How To Build A Home Recording Studio
Choose studio monitors and headphones for your studio. The speakers you use to listen to your mix during editing are called studio monitors (sometimes referred to as reference speakers). Studio monitors differ from other speakers in that they are meant to deliver a perfectly flat frequency response. This means that you are hearing your recording exactly as it exists digitally, without any frequency adjustment.- When choosing studio monitors, make sure to look for 'near-field' models. These are designed to be listened to from about a yard (1 m) away, and so eliminate any effects due to the acoustics of your room.
- Studio monitors can be purchased used from online classifieds sites or audio retailers. The robust, simple construction of loudspeakers makes them an ideal component to buy used and save money.
- In addition to or in place of monitors, you can buy a set of headphones. Headphones provide the advantage of being cheaper, smaller, and less likely to disturb a neighbor or housemate. Headphones can be used in conjunction with studio monitors to assess very low-volume components of your recordings.
Mac Mini For Home Recording Studio
Home Recording Studio Mac
Best Mac for musicians on a budget: Mac mini. If funds are low, the Mac mini is a reasonably good choice for making music. For an affordable option in a Mac computer, beginning recording artists might consider the Mac Mini—a small, desktop box that connects to an external monitor and delivers all the features musicians love about Macs. Logic Studio 9. Mac Mini Server (Snow Leopard) with two LCD panels replacing the 1080p television for increased resolution. MacBook with Logic Node, connected to the Mac Mini via gigabit ethernet.