Ayana here from M Pire Magazine. I recently have taken up the job as an artist manager, and I wanted to use this blog to serve as an ongoing and informative "documentary" on whom I know are going to be major mountain-movers in the music industry. When I mean "informative", I mean you will be getting written, visual, and audial guidance from yours truly and the artists on here on a bunch of musical stuff, like how to produce your own music, how to mix your own music, how to operate a DAW (digital audio workstation) like Logic, Protools, etc., how to make it in the music industry as an upcoming artist, etc. And when I mean documentary, you will see all the information mentioned above manifest for our artists in our LIVE Ustream sessions, live podcasts, updates, upcoming adventures, all in our blogs.
I want to introduce to you Yung Solomon, who can freestyle rap like no one's business!
He is one of a new entourage called New Age Dynasty, which is s circle of artists who are working to bring back the old-school system of music using the new-school style, while expressing real-life situations that everyone can relate to. Once we get our first Ustream session of these guys going in, we will do our best to tell you in advance in our next blog when our live stream will take place, then stream it in the blog afterward. So make sure you stay up on our blogs and don't miss out!
While you guys wait, I'm going to get you started on your first line of 411:
How to build a basic home-studio!
There are a few things you will need: a mic (basically, a condenser mic is normally used in a studio, versus a dynamic mic which is normally used for stage performances), an interface, a pre-amp, a DAW of your choice, a computer, a cork board, headphones, at least two monitors, a pop filter, and the fancy cables that connect all this stuff. Let's break down what some of these things are:
-A Mic = outside of what I explained it was above, the cheapest one with really good quality are the RODE ones (I have an nT-1a), which run about $300 or so, but that's if you're on a low budget. In the meantime, you can get the cable below you will need to even use the mic (mics don't come with it):
-An Interface = in a nutshell, it's the "mediator" between your mic, the computer, the monitors, and anything else connected to it. Since you obviously can't connect your mic directly up to your computer, you can connect the mic to the interface, then the interface to the computer. I use a PreSonus firebox with an mLan cord, and interfaces also run about $200-300 on the lower budget.
-A Pre-amp = is the key between a crappy-sounding recording that sounds like it was recorded in someone's home, and what sounds like a radio-quality recording (that actually was recorded in someone's home). The pre-amp connects between the mic and the interface, and basically makes your voice sound much more "crisp", and less "muffled" as it would sound if there was no pre-amp there. It's not a requirement to actually record anything like the interface is, but it's HIGHLY recommended if record labels and radio stations are hearing it.
-DAW = as I said before, it stands for Digital Audio Workstation. Logic Pro and Protools are considered DAWs. GarageBand is too, but in my opinion it's a poor excuse of a DAW, which is why it comes free with a macbook. I use Logic, but a lot of the information I'll give you guys in these blogs on how to use it can apply to Protools as well, as they are kind of two sides of the same coin. These DAWs come with all kinds of cool functions, but in the case of recording, they come with plug-ins such as EQ, compression, reverb, and all the other mixing tools that make your recordings sound professional. Now explaining what these plug-ins are and how to use them will be revealed in future blogs via our Ustream sessions and in writing so stay tuned!
If you want some more details on how to work Logic Pro, check out the DVD below:
I will explain the rest of the stuff above in my next blog, as I don't want to turn this one into a novel and overload you guys with too much info. Remember to leave comments below and subscribe so you can stay updated on the next blog and tune into our live studio sessions. You will get to see the devices listed above during these sessions as well.
Until next time, remember to keep building your M Pire, and continue to watch as we build ours!
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