Basic Home Recording Studio Setup - Studio Hardware Connections

Jason's Albums: http://www.jasonstallworth.com/ This is my current (and humble) recording studio setup and I wanted to share it with you to show you that you can create quality music without spending a butt-load of money. There are 3 basic components that make up this basic recording studio: Computer, USB studio interface (and software that comes with the interface), and monitors (output device) Computer: I know a lot of folks use Macs but at the time I'm just using a basic Toshiba laptop with 4GB of RAM and a dual core processor. I'll upgrade at some point to a quad core and possibly double the RAM. But what I have has met my needs. I do believe 4GB of RAM should be the minimum for running studio recording software. It's also a good idea to have a computer that's designated to your studio work and music. Interface: I use the Presonus Audiobox USB interface which also comes with Presonus Studio One Artist. I was using Reaper when I bought the interface but as I used S1 Artist I found S1 to work a bit smoother than Reaper so I ended up upgrading to Studio One Pro (and later, Studio One Pro 2). I like the workflow in S1 Pro, the drag and drop features, and the simplicity of the software. Studio One also comes with numerous (and quality) VST plugins which I've made several effects chains for guitar, bass and vocals from them. Monitors: Many use headphones and in the beginning, I did as well. But I was blown away when I picked up the KRK Rokit 5's. Most of my guitar tracks are done using the POD HD500 and I feel the KRK's give me the HD500's true sound and tone (same case when I was recording my guitar tracks using the POD XT Live before I picked up the HD). So a good set of monitors is a must. I do use headphones when I'm wanting to make sure my rhythm guitar tracks are tight and also use headphones for when I record vocals. But most of my initial tracks and mixing are done using the KRK's. About half way through the video I also cover connections and how to hook everything up as I've gotten some questions about that. It's fairly simple. You connect your interface via USB cable (usually you'll connect one end to the back of your interface and the other end goes to your computer). Most interfaces have monitor outputs in the back so you'll connect one end there (2; both left and right) and the other to the back of your monitor. You can either plug in your instrument (or mic) directly into the interface and use VST's and plugins for your effects or you can connect something like the POD HD500 to your interface. POD's and probably most amp modeling/effects units act as an interface but I've had better luck connecting the POD to my Presonus Audiobox interface. Hope this info helps! Keep it Metal, Jason My Site (sign up for updates here): http://jasonstallworth.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/03RvP... iTunes: https://itun.es/us/_4M4U Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00H... My Book 'Heavy Metal and Weights' http://jasonstallworth.com/HMWbook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasonstallwo... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonstallw... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasonsmetal75