Home Studio Basics: How to Build a Home Recording Studio

Series Summary

Today’s digital musical equipment and recording software like Pro Tools and GarageBand have made it possible to get professional quality recordings from your own home recording studio. Some of the most creative and innovative music being produced today is made by those outside the mainstream music industry. With the right combination of quality microphones, amps, instruments and inspiration you can put together your home studio and start creating the album of the year today.

In this series of free video clips you’ll learn how to build a music recording studio in your own home. Expert musician and studio engineer Arie Pytel shares tips on the various types of microphones, monitors, headphones, and computer recording software that are available. He takes you step-by-step through the process of connecting the mics, MIDI components and other devices you’ll need to start recording your own music. By following the simple steps in these free videos you can build a home recording studio capable of creating professional production quality recordings.

Video Transcript

"Hi there! My name is Arie Pytel for Expert Village. Today we are going to talk about how you can design your own home studio for recording in music production. Since the late 80's it's been possible for musicians to produce their art within their own homes to a greater degree than ever before. Before that time, artists had to go to expensive studios where analog devices such as reel to reel, recording devices, analog mixers, compressors and were needed to produce high quality art of music. Now a lot of those components are available for our home computers that can be used in a digital environment. Today we are going to talk about how to design a home studio for the type of music that you produce. When considering your home studio, it is very important to consider the type of music that you produce because if you are producing music such as electronica for example. You want need a lot of analog or devices and a lot of instruments necessarily many different types of microphones. However if you are a singer or producing acoustics to guitars, it is very important to consider the type of microphone that you will be using which is something we will be talking about in more detail later. We also will be talking about vidi control, vidi use control, interface devices, different types of software, speaker set ups and the lake for digital recording and sampling purposes for whatever kind of music you are producing. "