With so many options out there to start recording your music, but it can be hard to know where to start. Inside this week’s episode Isobel pulls back the curtain on her own home recording space and breaks down the key components you want to consider when you’re self-recording your music.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro
{3:27} Choosing your home-recording space
{6:35} Sound Treatment 101
{11:15} Selecting your headphones and monitors
{14:54} Isobel’s microphones
{17:24} Isobel’s audio Interface
{18:34} Isobel’s DAWs
Download your FREE 3-Step PDF Guide to Sound Treating your Recording Space HERE >>
Check out my video walkthrough of my own home-recording space HERE >>
Links to the equipment mentioned in this episode:
FOAM PANELS
Pro-coustix Ultraflex Wedge >>
HEADPHONES
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Headphones >>
Seinheisser Headphones >>
MICROPHONES
RODE NT USB >>
Sure SM58 >>
Neumann TLM 102 >>
Aston Spirit Multipattern Condenser >>
Zoom H4n Pro >>
AUDIO INTERFACE
Scarlett 2i2 Audio interface >>
DAWs
Pro Tools >>
Ableton Live >>
Listen to the episode HERE >>
Listen on Spotify >>
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