In this tutorial, Scott Wiggins explains how to record songs like a Professional from your home studio. He discusses the different items that are important to have when setting up a home studio. His six things he talks in detail about are Computer, DAW, Audio Interface, Mic stand and Mic, Pop filter, and Headphones. For the computer, he says as long as you are not trying to do an “eight-piece band with a live accompanying orchestra” a normal Mac or PC with the highest RAM possible should be fine. For the DAW, he suggests to use Garage Band if you are a beginner. It comes free with a Mac and is easy to learn. He also makes it a point to say pick a DAW that fits your budget, don’t overspend on this and not have money left for the rest of the things you need.
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One of the things he did when picking a mic was using 10 different ones and listening to the difference. He used a $3,000 one and some $100 ones and suggested the $100 Audio Technica AT2020. He suggests not going for the bigger price tag but for the one that fits your vocals best. Compression and effects can be added later to make the sound better. The next thing he talked about was a Pop Filter. These typically run pretty cheap so he did not suggest any specific one, just that its important to have one It prevents the burst of air when singing consonants like T or P. Its important to have one of these so the vocals sound really crisp. Headphones are the final thing Wiggins touches on. He once again tells readers he’s tried expensive ones and cheap ones and both are fairly similar. He says the one important thing when picking headphones is to make sure the sound they produce won’t bleed into the
One of the things he did when picking a mic was using 10 different ones and listening to the difference. He used a $3,000 one and some $100 ones and suggested the $100 Audio Technica AT2020. He suggests not going for the bigger price tag but for the one that fits your vocals best. Compression and effects can be added later to make the sound better. The next thing he talked about was a Pop Filter. These typically run pretty cheap so he did not suggest any specific one, just that its important to have one It prevents the burst of air when singing consonants like T or P. Its important to have one of these so the vocals sound really crisp. Headphones are the final thing Wiggins touches on. He once again tells readers he’s tried expensive ones and cheap ones and both are fairly similar. He says the one important thing when picking headphones is to make sure the sound they produce won’t bleed into the