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HOW TO: Setup a Home Music Studio for Beginners (2022) - YouTube
Channel: Edward Smith
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hey guys welcome back to another video
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and today i want to show you guys how to
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set up your very own home music studio
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step by step i'm going to take you
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through what equipment you need with the
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ui producer or singer songwriter the
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best options for your budget and how to
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get it all connected so you can get
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started straight away
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so before we jump into this home studio
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setup if you haven't already subscribed
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you end up being interested in any of
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the equipment i run through in today's
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video i will leave some links down in
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the description below but without any
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further ado let's get straight into
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setting up our very own home music
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studio
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[Music]
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[Music]
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so the first thing you're going to need
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to set up your very own home music
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studio is a computer whether it is a
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laptop or a desktop is up to you whether
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it is a mac or a windows type computer
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is also up to you but nowadays in 2022
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these machines are so so powerful that
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the biggest hits in the world are being
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made in an apartment in a hotel room on
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a laptop and just trying to get the best
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laptop you possibly can is so so
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important because it is the centerpiece
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of everything and it's literally the
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start and the end of making a good song
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when it comes to picking a desktop or
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laptop for music production the three
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key things you want to focus on is
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getting as much ram as possible as much
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storage as you possibly can and the best
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processing power if you're on a budget
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the minimum amount of ram that you're
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looking for is around 8 gigabytes you're
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looking for at least 500 gigabytes of
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hard drive space and the best processing
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power you possibly can and on screen i
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have quite a few cool budget options
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that you can go for like i mentioned
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earlier i will leave the links down in
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the description below if you want to go
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check afterwards but these laptops are
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really really good if you're starting
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out if you are not on a tight budget
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like i said you are trying to get the
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most amount of ram you possibly can
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storage and processing power and at the
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moment the current laptops i'm showing
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you right now are the best of the best
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because they really give you a lot in
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those specific categories remember when
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it comes to the computer you get for
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your home studio setup it is the
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centerpiece and foundation of everything
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so if you do cheap out you are gonna
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struggle in the long run the second
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thing you need for your home music
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studio setup is a music production
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software and this is just as important
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as your laptop because without the music
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production software you can't make music
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anyway so they do go hand in hand and
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when it comes to getting a good music
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production software there are quite a
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few out there that are really the most
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popular and most used but when it comes
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to which one is better than another it
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is all about preference the most popular
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music production softwares out there
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consist of pro tools ableton live fl
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studio logic pro cubase reaper even
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studio one all of these softwares come
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at a pretty high price so if you're on a
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tight budget try and get the entry-level
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versions of that software so that when
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you progress in future you can always
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upgrade to the pro version and have
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everything you need so now that you have
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your laptop and your music production
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software you can literally start making
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music you don't really need all the
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equipment to actually start making a
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song and learning your software and
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doing all those kinds of things but when
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it comes to making the whole process a
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little bit more creative and fun and
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just a lot more efficient getting a few
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pieces of quality equipment can really
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make a big difference and one piece of
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studio gear that really makes a
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difference is an audio interface for
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those of you that don't know what an
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audio interface is it's the middle man
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between your computer and any microphone
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or instrument you want to connect audio
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interfaces come in so many different
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shapes and sizes and at the end of the
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day it's all about finding the right one
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for your specific needs in my opinion
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the best audio interface to go for if
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you're starting out and the most popular
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in most home studios is a usb connecting
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audio interface to get started you
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literally plug in the audio interface
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straight into your laptop you download
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the driver off the internet for your
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specific audio interface and you're
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ready to go on screen i have a few pics
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of my favorite audio interfaces
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especially if you're on a tight budget
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and if money isn't really a problem
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regarding an audio interface there are a
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few that are really really good for
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better preamp quality and for more
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inputs depending on your specific needs
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now that we've covered what an audio
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interface is all about i feel it's only
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appropriate to move on to our next piece
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of gear the condenser microphone and for
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those of you that don't know what a
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condenser microphone is it's a
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microphone that picks a very detailed
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quality sound and it's very crispy but
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it does pick up a lot of sound
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everywhere so it's not usually used in a
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live setting it's used in a quiet studio
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environment because it is so so
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sensitive but because it isn't the usual
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microphone it does need 48 volts of
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phantom power and that phantom power is
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only being provided by an audio
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interface other microphones that you see
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on stage don't need an audio interface
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to work because there are dynamic
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microphones but when it comes to a
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condenser microphone you want that
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detail you want that crispiness you want
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that studio quality for a recording an
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audio interface is going to be needed
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for that 48 volts of phantom power as a
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singer-songwriter myself i've tested so
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many different microphones on this
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channel already and on a budget these
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are the picks that i would go for if you
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really want to get the most for the
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money and if you aren't on the tightest
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budget and you have some flexibility
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these microphones are fantastic if you
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want to have a once off microphone that
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you aren't going to be replacing anytime
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soon when it comes to connecting a
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condenser microphone to your music
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studio setup all you have to do is get
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an xlr type cable plug it into the
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microphone and then plug it into your
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audio interface make sure you have that
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48 volts of phantom power switched on
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otherwise the microphone will not work
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especially if it's a condenser
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microphone turn up the input volume of
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the microphone and start recording
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straight away
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now the next piece of studio gear that's
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even more important than a condenser
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microphone with a ui producer or a
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vocalist is a quality pair of studio
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headphones if you don't have money to
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purchase studio monitors or you're
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someone that's in a small environment
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you're on the go you don't have a big
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budget getting a quality pair of studio
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headphones makes a big difference i'm
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personally situated in an apartment
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where i can't constantly be playing
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music loud out of speakers and most of
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the time i have to use my headphones
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when i'm making music when i'm recording
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vocals when i'm tracking and i use these
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so so much that i actually use them more
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than any of the other equipment in my
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studio setup because you are in a home
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studio environment it's really important
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to get the honest truth of what your
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music is sounding like and that's why so
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many pairs of headphones regarding music
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production and mixing and mastering is
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so so much more expensive because those
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headphones are trying to give you the
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flat honest response of what your songs
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sound like so that when you export your
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music it sounds good in the car it
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sounds good in cheap speakers it sounds
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good pretty much everywhere and the
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higher the price of the headphones the
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better they usually are at giving you
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that truth and honest sound especially
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if you're in a home studio type
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environment if you are on a tight budget
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they're definitely quite a few quality
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pairs of headphones out there that will
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do a very good job for you not just for
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music production but also for tracking
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vocals recording and even mixing and
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mastering if you're willing to pay that
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little bit more but remember other than
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your computer and maybe your audio
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interface the next piece of gear you're
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gonna use the most and you're gonna
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depend on a lot is a quality pair of
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headphones to connect your headphones to
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your music studio setup plug them
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straight into your audio interface turn
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up the headphone volume and you're ready
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to go now before we talk about studio
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monitors i first want to talk about
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something that's really important and
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that is acoustic treatment if you're
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recording in a home studio environment
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sound is bouncing all over the place and
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in order to absorb that sound and even
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diffuse it getting good acoustic
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treatment can help you get the best
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result in your music production you're
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mixing later on just help you get a
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great result with your final project
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that especially when it comes to studio
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monitors they aren't going to be able to
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give you the best results that you
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possibly can get if your room isn't
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acoustically treated and if you're
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looking to get good acoustic panels like
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these i will leave them linked down in
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the description below it's very very
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important so make sure you don't neglect
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it now we move on to studio monitors and
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for the beginners out there a pair of
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studio monitors really help you to get a
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flat frequency response when you're
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mixing your song because music
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production is just the creative side of
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things but to get the levels and the
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audio quality right and really put
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everything together and mix it so that
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it sounds professional in its quality a
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good pair of studio monitors really help
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you do that if you're on a tight budget
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looking to get yourself a pair of studio
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monitors and you already have a great
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laptop and audio interface and a pair of
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headphones these studio monitors really
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offer great value at a budget price but
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if you have a little bit more money and
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you're looking to purchase a pair of
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studio monitors that are going to last
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longer and that you aren't going to want
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to replace anytime soon these studio
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monitors really do a good job at also a
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very affordable price and they do get a
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little bit more expensive as you go but
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it's all about your budget and really
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making the smart purchase decision for
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your setup when it comes to connecting
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your studio monitors to your music
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studio setup each individual monitor has
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its own power supply because studio
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monitors are active which means they are
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going to plug in individually into your
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power outlet and then from there you
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plug in your studio monitor straight
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into your audio interface with an xlr or
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trs cable make sure you turn on your
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studio monitors and you turn up the
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volume on your audio interface and
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you're ready to go now the last thing i
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believe you need for a music studio
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setup especially if you are a producer
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it's not necessarily for the singer
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songwriters out there is a nice midi
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keyboard and this isn't necessary you
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can definitely do everything you need to
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do regarding music production mixing and
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mastering and having a music studio
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without one of these but if you are a
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producer the creativity that a midi
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keyboard gives you the fact that you can
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just play the sounds and get the
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melodies and even use your virtual
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instruments in your music production
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software a lot better this is really a
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great purchase to go for there are quite
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a few options out there regarding size
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quality of the keys the features and at
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the end of the day it's all about your
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specific setup how much space you have
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and what you really need if you are just
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a singer songwriter and you're looking
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to maybe play keys and just create your
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own songs you don't really need all the
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features a midi keyboard offers but on
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the other hand if you are a producer and
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you like the drum pads and all the
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features with your pacific software
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going all out is not a bad idea these
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are my current favorites if you're on a
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tight budget and you're looking for a
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small keyboard with a lot of features or
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more keys with a keyboard offering less
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features but if you do have more money
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again and you're not on a tight budget
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here are a few options that offer
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fantastic quality and won't require
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replacing anytime soon when it comes to
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connecting a midi keyboard to your home
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studio setup in most cases midi
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keyboards are also usb connecting they
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plug straight into your laptop or
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computer and you're ready to go so that
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concludes this video of how to set up
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your very own home music studio
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especially if you're a beginner and the
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gear i would go for if i was going for a
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singer songwriter type setup or a
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producer type setup and just a reminder
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that if you're interested in any of this
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equipment links will be down in the
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description below if you have any
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questions about today's video just leave
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a comment down below and i'll try and
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get back to you as soon as i can but
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other than that thank you guys so much
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for watching this video if you enjoyed
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will see you for another video
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next time
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you
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