| I know you're in a hurry to complete your home | | | | microphones. Also, if sound from the outside disturbs |
| recording studio setup. However, you need to hold on | | | | your monitoring or gets onto your recording, then you |
| to your excitement to avoid the mistakes that most | | | | are not going to get quality results. Eliminate undesirable |
| newbies make. A home studio is a great investment. | | | | noises; such as traffic, pets, air conditioning, heating, etc. |
| So make sure your time, effort, and money are not | | | | Fewer furnishings - You need to add furnishings to |
| wasted on unnecessary blunders. | | | | your home studio because the fewer furnishings |
| Here are the most common mistakes that I see time | | | | present, the more reverberation can be heard. While |
| and time again: | | | | some people like some room echo on their tracks, |
| Spending too much - Before breaking the bank and | | | | most of the time you won't want any at all. To test, |
| spending more money than you have to, step back | | | | clap your hands. If you can hear the echo right after |
| and think about what you really need and what you'll | | | | you clap, you need to include some soft furnishings like |
| actually use. Many musicians fall into the trap of thinking | | | | curtains, carpets, or pillows that will be helpful in |
| they need all the latest, coolest gear to create great | | | | saturating reverberations, diminishing the sound. |
| music. The truth is that you may end up with a lot of | | | | Wrong placement of speakers - The speakers should |
| equipment that sits around collecting dust. Just | | | | not be positioned in the corners of your studio, as this |
| because it's the most modern technology out there | | | | will further highlight the bass. As much as possible, |
| and it received positive reviews doesn't mean it's | | | | there should also be fewer surfaces and equipment |
| suitable for your project. That being said, feel free to | | | | between you and the speakers. Reflections, known as |
| splurge on some essentials, such as good | | | | "early reflections" will spring back from the speakers |
| microphones. | | | | via these surfaces, toward your ear. Monitors should |
| Wrong choice of room - You need to be wise in | | | | be facing toward you at approximately ear height. |
| choosing the room that you record in. It should not be | | | | Allow some gap versus the left and right speakers, as |
| located anywhere near your neighbors, as you might | | | | well as between you and the speakers, forming a |
| end up disturbing them or not being able to create | | | | triangular outline. The speakers should be roughly 4 |
| music at your desired volume. Avoid square rooms if | | | | feet from each other and about 3 feet away from |
| at all possible since they will have some frequencies | | | | you. |
| that will reverberate more than rectangular rooms. If | | | | Wrong position of equipment - All equipment needs to |
| the room is too small, the sound will resonate more | | | | be setup to create a comfy and dynamic surrounding. |
| within the space. It is also more difficult to achieve | | | | Everything has to be accessible; place your MIDI |
| good acoustics in a tiny room. | | | | controller in a spot that allows you to see your monitor |
| Not soundproofing - If your studio drives other people | | | | and play simultaneously. |
| mad, it's not going to be a convenient place to work in. | | | | Keep these warnings in mind and you'll be well on your |
| It should have zero or as little unwanted noise as | | | | way to establishing your dream home recording studio. |
| possible, most especially when recording using | | | | |