actually need for a home studio
04:17 - You need a computer, we both use Macs
05:14 - for software, REAPER obviously
06:28 - Video is important too
07:07 - [tangent] acknowledging the Open Source OBS software
09:17 - You definitely need an audio interface
11:00 - you probably don't need a mixer
12:24 - You probably don't need a separate mic preamp
14:22 - hard drives
15:32 - Don't record to your desktop
16:49 - Let's talk monitoring, headphones
19:59 - studio monitors
23:31 - mics
26:01 - our first condenser mics
27:21 - budget for accessories
27:45 - mics for drums
30:34 - Optional - MIDI Controller
33:17 - what about USB Mics
34:53 - what about field recorders
35:48 - What about smart phones
36:54 - outro
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This episode is supported by Brian Olsen, Doug Darrell, Stephan Gaugh, and musicforgeeks.