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Were to find recording equipment

  • 27-12-2006 11:45am
    #1
    micha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi everyone, Im a 20 year old female singer looking for advice, i was wondering what i need to buy to make a mini recording studio at home and what price would i be looking at ?? any advice appreciated thanks!!!

    Micha.


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  • #2
    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    If you're happy with technology, you'll probably get more bang for your buck using a P.C., decent soundcard, some software and a microphone. Plucking a figure out of my head to buy everyting including the PC, you're looking at 1200-1500.

    If you prefer simplicity to functionality, look at a multi track hard disk recorder. The zoom MRS-4B recoreds to flash memory and is at the budget end
    http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1781&brandID=4

    You'd need to add a decent sized memory card and a mic.

    I don't want to say more until I have more info on what you need to accomplish.


  • #3
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Micha, it depends on what your Budget is. I'm in the process of revising my studio, and I'm spending quite a bit of money, but it's possible to do it quite cost effectively. Will you just be singing, or will you be playing an Instrument? If it's just singing, then a Mic directly into your PC with some decent software will be fine.

    If you're singing, and playing an Instrument, I find it much easier to have a Mixer on my desk, I use a 4 channel Mixer with a Guitar, a Microphone, and then piggybacked off that, I have a rack cabinet with an EQ, a Guitar Synth, a Guitar Amp, a Vocal FX unit, and have the whole lot directed into some good quality monitors (Or speakers as some people call them :) )

    It's horses for courses. Post another message, tell us about the Music you want to make, and the Instuments you may use.


  • #4
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Oh, and tell us where you're based too so we can recommend some shops!


  • #5
    micha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭micha


    Hi everyone thanks for all your replies. i will be only singing no instruments and it will be pop music and rnb that sort of stuff. Im based in North dublin. Thanks again.

    Micha.


  • #6
    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    how do you feel about doing your recording on a PC?


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  • #7
    micha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭micha


    It wouldnt bother me at all, once it does the job.


  • #8
    frobisher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    A few questions and I can give you a few pointers on exact equipment and required set up suggestions. Do you have a PC that you can use for recording? Have you much experience working with recording software? Do you have any equipment at the moment? Do you play any instruments?


  • #9
    Asva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Asva


    micha wrote:
    Hi everyone, Im a 20 year old female singer looking for advice, i was wondering what i need to buy to make a mini recording studio at home and what price would i be looking at ?? any advice appreciated thanks!!!
    Micha.

    Can make your home PC as a complete Recording studio to record, edit, and play. The basic prerequisite to get a level of recording are a PC, Microphone, Speakers, headphones and an inexpensive recording and editing software with this you can produce high-quality, effective voice and music recordings. Suggests FlexiMusic Wave Editor, easy to use, downloadable and affordable editing and recording software.


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