I am writing this article because in my past research almost all websites tell you that you need this fancy equipment to record vocals, just so they can trick you into buying a bunch of expensive stuff from them.

Below is the most simple, and cheap way to set up and record vocals. Obviously you can spend enormous amounts of cash on top end compressors, microphones, DAT recorders and sound cards to achieve professional sound quality, but this doesn’t mean you can’t get a decent vocal or instrument recording with cheaper equipment. I will tell you the basics of what you need for vocal recording and what problems you may encounter.

Audio Equipment Required:

  • Microphone (condenser or dynamic) not a computer microphone.
  • Microphone pre-amp (do not use your dj mixer microphone pre-amp these usually give bad results)
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