set up for a cheap home recording studio?

Question

please could anyone help me set up a home recordng studio..i would prefer computer recording

Answer 1

get a behringer uca202 usb soundcard ($25) and the behringer mx802a mixer ($80). you will have 4 mic inputs with phantom power and 2 stereo tracks. with this setup you can record 2 mono tracks at the same time or one stereo track while also playing the sound back through 2 different sound sytems and a set of headphones plus backing up to tape! obviously you would a computer too. audacity is a good program that is free! feel free to ask for more info!

Answer 2

This is a hard one to work out. When you say acoustic music what exactly do you mean? Acoustic guitar and vocals? Live style music with no amps but basically a full band? Or just the vocal tracks layered over ready made music? Even if you give us that much information then we would have to hear the type of music that you are playing and know how competent you are with equipment. I have tried several different options with my band but we ended up wasting a vast amount of money before recording our first CD due to random advice. I'd say ignore all comments on here and go to your local music store and talk to them about equipment. They can gage what you want and give you pro advice and get your response straight up. You will only waste money if following tips from us and my studio wouldn't suit your type of music without more money being invested. If you want a simple recording of a lowish quality then you can buy pretty much anything on the market. If you want it to sound good then you either have to build your studio to your style or invest on a whole professional set up. Personally I'd go with the former rather than the latter.

Answer 3

www.tweakheadz.com

Basically it's a big advertisement for zzounds.com, but they have some useful information to help you get started.

Answer 4

here's a link to them on ebay