NHSD - An upgrade 11 years in the making...
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:38 pm
Since July 6, 2009, I've been using the same modest home studio setup to record all of my song demos. A Yamaha Audiogram6 USB Interface, and a Shure SM58 microphone. It has served me faithfully since that time and continues to work into the present day.
20210127_154152 by Steve Bailey, on Flickr
Life circumstances have changed quite a bit since then. I've grown a lot as a songwriter, my employment situation has improved dramatically, and my confidence around the prospect of recording at home as risen to the point that it felt like it was time for a change. Given that, I took delivery today of... well... ::gestures broadly::
20210127_154208 by Steve Bailey, on Flickr
Needless to say, I'm quite excited. I imagine the latest Scarlett will have better latency than the ol' Yamaha (which had its moments from time to time), and the updated selection of mics should make my home demos sound quite a bit better. Given that full band activities are unlikely to resume any time soon, I figured why wait? Time to see if I'm any good at that "bedroom pop" thing the kids are always on about...
20210127_154152 by Steve Bailey, on Flickr
Life circumstances have changed quite a bit since then. I've grown a lot as a songwriter, my employment situation has improved dramatically, and my confidence around the prospect of recording at home as risen to the point that it felt like it was time for a change. Given that, I took delivery today of... well... ::gestures broadly::
20210127_154208 by Steve Bailey, on Flickr
Needless to say, I'm quite excited. I imagine the latest Scarlett will have better latency than the ol' Yamaha (which had its moments from time to time), and the updated selection of mics should make my home demos sound quite a bit better. Given that full band activities are unlikely to resume any time soon, I figured why wait? Time to see if I'm any good at that "bedroom pop" thing the kids are always on about...