Starting Your Home Studio: Gear Essentials and Expert Tips
Hosts: Darren "Robbo" Robertson Robert Marshall George "The Tech" Whittam Andrew Peters Special Guest: Matt Calrick (https://www.mattcowlrick.com/) Sponsors: Tribooth: The best vocal booths for home or on-the-road voice recording (Code: TRIPAP200 for $200 off). Austrian Audio: Making passion heard. Main Topic: Setting Up a Home Studio Introduction: The episode kicks off with the hosts introducing themselves and their sponsors. The main discussion revolves around recommendations for setting up a first home studio for voice-over work. Key Points: Building a Booth: Robbo shares how he built a recording booth for his wife in their walk-in wardrobe, using clothing for sound treatment. Microphone Recommendations: Sennheiser 416 NTG5, NTG1, NT1, OC16 Audio Technica AT875R Interface Recommendations: AI1, SSL2, Micport Pro, Steinberg UR series (IXO12, IXO22) Headphones: Closed-back models like Audio Technica ATH series and Austrian Audio Hi-X 15 DAWs and Software: Twisted Wave recommended for its simplicity and cross-platform capabilities. Additional Insights: Importance of a good recording space. Flexibility and longevity of audio gear. Importance of connectivity for remote sessions (Zoom, Source Connect). Conclusion: Investing in quality gear that can be used both at home and on the road. Recommendations for a balanced setup: Tribooth, Sennheiser 416, and SSL2. A big shout out to our sponsors, Austrian Audio and Tri Booth. Both these companies are providers of QUALITY Audio Gear (we wouldn't partner with them unless they were), so please, if you're in the market for some new kit, do us a solid and check out their products, and be sure to tell em "Robbo, George, Robert, and AP sent you"... As a part of their generous support of our show, Tri Booth is offering $200 off a brand-new booth when you use the code TRIPAP200. So get onto their website now and secure your new booth... https://tribooth.com/ And if you're in the market for a new Mic or killer pair of headphones, check out Austrian Audio. They've got a great range of top-shelf gear.. https://austrian.audio/ We have launched a Patreon page in the hopes of being able to pay someone to help us get the show to more people and in turn help them with the same info we're sharing with you. If you aren't familiar with Patreon, it’s an easy way for those interested in our show to get exclusive content and updates before anyone else, along with a whole bunch of other "perks" just by contributing as little as $1 per month. Find out more here.. https://www.patreon.com/proaudiosuite George has created a page strictly for Pro Audio Suite listeners, so check it out for the latest discounts and offers for TPAS listeners. https://georgethe.tech/tpas If you haven't filled out our survey on what you'd like to hear on the show, you can do it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZWT5BTD Join our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/proaudiopodcast And the FB Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/357898255543203 For everything else (including joining our mailing list for exclusive previews and other goodies), check out our website https://www.theproaudiosuite.com/ “When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.” Hunter S Thompson #ProAudioSuite #HomeStudio #VoiceOver #AudioGear #Podcasting #Microphone #AudioInterface #RecordingBooth #AudioProduction #StudioSetup