Does making pro sounding home recordings require an expensive, fancy home studio? While a girl can dream (#studiogoals), there’s always more than one way to skin a cat… or recording. Inside this week’s episode, Isobel breaks down the equipment for under £100 that will get you recordings you’re proud of. Yes Cinderella, you shall go to the DIY recording ball!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro & FREE 5-Day Challenge details
{02:11} What’s a ‘home studio’?
{07:53} Perfectionism regarding home equipment
{14:55} My top 3 pieces of equipment (grand total of £100)
{19:09} Free techniques you can use
{21:11} Where could this take you from here?
{22:42} Summary and next week’s teaser
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Equipment to get you started:
Pro Tools First
Garageband
Seinheisser HD-201 headphones
Behringer C-1U
Pro-coustix Ultraflex pack of 24 tiles
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