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I was recording with apple earphones and garage band a MacBook at one point and I wouldnt know it was apple earphones just listening to it because the mix was solid so I’d say start with whatever you got and practice your mixing skills until you get the money to upgrade as long as have a computer you should be okay to record something
@@oceanhudsonbro i’ve got a pc with 2gb ram 4/5ths of the screen a usb mic and a pair of old don’t earphones and people compliment my mix. it’s not the software that makes a great song it’s a great producer(i’m by no means calling myself a great producer tho)
@@DxMelta Fr ion use a speaker I use AirPods 💀 and then I use an adapter to connect the mic to my phone 😭😭 n I use a mouse to control my phone screen on BandLab 😭
@@crlitoh For me, there was a bit, but it really depends on your situation and what you have your gain set to / how far you plan on using it from. What type of background noise do you have?
@@crlitoh I see. Well as long as it's quiet enough, I think it would be just fine. It does pick up a lot of what's in the room though. I have computer fans and the air conditioning on a lot of the time, and when I was using the AT2020, it still wasn't a problem. If there's no actual source of the sound, and your room is treated well enough, it should be fine I would say.
@@kashaneseis the cracked only for windows ? I haven’t heard of too much success getting legit safe cracks on Mac. Which version u talking about? I’d love to have for studio with pitcher on it since Antares is so expensive
I spent all night last night trying to figure out what I need for a set up and not really finding a concise video about it, and then find this video the next morning lmao thank you sir!
The focusrite also comes with a bunch of plugins and free software so the value is crazy good,to get the free softwear you just gotta go to where you register your interface
Audio tech headphones 39 behringer interface one output 45 mic i have the at2020 i recommend this mic for if you're doing more melodic music it's good on a budget 90 and you can really crack any daw or just buy it Fl is my go to though and there are a lot of free vocal presets out there you can mess around with play around with them until you like one that you can tweak to even better match your voice or just outright make one from scratch. the presets only use stock plugins besides maybe autotune
Tysm!!! Ive searched everywhere for a video that explains how in earth i set thisnup and what i need. My husband bought me a beautiful microphone amd its a condenser mic but when i saw the cable i was so confused as to what i needed to set it up. Im still confised how to get this set up on a computer but lol ill get there
Upgrade to a sm57, it doesn't have all of that harsh and fake detail of a cheap condensed. There's more big hits out there recorded with dynamics than cheap copys
I study music at college atm but don’t have any sort of a music studio setup, and I’m working atm so I’m going to save up and buy a Mac mini m2, and also a midi keyboard, headphones, audio interface and with a microphone I might wait abit before buying one as atm I don’t really sing
what about an Acoustic set up for example if I'm playing a guitar or something? (I am in AUD $) but it's fine I can convert the USD. I have tried getting my keyboard and guitar into the PC in the past but I'm a bit lost on how tbh.
1. behringer xm8500 25$ 2. swisonic audio 1 (noisy af but I use the goyo plugin for that, also I got it for my bass so I picked the cheapest one) 50$ 3. dt 770 pro 150$ 4. just a mic cable 10$ It sounds very good with some mixing, I had a friend sing on it for a project. Now all I need is a good voice and I am all set 😭😭
Thank you for driving this point home! I’m tired of people saying they need thousands of dollars to start recording, and I always say no you don’t!😂 Honestly you can record in decent quality strait on your iPhone/ipad!😎
i remember trying to remove white noise on audacity and its not that great really. Theres dozens of reasons for white noise in recordings, maybe youre too far from the mic, maybe its your mic itself, maybe your fan or a/c is on. I hope u figure it out !
Different applications for both really. Yes, open back is better for mixing & mastering but not ideal if used for recording because then you’ll just get bleed into your takes so closed back is used for tracking. Closed back can still be used for both scenarios, so then it’s the better choice of the two if you could only pick one.
But focusrite sounds so trash😩 I mean seriously ive wondered for yesrs why my vocals always sound so bad focusrite for whatever reason just doesn't sound anywhere as good as say an audient id24 or volt even. My point is, a volt isnt much more than a Scarlett solo 3rd gen right?
nah man they aren’t. He recommended closed-back headphones for a reason, the reason being that some people sing, or live in their parents house, so you can’t make unlimited noise. The interface is really good, will hold up for some years, at the very least. The mic is dope, works very well. He just forgot to talk about the MIDI Controller/Keyboard.
@@pravdaThePseudoJournalist that mic is a great starter, if it matches the users vocal range of the user..the headphones are junk The 2i2 is junk. The 2i2 does not have independent power, it pulls from usb, which can also pull power from the cpu. Does not allow access to Focusrite control program When it comes to headphones check the frequency range and ohm requirements It would be really bad to make a recording and not be able to hear the mistakes, cause it’s outside of the frequency range of the headphones Closed backs are good but definitely not a must, they hold all frequencies in, also leads to ear fatigue. Open backs let the low and low mid out so the ear doesn’t strain to hear mid high and high frequencies
@@pravdaThePseudoJournalist it’s ok to disagree nothing stated comes from malice, the whole intent was to break the “this is all you need” bullshit. Which I think you and I did This “illusion” that these devices are 1 size fits all, is 100% wrong
@@noodles4921 Yeah, I agree. It's lame to say that it is all you need, but for a person who's starting in audio and music production, it's really what necessary. Not the best choices, since it is a limited budget, but it is sufficient for starters.
But it needs to be mentioned: This is only for producing music. To mix and master a track you need way more. :) This is why many producers send their songs to the right mixing and mastering engineer
Thats like a professional setup in Iran :D. I Mean as a part time free lancer I can't even effort money to spend 100 dollors. even an employee of the government receives around 200 dollors per month.
It really isn’t a set amount. It is up to you to get the sound you desire. Closer usually has more low end and higher normally has less. Closer will get more mouth noise and farther won’t. About 6 inches from the mic is usually best, but that varies.
imagine giving your media device information to a company that licenses the driver software to the user. This agreement basically saying we will bridge your audio but we are legally allowed to copyright that audio from this agreement because it passes through our software and hardware.
Ok I have a line 6 helix which interface can I plug the helix and a mic into simultaneously or can the helix go in as a separate interface I've heard people tell me about that in the past
@lawlesslee1405 Anything that can be used to make music is an instrument including a laptop who's keys can be used as a music keyboard when a midi keyboard is not present.
@lawlesslee1405 I can play and record a real electric guitar or I can play the keys and select a electric guitar emulsion, I dont care as long as it sounds good.
@lawlesslee1405 No argument if you play guitar live that's great, I'm a producer more then a live proformer, I have 2 electric and one acoustic guitar for Me or other people to use when producing a song.
I would go With a cheaper interface and get som better headphones sine the headphones give more the interface, i would go with something lige a steinberg ur12 great for the price of just 60 bucks... then ylu could get a much better headphone That have better soundstage and help you much more when making music or i general giving better overall sound
I’ve thought about getting the focusrite but I seen the motu m2 that has lower latency and even lower if you download their drivers. I’m looking jus to record vocals but my computer is old a 2012 MacBook Pro 16 gb 256 ssd. I know waves and Antares have plug ins that they say are low to no latency. I’m just trying to use pitch correction and reverb while tracking and hopefully some kind of compression and eq too. Anything else I could add in post afterwards
@@deathdoesroblox do you know what latency is and ssd or how the programs I mention run? Do you know what reverb and pitch correction is? The only way you running a 80 dollar set up is if you bought some dinosaur machine that has old programs that never got updated or you bought some stolen gear. And if your referring to a mic and audio interface not a computer, yes you can stick ANY audio interface and mic into ANY Computer and record dry vocals with direct monitoring but if you wanna use effects while recording this eats up more cpu and affect LATENCY a audio interface will not help you here unless your running a DSP audio interface which are almost 1000$ You will need a newer computer because a old computer will have glitches crackles and pops in the audio not being able to handle the Effects which are called VST3 by the way. You can get away with some comfort reverb but I’m talking about running a entire vocal chain. Pitch correction/compression/eq/saturation/faders/delay/reverb/doublers/ and more and you need a more powerful machine to record dozens of layers. Most old machines only get away with 8 to 23 before it messes up and have to start freezing their tracks. The new MacBook m1s and m2s can record HUNDREDS without having to freeze tracks. So good for you son that your 50$ behringer audio interface and 30$ shure mic doing well. Dads Gota get himself a newer MacBook
I’m looking of ideas on this stuff I’m trying to build my RU-vid channel and I want my subscribers to have the best quality but I also don’t have a lot of money so I’m trying to work around it
