Hello! My name is Jake Duffie, the recording tech with The Underground Alliance. Today, I’ll be doing at at-length look into the Akai EIE pro Audio Interface Unit.
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Category: Studio Gear
Posts and articles relating to all kinds of home studio equipment such as microphones, instruments, computers and acoustic treatment.
The Best Affordable Headphones for Bedroom Producers
One of the questions that gets asked time and time again in bedroom producer communities is this… what are the best affordable headphones for new producers. In this article I’ll give you my opinion, and ask you for yours.
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The Cheapest Basic Home Studio Setup
Are you totally new to the recording game? Do you really just want to get started with the minimum spend possible? Well there are options for you. Yes, it’s great to have high end equipment that costs thousands but we all have to start somewhere. There is plenty very good, affordable gear out there to get you putting out […]
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Yamaha HS vs. KRK Rokit
Here’s a question you will see a lot in forums and groups online. Which are the best studio monitors for my home studio or production setup, Yammies or Rokits? The reason I think we see this a lot is because both are high quality and reasonably priced studio monitors, and ideal for someone with a small […]
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Xmas Gifts for Home Studio Fanatics
Yes. It is nearly that time of year. CHRISTMAS PRESENT TIME! If you’re anything like me, you may be quite specific about the things you would like. My wife appreciates this as it makes her Christmas shopping that much easier. This year I figured I’d share my list of things I’d quite like and maybe […]
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Home Studio Gear on a Budget
If you are anything like me, and many other DIY musos around the world, then you probably don’t have thousands of pounds (or dollars/euro/rand/rupees/etc) to spend on gear and software for your home setup. It’s still currently just an (all consuming) hobby after all, so there’s no return on investment, no tax relief, no sponsorship… […]
Read MoreThe Best Headphones for Your Home Studio
If you are hoping to make music that is at least comparable to commercial releases then you will need to be able to listen to what your working on and be able to hear it accurately. For this you will need either good studio monitors or good headphones, ideally both. In this article I’ll look […]
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Choosing the Best Budget MIDI Controller for Your Home Studio
In this article I look at the best affordable MIDI controllers on the market. A MIDI controller is basically a bit of kit that generates and send MIDI information to any other bit of kit. They can include keyboards and pads for sending note pitch and velocity values, dials and sliders of various kinds, buttons […]
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Audio Interfaces for Home Recording
If you want to be able to record into your computer you are going to need an audio interface. This is basically a bit of gear which allows you to plug real world audio devices such as microphones and guitars into your computer, as well as send audio from your computer to external monitors. However, there’s […]
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The 5 Best Microphones for Your New Home Studio
If you plan to record real audio in your home studio you’re going to need at least one microphone and probably more, depending on what you’re recording. Here are my suggestions for the five best low-cost microphones you’ll need to get started, with one or two bonus entries for good measure.
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