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I am a singer and a writer but I have decided to start my own home studio. what would be a cheaper way of recording and using a music software to edit and mix with other beats and stuff. What type of microphone and about how much would I have to invest in.

we are thinking about building one in our basement.

When creating an audio visual presentation with a professional company, you can generally rest assured that the AV crew will keep you armed with their expertise and knowledge in creating a gripping AV project. However, that doesnâ??t mean that you donâ??t need to do your homework.

Itâ??s worth emphasizing more than once: You need to be hands on with any AV project. You canâ??t simply give your crew a rough outline and let them work it out, or you may wind up with unsatisfying end results and nobody to blame but your own lack of communication.

In other words, you should try to learn a little something about how the process works, what equipment is used and so on, so that you wonâ??t be completely out of your element when discussing the project with your crew.

In any event, your crew will provide their own equipment, but typically, any AV project will require some or all of the following.

Projectors- Projectors have come a long way since the simple slide show and film projectors you might by thinking of. These days, most projectors rely on LCD and DLP technology. Basically, theyâ??re all digital. The upside to this is that you can project directly from a digital source such as a laptop or a zip drive.

Touch Panels- Think of this as a control board, but streamlined into a simple computer interface. Essentially a touch screen like youâ??d see on an ATM, but assigned the task of playing and switching various audio and video sources.

Mini DV (digital video) Cameras- If your project involves any live video, your crew will likely be using a professional grade Mini DV camera to gather the footage. High end Mini DV cameras offer a clean, professional look, at less than a single percentage of the cost of shooting on film.

Microphones- Every project is quite different when it comes to audio. One presentation might need boom mics to record live sound while another might need no actual audio work done at all. When speaking to a large audience, youâ??ll likely be wearing a â??lavalierâ? microphone, those small mics you see people clipping to their ties on talk shows.

Speakers- If you are speaking to a large audience and the setting where youâ??ll be showing your audio visual project isnâ??t specifically set up for audio visual presentations, it may be wise to ask about wireless speakers. Theyâ??re simply easier and quicker to set up and remove from the room. Itâ??s not always an option, but in any event, it never hurts to ask. Your audience is here to watch the presentation, after all, not to watch you and your crew spend a half hour plugging things in.

Luckily, you donâ??t need to be an expert. After all, thatâ??s why we hire experts in the first place: because weâ??re not experts, ourselves. Still, itâ??s worth knowing a little bit about the equipment and how it works so that you can make specific requests and so that you can work out exactly what you want with your crew.

Audio stores are solely responsible for distributing audio products to their consumers. The most popular with people being online audio stores. Most of the stores have web sites where they get a lot of orders from the convenience of their customers. They provide as much information about the audio product and have picture illustrations of the products. Among the well known audio store include AC audio store, Aspen audio, audio adviser, audio odyssey, audio tweaker, audio nut, classic valves, OZ enterprises and the list is endless. AC audio stores deals with the following products, stereos pre amplifiers, integrated amplifiers, subwoofers, in wall speakers, compact disc players, remote speakers selectors, remote audio selectors and many other audio products.

They offer affordable and high quality products. Like any other company, they have their policies and an important one is their private policy. They keep every information confidential and you can read from their web site what they do with information from members. Read on how they deal with third parties and get a feel of their policy. OZ enterprises based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada are a good example of another audio store. The categories of products they sell are accessories, amplifiers, headphones, cables, computer audio, electronic parts, recording equipment, sound processing among many others. Their audio web private policy is similar to many stores. The company was founded by a husband and wife team.

Aspen audio is another example of audio stores that offers the same service. They offer the finest high end audio systems according to their motto. One thing consumers should know about dealers is that they can be illegal. They must have proof that they are authorized. Authorization from the government will see them given a license to do business. Secondly, you must ensure that they offer high quality products. Their prices must be competitive and affordable. You can search on their web sites and know what kind of products they offer. Reading consumer reviews is also helpful in guiding you to purchase from the right stores. One important thing that everyone appreciates is good service. Stores are in abundance and you do not have to settle for poor service.

Another thing to keep in mind while dealing with audio stores is their terms and conditions.  Know under what circumstances you should make a complaint for a defective product. Print out their terms and keep them in your file. Ignorance will not help because something can go wrong. Finally, you want to buy your audio products from a friendly audio store. Efficiency and accuracy is no longer good enough a service. You want store which go an extra mile to appreciate a customer. When you have all this in mind, there is no doubt that the store you choose to deal with is the best. Buy your preferred brands and bring some entertainment to your home or car. If you are replacing a product, get a better one with more features and improve your whole outlook on life. It is so exciting to have new things.

The innovations that have been brought about since the advent of digital music recording have changed much in the recording industry. One of these big changes is that it is easier than ever for musicians to record themselves rather than go into a studio. If you are looking to record on your own, you can set up a home studio and start working towards putting together a CD. What follows is some of the “must have” equipment to get started with a home studio.

A computer and software – There’s a lot of different software out there for the purposes of recording. Regardless of which software package you pick to use in your home studio, you will need something. You’ll find that this will become the center of your home studio. You’ll need a relatively powerful computer with a lot of RAM and a large hard drive so that you can easily store and work with your recordings.

Foam – Soundproofing is important. The echo which can occur in some rooms can ruin your recordings. Using soundproofing foam will deaden the sound in this room, which depending on size and shape may only need to be partially soundproofed to provide you with the echo dampening you need for your home studio.

A mixer – You’ll need this to get the sound from the instruments and voices to your computer. You’ll need a mixer with enough channels to handle everything you want to record all at once (it is a good idea to get a mixer with a few more channels than you think you will need).

Pre-amps – These will give your instruments much better sound than can be achieved by running them directly into the mixing board. You can set the sounds of instruments individually using pre-amps, offering you much more control over your recording.

Monitors – While some prefer headphones for this purpose, you may want to consider some high quality full range monitors; these will let you hear the full dynamic range of your recording during the mixing phase, if you do opt for headphones instead of monitors, be sure to use headphones specifically designed for the purpose.

Microphones – You’ll want high end microphones for recording which will capture the full range of voice and other sounds recorded in the room. For voice recording you’ll want a pop filter – this prevents hard consonants from overloading your recording.

Compression – This can be done either by a separate compression unit or after recording, but shouldn’t be neglected. Compression allows you to limit the peaks and valleys of sounds and match these peaks between different tracks.

Using this basic setup will allow you to create good sounding recordings from the get go. You can add in other equipment as you go on, or take out equipment you find yourself not using, but the equipment listed above will get you off to a good start with your home studio.

I have many music and lyrics and original songs made by me to record. the thing is, I really dont have the time ( nor the effort ) to actually go into a studio. I have a spacious rented room that I really want to make as a studio.
What specific things do I need to record and actually make it sound as it came from a CD album?

Im talking about professional equipment that can fit a medium sized room. ( specific mics, Audio settings, etc. )

I have a drum machine that costs me less than $200,I have experience in making beats too.I’ve made beats with music engineers alot,and ppl love my music.I need cheap but good quality equipment.Help from the pro’s please!!?

Are you looking to add audio to your web site? There is plenty of choice regarding easy to use flash streaming audio software. I have reviewed over 20 products and they are all fairly easy to use and all cost less than $100. But there are some small differences to these programs which could cause you problems if you make the wrong choice. After reading this report you will be able to buy your streaming audio software knowing you have made the right decision.

So hear are a few questions to ask yourself before you buy your flash streaming audio software.

1. What is your audio going to consist of, voice, music?

2. How long is your audio going to be? 30 seconds? 30 hours?

3. How many visitors are you expecting on your web site per month?

4. Do you want your visitors to be able to download your mp3s?

5. What type of controls/buttons do you want?

6. Do you want to automatically add background music tracks?

7. can you edit the html on your web site?

I will go though each question to explain why this should affect your decision.

1. Do you require HiFi sound, or you go to simply put your voice on your site? The higher the quality the larger the file is going to be. Only one product provides a HiFi option and that is MP3 Sound Stream HiFi Audio Stream. Most other programs allow you to select the quality of the audio.

2. Will you be using short voice tracks of a few minutes? If your track is longer you will need a program that does not embed the mp3 file into the Flash file (swf). Large swf files will take a long time to load but if the mp3 is separate the button will load quickly and the mp3 will start to stream almost instantaneously.

3. If you are using long audio tracks and have a high number of visitors your hosting company may charge you for extra band width or even cut off your web site. For example, if you have one audio track of 30mb in size and you have 10,000 visitors listening to it this would take 300gb of bandwidth. So if you are considering putting large audio files on your site check with your hosting company first. You may wish to consider using a subscription service like Audio Generator as this could work out cheaper than extra bandwidth charges.

4. If you want your visitors to be able to download your mp3 files so they can listen to them later, on their computer or mp3 player, then using a program that has the mp3 embedding in the flash file means you will need to upload an extra copy of the mp3. Programs with embedded mp3 files are useful if you DON’T what your visitors to download your audio file.

5. Some programs supply a wide choice of button styles and colours, other just give one button style. Make sure you are happy with the styles available.

6. If you want to easily add background music some programs have this built in. Other programs you will need to use audio editing software to mix in the background music.

7. If you are using an online website builder or free blogging service you may not be able to add audio to your web site. Check with your provider to see if you can edit the html code and upload swf and mp3 files

Once you have considered all these questions take a look at the comparison chart at WebsiteAudioReviews.com and you will find the right streaming audio software for you. www.websiteaudioreviews.com/compare.html

I downloaded digidesign pro tools 8 LE and after i installed it, it said i didnt have the hardware or something like that. does anyone know of any decent software that doesnt need some kind of interface or other hardware?