Affordable home recording can be a challenge in these days of $1000 sound cards and computers that can cost an arm and a leg. So today I set myself a $100 budget and set about finding out if you can really get started at this price point.
What I came up with was the Zoom H4 [...]

If your looking for a great home recording bundle then Reason is a good place to start your search.
This ultra affordable piece of software can be used on it’s own or in conjunction with pro tools as a plug-in making use of the rewire setting included.
Once you have Reason running as part of your home [...]

There are a few home recording essentials budding home producer must have to get started:
Songs – without something to record you’re not going to get very far!
Computer – you can use any PC or Mac from the last couple of years, the more ram the better to run plug-ins.
Software – if there’s one essential piece [...]

Home recording Garageband style is fast becoming my favorite way to quickly produce high quality tracks for myself and my clients that can be great for on-line promotion and free singles.
The reason that Garageband works so well is all about speed. I have started to notice recently that a pro tools project never take less [...]

Home recording midi is quite a straight forward process once you can grasp a few simple concepts.
The first thing your going to need will be a midi interface which takes you midi notes and transfers them to your computer from your controller.
You controller is anything that can output a midi signal, like a keyboard or [...]

If you’re looking for the ultimate portable home recording experience then you might consider something like the little studio below.
Obviously this is quite a retro tape based system but they come in all shapes and sized these days, which means you can keep your recording ultra portable and still have that high quality digital sound [...]

These days, there are a wide range of excellent home recording software packages available, so how do you choose the best without breaking the bank?
First, let’s have a quick word about hardware. Any computer made in the last couple of years should be suitable, but the iMac and MacBook series from Apple are considered by [...]

Digital recording has made the whole process of recording in home recording studios straight forward. If you have an aptitude for music, the right equipment, and a room where you can work undisturbed, you should be able to make a reasonable demo.
Think of your demo as a marketing tool, a way to get noticed and [...]