Setting up a mini home studio

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

Regarding on the sound eq, is it advisable to use karaoke speaker or DJ speaker for vocal?
Which brand is preferred? EV/ JBL/ BMB...

I am getting SM58 as the mic.

 

[soft]

Hi Henry

What do you want to use the home studio for? Is it like a rehearsal room for your band?

 

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

I just want to build a simple home studio and would like to know which gear is suitable.
I would be doing mainly vocals..

 

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

Anyone knows what are the right equipments to buy?

 

[Li Xiao'an]

Google does wonders

http://home.earthlink.net/~rongonz/home_rec/studio.html

 

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

What type of speakers should I use?

 

[catthesqueal]

Depends on your needs.for just recording playback can try the Kurzweil KS40 or KRK Rokit.For more advance mixing and monitoring,higher quality ones will suit the need.check out some in Luther Music or City Music.

 

[kongwee]

You can get a bigger studio monitor to do jamming/recording/mix. A studio monitor with at least 5" woofer can really fill a small HDB bedroom. If you have much bigger space, you may have to setup two system.One for jamming using stage monitor,other for studio monitor for production stuff.

 

[daryle]

actually, like James said, we need to know if you intend to build a "home studio" for home recording,

or a "home studio" for jamming?

 

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

actually, like James said, we need to know if you intend to build a "home studio" for home recording,

or a "home studio" for jamming?

a studio for home recording, which system is good for vocal, is karaoke system an ideal choice?

 

[soft]

For vocal recording, you will need a headphone. If you use a speaker, the sound from the speaker will spill into the microphone when you record. This is bad.

Please list out all equipment that you currently own. This way, we can help you better.

 

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

and what is the main diff btw passive and actice speakers? I read up, but still unsure of it. Which type of speakers that is used in major concerts worldwide?

 

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

i have a pc and ht system only. off topic, you live in macpherson?

 

[theunknown]

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/understanding-active-and-passive-speakers.html

pretty sure this is simple enough to understand.

 

[Henry Chong Yu Fu]

thank a lot!

 

[theunknown]

thats was the first result in google search. i wonder what u read.