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Equipment Needed for Audio Recordings - and Software Too

So, you want to make a decent audio recording of some music, or speech and want to know how? There are lots of blogs and YouTube videos out there on this, but some have way too much equipment listed. Here are the bare essentials: Condenser microphone as per the picture Audio interface Cables - XLR, USB, etc. A pop filter (for speech and vocals) A DAW - digital analogue workstation - which is the software you need A room or booth ('yurt') that has been sound-proofed and acoustically deadened None of this will cost very much, in fact the software (the DAW) can be obtained for free. Some people swear by Audacity , but I prefer Cakewalk by Bandlab. The other option is just to look for an audio interface that has free software bundled with it. I got a very basic version of Ableton bundled with my Komplete Audio 2. Ableton does way more than you need it to, as it can be used for live performances, but is easy to use for recording. Another popular audio interface is the Focusrite Sca