EP#52: Why you don't need fancy gear to record your music (and what you DO need instead).

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Many musicians think they need all the ‘right’ gear before they can start recording and producing from home, which can massively stunt their skills and careers. But guess what?  You DON’T need fancy gear to get started! The thing you really need to invest in costs hardly anything and you probably have it all at home already. This week's episode dives into acoustic treatment and how you can use it.

Girls Twiddling Knobs is hosted and produced by Isobel Anderson with production support from Jade Bailey and Francesca O’Connor and is a Female DIY Musician Production.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro
{04:45} Musicians making professional music with a minimal setup
{10:47} What you should do to get professional home recordings
{11:19} What is acoustic treatment?
{12:25} 3 steps to sound-treating your space
{15:57} Gear to up your acoustics game
{16:37} Episode summary

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Grab your FREE 3 Step Guide To Sound Treating Your Home Recording Space >>

EP#11: Start Recording Your Music For Under £100 >>
Listen to Visions (2012) and Art Angels (2015) by Grimes >>
Grimes Details Gear Behind Art Angels article on Stereogum >>
Grimes: Claire Boucher insists that anyone can do what she does. If only it were true article in Loud & Quiet >>
Listen to girl in red >>
Home Recording Gear Haul: girl in red article on Spotify >>
How to become a pop star without leaving your bedroom article on i-D >>
Why do Recording Studios Need Acoustic Treatments? Article on IPR College of Creative Arts >>
The Mirror Trick! Blog post on PrimaAcoustic website >>

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