Bedroom Producer
Essentials Guide
This guide outlines all the baseline, essential gear you'll need to
start your music production journey from home.
What It Is: Studio Monitors (Speakers)
Why You Need It: Studio monitors allow you to listen to your projects out loud while giving you an accurate, high-quality read on your mix. They connect to your computer easily via an audio interface.
Price: $449.98 (for the pair)
What It Is: Studio Headphones
Why You Need It: Similar to studio monitors, professional studio headphones give you an accurate and high-quality read on what your mix sounds like. Studio headphones are especially useful if you're conscious about not making too much noise in your house/apartment.
Price: $149.00
What It Is: Audio Interface
Why You Need It: An audio interface allows you to record instruments/vocals and route your DAW audio to studio monitors and/or studio headphones.
Price: $119.99
What It Is: Computer/Laptop
Why You Need It: You need a lot of CPU power when running music production software, and the new M1 macs are the best option out there right now when it comes to processing power/speed. Our recommended DAW (Logic Pro X) is also only available on Apple computers.
Price: $1,898.92
What It Is: DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
Why You Need It: DAWs are software you install on your computer that allows you to create music projects. While we recommend Logic Pro X, you can also consider Ableton Live or FL Studio.
Price: $199.99
What It Is: MIDI Keyboard
Why You Need It: MIDI keyboards allow you to record virtual instruments into your DAW in MIDI format.
Price: $119.00
What It Is: Huge library of royalty-free samples
Why You Need It: If you're planning to use samples in your music projects, Splice is a must-have. Their library of samples consists of millions of high-quality loops and one-shots that you can use in your productions 100% royalty-free.
Price: $9.99/month
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