Home Recording Studio Setup: A Step-by-Step Guide

Have you wanted to put together a home recording studio and don’t know where to start? There are so many things to consider including:
- what is the best use of your budget and your space
- which computer, DAW, and midi controller to use
- which headphones, mics, and speakers are the best investment
- … and don’t forget soundproofing!
Audrey Martinovich at iZotope has put together a fantastic guide covering setting up your own home studio, step by step. She goes over everything you need to do about setting up a home studio from acoustic treatments to mics, gear, and more!
Tools for your Home Studio
iZotope RX Standard
Audio Repair and Separation for Music and Post Production
RX Standard is the complete toolkit for audio cleanup in music and post-production. From automatically removing noise using the intelligent Repair Assistant plug-in in the DAW to surgically rebalancing stereo mixes with Music Rebalance, RX provides first aid and creative tools at the same time.
iZotope Music Production Suite
Define your sound
iZotope Music Production Suite 7 includes Ozone 11 Advanced, Nectar 4 Advanced, Neutron 5, Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro, Audiolens, RX 11 Standard, surround reverbs with Stratus 3D plus Symphony 3D by Exponential Audio, Brainworx Creative Mixing Set, Native Instruments effects and more.
Avid Pro Tools
Create. Collaborate. Be Heard.
Avid Pro Tools redefined the music, film, and TV industry, providing everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix audio—in the studio or in the cloud, from anywhere.
Avid Pro Tools for Education
For Academic Customers Only.
Avid Pro Tools redefined the music, film, and TV industry, providing everything you need to compose, record, edit, and mix audio—in the studio or in the cloud, from anywhere.
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