What equipment is needed to startup a recording studio?

Answer 1

It depends on what kind of music you wish to make.

Here's the short list:

1) A recording device. This could be a DAW (digital audio workstation) on a laptop/tablet. Garageband, Logic and ProTools are examples of inexpensive programs that will allow multi-track recording of both acoustic and MIDI perfomances. You could use an old tape recorder.

2) A decent, affordable microphone that is compatible with your recording device.

$100

3) Instruments- This could be your voice, a guitar, or a MIDI controller used to trigger sound samples in your computer.

4) Headphones- you're going to need to hear the backing tracks while recording your vocal or overdubs... Maybe $20-$65.

5) Monitors- these are speakers designed not to sound fantastic, but to sound "flat" or "true." This is necessary for mixing. You need to hear a dead, unflattering mix so that your final track sounds good on any set of speakers. You can get a decent set of budget monitors for $150-$200.

6) A recording space- Ideally, you want a room that doesn't have slick, bare walls. Sound, like light, reflects off of surfaces. You want a "deader" response.

That's the bare-bones list, anyway. Good luck and have fun!

Answer 2

Depends on what quality of recordings you intend to make.

A mixer or mixing desk. mine is a 16 track behringer

A good selection of microphones, i use shure sm57's and shure sm58's and also Rode's NTK's.

Microphone leads.

Mic. stands.

The appropriate software, i prefer to use cubase. And wavelab for mastering.

Some good quality monitors (these are speakers), i use m-audio

Answer 3

You would need professional headphones, or any other brands (ie; beats), and you would need a mic, the ones with the circle pads, not the stage mic! All in all, you'd probably also need a stereo and an empty room ;) good luck

Answer 4

While any variety of Musical Instruments may be used in a recording studio, there are a few pieces of equipment that are needed to make the recording process work. A recording device is necessary, as well as microphones, cables, preamplifiers, amplifiers, monitors and hard drives in order to properly record in a studio.

Answer 5

- PC

- Sound Speakers

- Sound Card

- Microphone

- Popfilter

- Microphone preamp

- Recording software

Answer 6

at a minimum - a microphone a microphone cable and a computer with a soundcard and recording software.

Answer 7

A computer with a sound card.