Hi i would like to set up a home studio and/ or recording studio. Any one here has idea of how to do it. I just going for economical home studio only.... Any advice please reply at my email: liyiwei88@hotmail.com or sms me at 91262269... Thanx
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Here's a step in the right direction:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/rigs.htm
http://www.tweakheadz.com/rigs.htm
jeremyrozario
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a 50-watt solidstate guitar amp is not loud enough to compete with a drumset, as i found out yesterday, just my 2 cents
EvilGtr
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this is what i use for home recording
n-track studio (software with unlimited number of tracks, with effects)
a guitar
a good 24 bit external creative soundcard
I dun own a bass so I actually either synthesise it using another software or i'll pitch shift the final product that i record using a guitar by oe octave
drums i will synthesise it too
the end product is definitely not what u would term impressive but its reasonable for the amount i spent depending on what u wan to play or dun wanna play u can choose to replace the syns with real instruments, but i think for guitarists my home setup should be suffice for most :wink:
n-track studio (software with unlimited number of tracks, with effects)
a guitar
a good 24 bit external creative soundcard
I dun own a bass so I actually either synthesise it using another software or i'll pitch shift the final product that i record using a guitar by oe octave
drums i will synthesise it too
the end product is definitely not what u would term impressive but its reasonable for the amount i spent depending on what u wan to play or dun wanna play u can choose to replace the syns with real instruments, but i think for guitarists my home setup should be suffice for most :wink:
Hi,
The most important aspect is the acoustical space that you work in. Try and get this as quiet & dry as possible, so you can apply effects in postproduction, and get as little room reverb & other noise as possible.
This is what I do (it's cheap):
1) Use a small, manageable room with adequate space for your usage.
2) Plug window(s) with pieces of thick foam cut exactly to the window frame's dimensions, so as to filter most of the sound from outside. Most wholesale foam suplliers can cut this for you.
3) Put curtain railings against all the walls, and hang two sets of thick curtains (velvet works good) about 4inches apart against at least two adjacent walls.
4) If you use a PC and it's noisy (it will mostly be), put it in a closed cupboard or something - get the noise as low as possible, but remember you'll still need to access it frequently.
I've also experimented with switches on the front of the PC that switched off all fans (including CPU). This gives you about 2 mins of recording time with a decent heatsink before it start overheating (on Athlon XP 2000+). I won't do this again, because you can accidently damage your CPU.
5) Optionally, you can build bass traps for the corners of the room, by bending mesh wire (chicken coop wire) into tall cylinders, and stuffing it with quilt. They should be about 1 foot in diameter. If you want it to look good, you can upholster it with black fabric or something.
6) Use thick carpeting (preferably wall-to-wall)
The above leaves you with a very nice space to record 1 source at a time in. Good for voice-overs, or recording vocals for electronic music (what I do most).
the next step would be to put a window in one inside wall, and build a control room next door, but then you start speaking high budget :wink:
The most important aspect is the acoustical space that you work in. Try and get this as quiet & dry as possible, so you can apply effects in postproduction, and get as little room reverb & other noise as possible.
This is what I do (it's cheap):
1) Use a small, manageable room with adequate space for your usage.
2) Plug window(s) with pieces of thick foam cut exactly to the window frame's dimensions, so as to filter most of the sound from outside. Most wholesale foam suplliers can cut this for you.
3) Put curtain railings against all the walls, and hang two sets of thick curtains (velvet works good) about 4inches apart against at least two adjacent walls.
4) If you use a PC and it's noisy (it will mostly be), put it in a closed cupboard or something - get the noise as low as possible, but remember you'll still need to access it frequently.
I've also experimented with switches on the front of the PC that switched off all fans (including CPU). This gives you about 2 mins of recording time with a decent heatsink before it start overheating (on Athlon XP 2000+). I won't do this again, because you can accidently damage your CPU.
5) Optionally, you can build bass traps for the corners of the room, by bending mesh wire (chicken coop wire) into tall cylinders, and stuffing it with quilt. They should be about 1 foot in diameter. If you want it to look good, you can upholster it with black fabric or something.
6) Use thick carpeting (preferably wall-to-wall)
The above leaves you with a very nice space to record 1 source at a time in. Good for voice-overs, or recording vocals for electronic music (what I do most).
the next step would be to put a window in one inside wall, and build a control room next door, but then you start speaking high budget :wink:
I have just installed rockwool sheets to walls. i have used Gypsum sheets of two different thickness on either side of a wooden frame stuffed with rockwool. We need to use two different thickness of Gypsum sheets so that the sound will not be tranfered from one sheet to another sheet by resonance. Neoprim bits have been sticked onto inner Gypsum sheet so that it does not touch the wall. Painting has to be done this weekend.
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I can upload the picture. How to upload pic ?[/img]
KMA, you can upload your image to http://photobucket.com/ and link it here. :wink:
sound proofing
Hi, Thanks soft. I will do that.
lalala, 2K will be more than enough if you do it yourself. This includes, rockwool, glasswool, wooden frames, particleboard, MDF board, neoprim sheets, screw, glue etc. Contractor wont do small work.They do only for big auditorium, halls etc. Sourcing the material takes long time.
I have written to HDB to get there permission before starting the work. We are not suppposed to seal the window. We can close temporarily, when recording vocals etc.
Hi, Thanks soft. I will do that.
lalala, 2K will be more than enough if you do it yourself. This includes, rockwool, glasswool, wooden frames, particleboard, MDF board, neoprim sheets, screw, glue etc. Contractor wont do small work.They do only for big auditorium, halls etc. Sourcing the material takes long time.
I have written to HDB to get there permission before starting the work. We are not suppposed to seal the window. We can close temporarily, when recording vocals etc.
singapore branch
Hi, All the soundproofing materials are available from here [Jurong, Singapore}
http://www.csr.com.au/
The pictures in my coolpix7900 have been deleted by mistake. Sorry about it. When I realised it, I already covered the wall with plasterboard.
Hi, All the soundproofing materials are available from here [Jurong, Singapore}
http://www.csr.com.au/
The pictures in my coolpix7900 have been deleted by mistake. Sorry about it. When I realised it, I already covered the wall with plasterboard.
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