Home Studio Tips

I am also wish to a keyboard for setting up a home studio with my PC or Mac book but want something that stand strong like a grand piano not a portable synthesizer. My spend will be around $800.

Can anybody recommend something for me?

I have been using a ton of virtual instruments lately. I found some videos created by Computer Music which talk about the top virtual synthesizers. The video is a bit old so there may be some new ones that should be covered, but this is a great place to start.

• Zebra II
• Absynth
• z3ta+
• FM8
• Oddity
• Rapture
• Massive
• Sylenth 1
• Surge

If you can, download the demos of these virtual instruments, some of them really kick. I was happy to see that I had 6 of them that were on the list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UNn2AxxaEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epyjrwSRA9E&feature=related

Check out this article on tips for recording vocals!

http://www.helium.com/items/253552-tips-for-mixing-vocals

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