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How to build the perfect home recording studio?

Recording music and videos is a very creative field. This work of creativity must require a calm and peaceful space where you can practice ideas. In the past, you were dependent upon professional studios for any type of recording which may be at a far distance from your home. But nowadays, with the advancement of technology, you can even easily build the perfect home recording studio with all professional standards. The most initial thing you must consider while building the home recording studio is installing decorative acoustic panels.

Recording music of professional standard from your own home provides you with a more comfortable environment. Compared to previous days, all the equipment necessary for building a recording studio is now available at very affordable prices, which is a big concern while you build any home recording studio. It is a smart move; rather than paying rent for the professional space, you can build your studio to record music, podcasts, and even Youtube channel videos.

Things to consider while setting up a  home recording studio

There are many things that you have to think about before setting up a home recording studio. You must first note down all the gear you already have and the ones you have to buy for your home recording studio. The most important thing is the right room which you will transform into the home studio. The most important factors for setting up a home recording studio are listed below.

Choose the perfect room

During the construction of most houses, people do not have the home studio idea at that time. Therefore they have to face some difficulties in setting up afterwards. You have to consider multiple factors while selecting the room for your home studios, like its size, dimension, ceiling height, floor, and the number of windows soundproofing.

Your room must be large enough so all your music and videography equipment can easily be placed there. If your room does not have enough space to accommodate all equipment and you have to make a home studio, there will be no choice left other than home remodelling.

These all creative fields must require quiet space to work. So, while selecting the room for a home studio, you must first ensure that it must be a quiet space. You must first go inside the room and listen for the noises that can disturb such as TV sound, the barking of dogs and children noise, etc. If you find any disturbances, you must install some sound-absorbing materials on the walls and ceilings, etc., to ensure soundproofing. Those rooms with a low-height ceiling and hard walls must install sound-absorbing material.

No room will be perfect until a pre-planned studio is built. The floor of your room must ideally be of wooden material because the concrete floor and carpeted floor can muffle your audio quality. Large windows and large mirrors also affect the sound quality while recording; therefore, replace them with soundproofing packing.

If your work is to stream your content, you must ensure that the room has good internet connectivity because most of the time, you must require internet during work.

Desk

Many people overlooked the suitable desk while planning for their home studio. Maybe, in the beginning, you do not feel the need for a particular studio desk because people usually do not have many gears in the starting. But as time passes, people usually acquire new equipment such as surround speakers, modular units, large studio monitors and headphones, etc. You may realize that your desk can not accommodate these all gears.

Studio desks have many unique features rather than a typical table, such as it has many holes to hide the wires of your gadgets, a controller keyboard special tray, and a separate shelf for speakers. There are also many other features in the studio table, depending on your budget.

Computer 

Don’t ever try to use a tablet or mobile phone for recording purposes because it is not the professional way and will also affect your product quality; your personal computer is the main processing hub and heart of your recording studio. Your computer must have enough specs so it can run music and video masking software efficiently.

Digital audio workstation (DAW)

The digital audio workstation, i.e., DAW, is the main software you use on your computer to record and produce music. Multiple digital audio workstations are present, such as Logic Pro, Cubase, Pro tools, FL studio, Reaper, and Bitwig, which provides you instant access to millions of samples that professional musicians produce. These all software can run either on MAC or PC, but Logic Pro is Mac exclusive.

Digital audio interface

The digital audio interface, also known as digital audio converter or DAC, is a hardware device that helps communicate your gear with the PC. You connect your gear to that interface and that interface to the computer. The main function of the digital audio interface is to replace your built-in sound card.

Chair

Many people overlooked this component, but it constitutes the major part of your home studio because you have to sit for long hours. As mentioned earlier, all creative work requires peace and comfort. So, if you are not comfortable in your chair, this will interfere with your working potential.