Presonus audio box setup

In recent tutorials, we’ve walked through the basics of composing, mixing, mastering, and Studio One’s built-in instruments, but there’s an important process that we’ve yet to cover: recording.

Let’s spend the next few tutorials helping you better understand how to record using Studio One, from the basics to some intermediate and advanced setups that’ll help get the best out of your drums, guitars, pianos and more.

Studio one audio interface

This month, however, we’re kicking off with an instrument a little closer to home: the human voice.

Mic check

To set up and record vocals, you’ll need a microphone. There are many low- and high-quality microphones out there, ranging in price from as little as a tenner to tens of thousands.

There are many kinds of microphone, and they all work on vocals, but the four main types to consider are: dynamic mics, condenser mics, ribbon mics and USB mics.

Each of these microphones can handle vocal recordings but, for the purposes of this tutorial, let’s focus on low-cost, high-quality dynamic and condenser mics.

For vocals, it’s general

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