#160: Home Recording 101 - If We Were To Start Over In 2023, This Is What We Would Do (And Buy) - Part III

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Episode show notes:

Today we're going all the way back to day one of the home recording journey and talk about how to get started recording your own music.

We've been covering some pretty advanced topics, lately, so let's take a step back and discuss what we would do if we were to start over.

There's so much that goes into recording your own music that it can seem pretty overwhelming. And many people really don't need to hear about the advanced stuff everybody seems to talk about. 

They just want to know: "How do I start? What gear do I need, how do I set it up and how do I get those first recordings onto my hard drive?"

This is part three were we cover how to navigate your DAW and help you learn the most important tools.

The goal is to create a good first workflow for you, focussing on what really matters. This lets you make your first recordings quickly, without overwhelm or going down the wrong rabbit holes. 

Here's a step-by-step plan for you:

1.    Figure out the internal routing of your DAW (panning, groups, busses, sends/returns)
  

2.    Figure out your basic editing tools
  

3.    Learn how to work with MIDI
  

4.    Learn how plugins work and get familiar with the basics first (EQ, compression & reverb/delay)
  

5.    Create a simple folder structure and backup system that ensures you quickly find your songs and never lose the results of your
  hard work
  

6.    Have fun and practice!

On the episode we talk about exactly what to do at each step, of course.

Let's walk you through this!

-Benedikt

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