Published on July 29th, 2009.
Author: Gary.Rebholz
Category: Audio Articles, Recording.

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When I was contemplating my first article for Traxmusic.org about a month ago, Darren thought there might be some interest in a slightly motivationally tinged note that addressed the issue of establishing a home recording setup. In his vision, he recognized the struggle that so many of us have had getting past the barriers we either build ourselves or let others lead us to believe are immovably in our way. All too often, these barriers revolve around the misunderstanding of how much a person actually has to spend in order to achieve a functioning studio.

I’ve been well acquainted with this struggle. I’ve struggled with it myself for years. I’ve also watched it stop friends and colleagues at all levels from making the recordings they want to make because they didn’t know how to set up an affordable and functional studio. So, I wrote that first article (”You don’t have to be rich to have a great home studio” link here.) thinking it’d be a “one off”.

The response generated by that article demonstrated that Darren gauged its relevance for his readers perfectly! One common theme in the responses to that article was, “Where are the details?”

So, we’ve decided to try and turn out a series of articles expanding upon the ideas I presented in that first one. In fact, I’ve already written quite extensively on this very topic. I am the author (under my pseudonym, Buster Fayte) of the book The Complete Home Music Recording Starter Kit, published by Que Publishing. Yes; I have a book to sell and if you want all the details right away, I’d be honored if you’d consider buying it. But over time I hope to share many of my ideas here as well.

Why give away what I’m trying to sell? Well, let’s be honest. It’s good promotion for me and my book. But that’s not the core of the reason, for that doesn’t explain why I wrote the book in the first place. I wrote it because I love music. I love making music and I love recording the music I make. And I love helping others record the music they make.

It’s been my good fortune to be involved with the industry in such a way that I’ve discovered, learned, stumbled upon, lucked into, and otherwise figured out many techniques and technologies that helped me set up a successful home studio. I wrote the book as a way to share that knowledge with anyone else who hasn’t had the opportunity to learn all of these things.

There’s another reason that I’m writing these articles. I realize that I don’t know all there is to know and I’m always looking to learn more. And you are my teachers. Your questions, comments, critiques, and challenges offer me valuable insight into the realities that everyday musicians face and solutions they’ve developed to solve real problems. I love the discussions that my first simple article spawned here!

So, stay tuned and check back every once in a while. I’ll try to provide many of those details you were wishing had been in that first article. And please, continue to add your comments and questions. Together we can simultaneously teach each other and learn from one another!

In the meantime, if you’d like to learn more about me, my book, and my music, please visit me at www.busterfayte.com. In my next article I’ll share 10 assumptions that drive my approach to sharing my ideas with other musicians. Until then, I’m looking forward to our dialog on this topic!

Home Music Recording starter kit

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