I personally am more of a Post-Production for Film/TV/Games kind of guy, so I can't go too much more in-depth about the music side of things. Find and watch YouTube videos, read articles and forums, and master your DAW (hotkeys and all).
If money isn't tight, get yourself a good audio interface such as the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, along with a decent microphone setup such as this AT-2020 Bundle on Amazon.Īs you get more advanced, you can work on getting better gear, nicer plugins, and a more efficient DAW (Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Adobe Audition, etc) and also soundproofing your studio with acoustic foam. Try to get a pair with as wide, and perhaps more importantly neutral, of a Frequency Response as possible. Also important to have are a decent set of stereo speakers (known as Studio Monitors in the industry) and/or headphones. DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation, which is the primary program you will be doing all your audio editing with. To get a super basic setup going for a home studio, start off by getting yourself a nice cheap DAW, such as GarageBand, Reaper, or Audacity.
His series on Compressors is especially good, which is great since it's important to know. If so, this YouTube channel is very good at explaining even the more difficult concepts very simply. If you're clueless about equipment and programs, would it be fair to say you are also clueless to such extremely vital fundamentals as Signal Processing? To become a fairly decent streamer with a good enough following who come back time and time again for my personality, not just the gameplay. > If you were a pizza topping, what topping would you be?Ī pepperoni, or maybe some smoked chicken. > What are you asking Santa for this Christmas?Ī pretty decent mic, currently looking into this one. Not really a snack, because I'd be so fat if I ate these all the time, but Lindt Chocolate balls are so damn tasty. My favourite memory(s) is playing Final Fantasy 9 for the first time, it's one of my favourite games of all time, I fell in love with the storyline and the characters and it's the game that made me want to pursue a career in game design.
Getting lost in a fantasy that we cannot normally experience is an amazing feeling when the game is made well. I've seen so many YouTubers using expensive audio interfaces just to do vlogs, and having bought this Q502, I keep thinking.why did they waste their money - this will do exactly the same job, and at a fraction of the price.> Why are video games important to you? What's your favorite video game memory?
Secondly, the power switch.there isn't one! Dreadful design, otherwise I would have given it at least 4 starts for 'features.'Īll said, if you want a little mixer, which is sturdy, reliable and will give you some flexibility before you go into the PC or laptop, you won't find a better deal.
The 'MAIN MIX' pad I understand, but there is a designated phones pot, so I was scratching my head for a few minutes thinking 'why?' Again, can be a little confusing, but trial and error. If you have your mic on (there's phantom power too.nice touch!) coming through your cans, you will have the signal cut by pressing in the 'TO PHONES' pad.
Firstly, there are a couple of pads that allow you to send both the RCA inputs and the USB input to both the phones and main mix, which I found slightly confusing at first. However, I do have a couple of small issues. Installation doesn't present any problems, and the fact that it has a compressor (albeit basic) is fantastic.Īs you may expect from Behringer, this little mixer is robust and sounds fine for what I bought it for. It's compact so sits well next to my laptop allowing plenty of room for camera stand and speakers. I bought this Xenyx Q502 for my laptop and video calling, and it's great.