Setting up a home Recording Studio

During this 3 hr 20 min video tutorial I’ll impart all the knowledge you’ll require to set up your own professional grade home recording studio, but without breaking the bank. I give tips on how to get song ideas and put them down and how to upload and publish your songs on Spotify, iTunes and most other music streaming services.

I cover the equipment you’ll require, how to set it up and configure it, use it and get the best out of it. I give tutorials on various ‘must have’ software plugins and I also teach you many other things about small recording studio techniques as well as laying down a track, mixing and mastering it, bouncing it down and exporting it in a commercial release-ready format ready for distribution.

This rather long video tutorial (3 hr 20 min) is the complete package and it has been written, filmed and edited to be viewed in chronological order and you will benefit by watching the entire video, if not in one sitting, over two or three. By the time you get to the end of this video tutorial and followed my instructions and recommendations you will feel like you have completed a diploma in recording studio equipment, engineering and recording techniques and you’ll be well on your way to recording your own songs to a professional and commercial ‘release-ready’ standard.

Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction
14:23 – Computer & DAW
18:00 – Audio Interface
24:33 – Microphones
34:16 – Pop Filter
37:15 – Microphone Cover
38:00 – Near Field Monitors
47:13 – Midi Keyboard/Synth Controller
58:32 – Closed-Back Headphones
1:04:31 – Room Treatment
1:09:02 – Cables & Mic Stand
1:12:53 – Three Must Have Books
1:16:42 – Connecting Everything Up
1:26:59 – Plugins
1:30:07 – Celemony Melodyne
1:48:57 – Antares Auto-Tune
2:00:20 – Arturia Keylab MKII Midi Keyboard Controller/Synth Demo
2:28:15 – Laying Down The Song
2:52:41 – Getting Your Music On Spotify & iTunes
3:00:18 – Uploading A Song To Distrokid
3:08:18 – Your Music Video On YouTube
3:10:13 – Mixing Tips
3:15:07 – End Wrap

Below are the links for the pieces of equipment, books, digital distribution companies and other important online sites that I mention during this video.

Equipment makes/models:

Antelope Audio audio interfaces: https://en.antelopeaudio.com

Sennheiser MK4 microphone: https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/condense...

Electro-Voice RE20 microphone: https://products.electrovoice.com/na/...

Steadman PS-101 pop filter: https://www.stedmanusa.com/pop-filters

Kali Audio IN-8 near field monitors: https://www.kaliaudio.com/independence

Arturia Keylab MKII MIDI keyboard: https://www.arturia.com/products/hybr...

M-Audio SP-2 Sustain Pedal: https://amzn.to/3xHbhJh

Iso-Acoustics ISO-200 monitor isolation stands: https://isoacoustics.com/pro-audio-is...

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm headphones: https://europe.beyerdynamic.com/dt-77...

Universal Acoustics Vibro Pads: http://www.universal-acoustics.com

Universal Acoustics room treatment: http://www.universal-acoustics.com

Mogami cables: https://mogamicable.com

Klotz cables: https://www.klotz-ais.com

Hercules MS531B mic stand: http://herculesstands.com/international/

Velex X mic & keyboard covers: https://velesx.com

Software:

Antares Auto-Tune: https://www.antarestech.com

Celemony Melodyne: https://www.celemony.com

Books:

Logic Pro X 10.5 – Apple Pro Training Series by David Nahmani: https://amzn.to/3Bp5N98

Recording Secretes for the Small Studio by Mike Senior: https://amzn.to/3zizRS7

Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior: https://amzn.to/3BrKFzi

Digital Music Distribution:

DistroKid: https://distrokid.com

CD Baby: https://cdbaby.com

Other links:

Digital Romance Disorder: ‘Whoever’s Got The Most When They Die, Wins’ on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0fQzhE...

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/whoe...

iTunes:   / whoevers-got-the-most-when-they-die-wins-s...  

Shazam: https://www.shazam.com/track/57865871...

Noel Gallagher on Arturia V Collection: https://www.arturia.com/stories/noelg...

Noel Gallagher on Arturia V Collection video:    • Noel Gallagher | Serving the song wit...  

Great YouTube channels:

Here are a couple of links to some great YouTubers. These guys are super cool and super knowledgeable.

Julian Krause:    / @juliankrause  

Podcastage (Bandrew)    / @podcastage