The question ‘what is MIDI?’ still gets asked by lots of different people who want to get into music production. These days, MIDI is one of the most important ingredients of a home studio setup and has been for the past thirty years since it was introduced.   MIDI   MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital […]

It’s a question that’s commonly asked. Simply put, the digital audio workstation (DAW for short) will be at the center of your home recording studio, and it’s where you’ll record, edit, and mixyour music productions ready to be heard by the wider world. When compared to analog recording and production, a DAW can record and process audio […]

Using a recording computer in the home studio has revolutionized the possibilities for musicians and producers all over the world. I probably wouldn’t have become so involved with producing music if it wasn’t for this major development and growth in computer technology. Recording and producing music, before studio computers became popular, was a very expensive hobby to pursue. You would often […]

Using the right type of computer audio cable to connect your devices together is vital for your studio to run smoothly. These days, equipment such as an audio interface, a digital mixing board, or an external hard drive are usually connected to your studio computer through a FireWire or USB cable. There are many other types of […]

Setting up your home studio for computer music production can take a little time to get right, especially when it comes to choosing the computer to use and how to organize it. The system you get and the settings you choose can impact on how smoothly the whole setup works. I’ve always thought it was worth […]

Like many others, I’ve always felt that the growth of digital audio technology is one of the biggest reasons why you’re able to create and produce music in your own home studio. Without the technology and the massive use of computers and other digital devices, you’d still find music being recorded in large expensive studios using […]

Audio latency is an issue that can cause problems when recording audio through a computer system. But despite these issues, it can be minimized so the problem is no longer noticeable. I used to get this problem quite often when I was using an old and slow computer in the studio, but it’s an area […]

Computers are a necessary part of today’s music production arsenal, and being able to identify the important parts will help you to get the maximum performance out of your audio equipment in your home studio. There are lots of different types out there, from small notebooks to large tower desktops. But they all feature the same core parts, so […]