The 'Must Haves' For a Home Studio?

**Trill The Beatmaker** · 01-10-2013

Metronome, tuner, cable/headphone adapters, extra cables 1/4/xlr, depends on how you run things blank CDs could be of use, flashdrives, external HDs, comfortable chair, a tool kit...

**The Beat Pharmacy** · 01-10-2013

Must have SKILLS

**substreetstudios** · 01-16-2013

no neighbours?!?! or just neighbours you dont like

**D lu Beatz** · 01-16-2013

You really don't need much, I only have a computer, some monitors, an interface, microphone, keyboard, vst plugins and some experience.

**LilBro** · 01-17-2013

Creativity.

It really depends on what musical style you want to produce, but a computer, studio monitors, midi controller, a DAW and (a little) room acoustics treatment is a good start.

**MaNiC-9** · 01-18-2013

A home

A good computer is a must as it's the core to your studio. Beyond that it's really all preference as to your taste and style.

**Twilite Mic Prod.** · 01-21-2013

Originally Posted by dBmusicalproductions

A girlfriend or wife that understands what you're going through, who is willing to sacrifice, support your musical endeavors.
The best "must have" if you're in a relationship...

Definitely the top of the list! Without this kind of support, all the equipment is meaningless.

**kaotonesound** · 01-21-2013

Air Conditioner! Just make sure it doesn't blow into the mic! that was a problem I had that almost caused me to jump out the studio window!!!!

**bandcoach** · 01-21-2013

As has been said in another recent thread about domestic whitegoods and your studio (refrigerator in the other thread), make sure the air-con is on it's own circuit and that when it switches on and off that it does not cause brown-outs or surges (some domestic systems will do exactly that and are even more scary than hearing it over the cans when it blows into a mic accidentally).

it is in your interest to get a qualified electrician to check out your wiring and make sure that it meets current code/standards and that you get your earthing system reconfigured as a a single starred earth - the electrician will know what that means - instead of individual runs to ground.