| Building a home recording studio has never been more | | | | Most software lets you add effects on all tracks. A |
| popular with the advance in recording studio equipment. | | | | word to the wise: even the fastest computers start |
| Home Music Recording has found a solid blend of | | | | slowing down with too many simultaneous effects in |
| digital recording products and music recording | | | | real time. Usually these 'bogs' will sound fine when you |
| knowledge to help you start your own home recording | | | | mix down, when the processor can handle more |
| studio. | | | | effects because it isn't fixed to real time. |
| Easy Steps to Making Music On Your Home | | | | Computer noise can be a pain when recording. The |
| Computer | | | | best thing to do is to put your computer under your |
| Any computer purchased in the last couple of years | | | | desk. Even better, buy extra long cables for all you |
| has the basic hardware for recording music. | | | | peripherals and put your computer in the next room. |
| Computers with a hard drive smaller than 2Gb and a | | | | Of course you'll want to pick up a few other cool |
| CPU slower then 100mhz is going to limit you to a few | | | | things. Perhaps a better sound card, maybe a sound |
| tracks at best. The faster and bigger your home | | | | mixer desk, certainly a superior mic and preamp, and |
| computer, the more powerful your digital recording | | | | probably a MIDI keyboard. And then you'll need to burn |
| capabilities can be. Besides your computer, all you | | | | your own CDs. |
| need is a microphone and some software, and you're | | | | Keeping Your Gear Current |
| ready to create. | | | | Most people know that good home recording studio |
| Multi-track recording software is fairly easy to use. | | | | maintenance means cleaning and dusting rack |
| You do not need a math degree to figure them out. | | | | modules, de-fragmenting hard drives, calibrating |
| Many programs are geared specifically for regular | | | | recorders and effects, and other details that help keep |
| musicians, and most offer a minimum of 8-track digital | | | | your gear in top operating condition. |
| home recording. Some programs come equipped with | | | | When you're performing your regular maintenance, |
| virtual drum features, full MIDI capabilities, and | | | | don't forget the software part of your setup. Thanks |
| multi-effects. | | | | to the Internet, updates, drivers for A/D converters, |
| Actually, home recording is as easy as loading your | | | | plugins and upgrades for DAWs and soft synths, and |
| software into your computer, jacking your mic into the | | | | the latest operating systems for computers and |
| sound card, and playing. Soloists can record one | | | | keyboards are just a click away. These updates |
| rhythm track, then create another lead track while your | | | | generally offer feature enhancements, bug fixes, and |
| previous track plays back into your professional | | | | or expanded support for additional gear, plus they are |
| headphones, then add vocals on a third track.You can | | | | tend to be free! |
| continue adding as many tracks as your computer and | | | | Whatever you do, have great fun building and |
| software can handle. | | | | operating your home recording studio! |