Let’s dive into it.īoth systems we have briefly introduced will allow you to do the following:ġ. a piece of hardware that was specifically designed just for that purpose (also called “multi-track digital recorder”).Ī few factors that should be considered before making the choice include convenience, expandability, compatibility, learning curve, quality, and price. Things are pretty simple at this stage, as there are just two possibilities: you can either choose to set up your computer to act as a virtual studio (we’ll call this “computer based DAW”) or you can delegate the process to an all-in-one DAW-i.e. DAW is the combination of hardware and software you will be using to record your music digitally (i.e., onto a hard drive, not onto tape).
The first choice a home recorder has to make is about the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) format that best suits him or her. The objective of this home recording section is to help the novice, aspiring sound engineer navigate the many (and often confusing) possibilities of the “tools of the trade,” both hardware and software. A new generation of forward-looking equipment and software manufacturers have developed and pushed the home recording and virtual studio phenomenon, giving today’s musicians and recording hobbyists a full array of options. Thanks to the advent of computers and microprocessors, we find ourselves surrounded by home recording options a mere 20 years later. Samplers and sequencers showed the way soon after, allowing drums and other loud sounds to be recreated and rearranged within the confines of domestic walls. The Me Decade witnessed the arrival of the four-track cassette recorder, with its unsustainable hiss and lo-fi quality.
Until the 1980s, music used to be recorded almost exclusively in (rather expensive) recording studios. To wit, Apple’s inclusion of a recording/sequencing program like Garageband in its multimedia application bundle signifies that home recording is becoming as widespread a hobby as photography. No less an authority than Steve Jobs deemed home recording a worthwhile pursuit for casual and fanatic music enthusiasts alike – that was around 2005.
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