How To Build A Home Recording Studio

By Ken Theriot

Step-by-step guide for building a computer-based home recording studio capable of producing professional quality music, voice-overs, video narration, podcasts, audio books, etc. Start recording pro audio for less than $100, so virtually anyone can afford it. Then upgrade as needed. The book gives you a shopping list of exactly what gear you will need and explains the benefits of each. You will also learn the 4 tips for optimizing audio quality no matter what gear you use - from the cheapest $5 studio to the most expensive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ken Theriot
• Release date: Jun 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476320960

Ken Theriot

Ken Theriot is a musician, voice-over actor, recording engineer and author. He has been recording and producing music for over 20 years. He started the web site Home Brew Audio (http://www.homebrewaudio.com) to help people set up and use their home studios to produce high quality audio without having to spend a fortune (the starting budget is “zero-to-five dollars”), and without having to have a masters degree in audio engineering. Home Brew Audio is all about getting the point across so “regular non-techie" people can understand the concepts, which trulyaren’t hard. They just seem that way because too often the explanations come from “tech guys” whose second language is “engineer-ese.”

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How To Build A Home Recording Studio

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Ken Theriot

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How To Build A Home Recording Studio

Copyright 2012 by Ken Theriot

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Also by Ken Theriot, Published at Smashwords:

Audio Recording Awesomeness: 5 Things I Wish I’d Known As An Audio Newbie

Table of Contents

Introduction

Setting Up a Recording Studio on Your Computer

What Are The Basics of Recording On a Computer-Based Studio?

The Two Home Recording Studio Configurations

Get The Best Audio Quality By Fighting Noise

Preventing The Noise

Tip #1: Use a mic with a cardioid pickup pattern

Tip #2: Get your mouth close to the mic – like just a couple of inches

Tip #3: Make sure you record as loud as possible without distorting/clipping

Tip #4: Noise Reduction

Microphones and Sound Cards/Other Interfaces

Pro Quality With Home Recording Studio Configuration #1

Pro Quality With Home Recording Studio Configuration #2

Microphones for Configuration #2

Interfaces (Basically External Sound Cards) For Configuration #2

Recording Software

Audacity

Reaper

Adobe Audition

Some Words About the Editing Thing

The Studio Accessories

Microphone Stands

Shock Mounts

Cables

Headphones

Speakers

Pop Filters

Mixer

Review

Summary

About The Author

Introduction

How To Build a Home Recording Studio is designed to walk you through how to build a computer-based home studio

Reviews for How To Build A Home Recording Studio

[JoelHFX · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Gets right to the point. Perfect for a beginner. Word