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EZ PCI Mixer Based RIG A Really Nice Starter Studio that will take you all the way to recording your own CDs

M-Audio Audiophile 2496 M Audio's Audiophile 2496 card is the latest addition to its highly successful Delta family of soundcards. he Audiophile 2496 is an all-in-one high fidelity soundcard solution for a wide variety of applications, ranging from multi-track recording to computer-based home theatre  Tweak:  Great M-Audio DACs and excellent drivers.  Has MIDI too. Install this in your computer is a PCi Slot  Connect the line outs to your mixer

Behringer XENYX 1204FX Mixer with Effects Tweak: Connect the "control room" outs to a stereo or a set of powered speakers.  Connect the "Alt 3-4 bus" to your soundcard's line inputs.

SONAR lets you explore your creative depths, providing the tools you need to take your music in new directions. Now you can produce projects faster than with any other Windows-based multi-track recording software available today. SONAR offers you speed, precision, elegance, and stability, providing the complete software-based production environment Tweak: Install this program on your computer.  You might consider using Cubase SX or Logic instead of Sonar. M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 25-Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller

Studio Projects B1 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone The Studio Projects B1 condenser microphone is a large diaphragm cardioid microphone in a pressure-gradient transducer employing high quality transformerless design and extremely low noise. It will enhance any professional or project studio application at an unbelievable low price. As a result of uncompromising dedication and today's advanced production abilities, Studio Projects has broken the barrier of quality vs price for today's recording studio environment. Connect to your mixer  This is a large condenser mic that has crisp clean sound.  It will work with audio interfaces and mixers that have phantom power.

A Mic Stand   Connect to you mic!  Ok you knew that one!

The Guide to the Guide

Note the list of classes on the left

  this way is left

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You don't have to read them all in order, but I do explain basic concepts in the early classes and assume you know them in the later classes. 

So you think you know "your stuff"?  What?, you are a "Producer", after all?!  Oh that's tight!  Just go take my little test now, see if you really have your basics down.  If you can pass my test you do know the basic concepts behind studio production quite well.  Go to the forums and help us out, OK?  If you don't then...

Don't worry, be happy.  Spend a few days reading the guide and not only you will be able to walk into any studio and talk the talk, you'll be able to build your own.

Assuming you have already read the Newbie section you start right....

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Class #1 Studio 101: Part A Getting Started with MIDI  Part B: Hooking Up your audio card   After reading this you should understand the basic components of the recording studio, the difference between MIDI and Audio and have a good sense of the different ways to configure a studio.

Or you can use "The Hand" which is on every page of the Guide

Tale a second to scan a few of the topics we'll be covering right away

Questions and Answers:

Q) Newb: Hey Tweak, I was wondering if you could tell me where to find the guide?

A)  Tweak:  Go to the start of the page and read

Newb: Gee, can't you just tell me??!  This is getting complicated!

Tweak: Ok you are at page one of the guide right now.

Newb: Thank you!  But where are the classes? 

Tweak: They are in the sidebar to the left.

Newb:  Left? 

Tweak: Right!

Newb:  Where on the right?