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Hey dudes it's time for...
LESSON 2
So last time I talked about wot you need. Well this lesson I'm gunna tell you how to set it all up.
K youve got you room and I't empty, this is a great place to start.
Step 1 Acoustic Treatment
If your a home recordist, then you probebly dont have much money (because youde record in a real studio like mine and help me get some money if you had any) so real acoustic foam isn't an option. Egg Cartons Dont Work. Hang blankets, or sheets on the walls to deaden down the reverb. If you want it to look professional, use black, like stage curtin stuff. Also if you have a couch lying around put that in there, it will be a good place for the band to sit, and it will absorb sound waves.
Step 2. Layout
when u record, u want it to be fun! so it needs to be easy to operate in your studio. I'm going to assume you have a desk. You need one thats at least 4 feet wide. Position it on a wall, in the center, because corners trap low frequencies. Put your computer monitor in the center of the desk. Place the keyboard in front of it, or even better, on one of those keyboard trays. Put your mixer next to your keyboard. Place your monitors on the ends of the desk and make sure nothing is blocking the space between your ears and the speakers.
Amps, and other instruments can go against the other walls. Put the main mic that u use on a stand in the center of the room, ready for action
If you do woodwork or metalwork at skool, u can make wall mounts for your monitors or whatever. Put the big computer box thing on the floor out of the way.
Please Note: this is just a general guide, you can customise this to how it suits you best.
Step 3: Setup
Your almost there, your studio is almost ready for action!
Ok plug everything into the power points. Take two leads from the main output of your mixer and plug it into the input of your sound card. Take a lead out of the main output of your soundcard and plug it into your speakers. Take a lead from each of the sound sources, ie mics, guitar amp outputs etc, and plug them into the inputs on your mixer.
Please Note: you may need to buy some addapters or weird leads, depending on the sort of plugs on your sound card.
Please Note: before you stard your studio, please get a job! (unless of course your parents are incredible wealthy)
There you go, your studio is now ready for some action, and your ready for lesson No. 3
Next Lesson: This ones going to be in a number of parts. Like this
Part 1: Setting up the programs etc For recording
Part 2: Recording Drums
Part 3: Recroding Guitar and Bass
Part 4: Recording Piano
Part 5: Recording Vocals
Have Fun!
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