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Beginers Guide To Music Sound production
'Everything you want to know but never thought to ask'
Beginers Guide To Music Sound production
'Everything you want to know but never thought to ask'
This section is primarily aimed at people new to music/sound production or thinking about making their own music, however if you already have knowlege you may find it interesting too.. I always appreciate feedback/suggestions.
I've spent FAR TOO MANY years of my life studying sound production, so long infact that I cant remember life before music ^_^ Its 24/7 for me, I've even done RT60s in my dreams lol, anyways....
So your thinking about making your own beats, or recording your band to save on those pesky studio bills, or you just want to try and write/record your own song for whatever reason and you dont have a clue where to start...
I hope to explain everything (every last factor/element) required and a few other things to bare in mind when recording audio;
namely what you need, what it does, where to get it and most importantly how to use it correctly or atleast how to get the best out of what youve got.
What you need:
There are different meathods of recording that relly on specific types of hardware I will skip over these and focus on the most widely available (DAW) because 99% of people will find it the easiest meathod of converting their ideas into tangable audio.
But for your first recording(s) you must make do with what you have.
Where can I get all this stuff? And How much will it cost?
There are lots of large chain distrobuters of these things as well as online companies that specialise in them, however I will not give them free advertising (hehe) so you'll have to look into what is available to you (in your city/country) or online.
Ebay however and Gumtree are a good cheap resource for people on a tight budget,
just check (if buying software) that it is compatable with your system... believe it or not every now and then you can pick up old sequencing software for under a £pound£.
If your unsure about compatability ask a technology savvy friend or the seller
(if all else fails I'm glad to help).
As for price it depends on what you have or can afford. For example if you wanted to try your hand at making some electronic music I'd say anywhere from £50-100 upwards that price covers buying a really cheap second hand PC and some free/demo software.
If you wanted to record a band, well that is slightly more expensive, you'd need a microphone or two, a PC & software (as above), probably a DI Box and perhaps an audio-in adapter (prices range from £30-to-£1000+)
Alternatives (the stuff i missed out)
The modern DAW is the center of every studio, because of the level of control it gives you however there are 'old skool' alternatives.
I've spent FAR TOO MANY years of my life studying sound production, so long infact that I cant remember life before music ^_^ Its 24/7 for me, I've even done RT60s in my dreams lol, anyways....
So your thinking about making your own beats, or recording your band to save on those pesky studio bills, or you just want to try and write/record your own song for whatever reason and you dont have a clue where to start...
I hope to explain everything (every last factor/element) required and a few other things to bare in mind when recording audio;
namely what you need, what it does, where to get it and most importantly how to use it correctly or atleast how to get the best out of what youve got.
What you need:
There are different meathods of recording that relly on specific types of hardware I will skip over these and focus on the most widely available (DAW) because 99% of people will find it the easiest meathod of converting their ideas into tangable audio.
- You need a daw (please read my section/post on DAWS).
But for your first recording(s) you must make do with what you have.
- You need the right software (sequencer)
Where can I get all this stuff? And How much will it cost?
There are lots of large chain distrobuters of these things as well as online companies that specialise in them, however I will not give them free advertising (hehe) so you'll have to look into what is available to you (in your city/country) or online.
Ebay however and Gumtree are a good cheap resource for people on a tight budget,
just check (if buying software) that it is compatable with your system... believe it or not every now and then you can pick up old sequencing software for under a £pound£.
If your unsure about compatability ask a technology savvy friend or the seller
(if all else fails I'm glad to help).
As for price it depends on what you have or can afford. For example if you wanted to try your hand at making some electronic music I'd say anywhere from £50-100 upwards that price covers buying a really cheap second hand PC and some free/demo software.
If you wanted to record a band, well that is slightly more expensive, you'd need a microphone or two, a PC & software (as above), probably a DI Box and perhaps an audio-in adapter (prices range from £30-to-£1000+)
Alternatives (the stuff i missed out)
The modern DAW is the center of every studio, because of the level of control it gives you however there are 'old skool' alternatives.
- The good old Reel-to-Reel recorder
- the multitrack cassete or DAT recorder
- the multitracker (digital)
- The MPC (backbone of HIPHOP production)
Out of the 4 choices above the cheapest by far is going to be the multitrack cassette recorder, you can pick them up for as litte as £20. If you only want to record a song and have no access to a computer this might be your only cheap option, there are millions floating around on the second hand market.
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