Basic Music Recording Studio Equipment You Must Have for Building a Studio

Building a music recording studio is not as cumbersome as it appears. It depends upon the skills and capacities of the people involved and the quality of equipment selected.

The basic music recording equipment consists of the 7 basic items. The computer, DAW interface, headphones, Microphones, Speakers, Audio cables and a Microphone stand. However for a level advance music studio, Following is the list of equipment one must buy.

Pop Filters

Whenever a P and B sound is pronounced in a microphone, it causes a lower frequency air blast, commonly known as popping. A pop filter helps to eliminate this unpleasant noise from the final recording. Hence, this is essential especially for those vocalists who have pronunciation problems and to make the best use of other music recording equipment.

Acoustic Treatment

Acoustic is the echo or throwback of the sound.It also includes those bass frequencies around the music recording studio which are not desirable for music records. The acoustic treatment consists of following three items.

• Bass Traps
• Acoustic Panels
• Diffusers

It is advised to purchase all the 3 together for synchronicity. However, music recording equipment is expensive, so one can buy one piece at a time.

Speaker/Monitor Isolation Pads

If you have placed the speakers on the desk, it is likely that the sound vibrations are transferred from the surface, which can cause new resonances from any object which has received those vibrations. A speaker insolation pads can serve to eliminate this undesired resonance by providing a buffer between monitor/ speaker and desk.

Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)

Since all the work is being done on electronic music recording equipment, which need constant supply of electricity, a power failure may cause all the work done to be lost. To avoid this extremely unwanted situation in your music recording studio, a UPS is desired. UPS provides a back-up battery which provides uninterrupted supply to electronic equipment.

Software Plugin

Software plugins are the add-ons to basic software. They are basic tools for mixing music. Usually, DAW interface include inbuilt mixing plugins, however one can also buy the additional ones. However, preliminary skills are more important for their optimum use.

Virtual Instruments

The expense of gathering music recording equipment can sometimes become unbearable. At the same time, production of good quality music is not possible without some classy good musical instruments. A desirable solution is to purchase a collection of virtual instruments. These are software based instruments which are available on removable media or can also be downloaded from the internet. The recommended items for beginners are as follows;

• A good drum program
• A keyboard program

A Control Surface

Many musicians desire to have an analogue mixing board to give a professional look to their music recording studio, considering it essential part of music recording equipment. The truth is that all the mixing is done on a computer which requires nothing but a keyboard and mouse. However, it cannot carry out advanced mixing techniques. An optimal solution is to have a Control Surface. It is a controller which is designed to give a look of analogue board, which is fancied by the musicians