How to make high-quality audio at home: sound practice tips from a sound engineer

Each author or performer of songs will sooner or later want to record his own piece of music. But here the question arises: how to make high-quality audio recording? Of course, if you composed one or two songs, then it is better to use a ready-made studio. Many recording studios offer their services. But there are authors who have already written a dozen songs and they have plans to continue their work. In this case, it is better to equip a recording studio at home. But how to do that? There are two ways. The first way is simple. It includes the minimum of what is needed for a fairly high-quality recording: a sound card with microphone and line inputs; a computer that meets the system requirements of the sound card; sound recording and information program installed on the computer; headphones; microphone cord; microphone.

Every musician who knows computer technology will be able to assemble such a system himself. But there is a second, more complicated way. It assumes those studio components that were indicated in the first method, and additional equipment for better audio recording. Continue reading →