What music gear do you actually need?

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The DAW I use:

DAWs that are free and/or functional without payment:

Audio interfaces that I can recommend:

Solid multi-purpose microphones I've used:

Mic accessories:

Headphones I currently use:

My monitors:

Decent monitors for starting out (good enough for Skrillex):

MIDI controllers I use:

Best affordable MIDI controllers:

Room treatment:

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What music gear do you need?

Andrew Huang

[samuraiguitarist]

Korg Miku pedal is a cheap essential if you play guitar

[kat-vqfx]

what i have: a phone and garage band

me: lets go make music

[antony]

me: “mom, can I get a pop filter?”
mom: “we have a pencil at home”

[gracenblackwelder]

I have one (1) ukulele, an amazon basics USB mic, no (0) midi keyboard, and audacity

Let's do this

[andrewnoblemusic]

“The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.”


― Orson Welles

[juanpablorivera]

As an individual new to music production when he said "relatively affordable microphone" I wasn't expecting $400

[ThatKid]

I love parents who support and invest in their children's desires and dreams, they're the folks who truly get it.
Our first investors are the folks raising us.

[zy_verse]

I'm only 15, but I'm starting to set up a little studio in my bedroom. Out of all the videos on youtube, this helped me the most :)

[Metis]

The aesthetic of your recording space is so good! I know that's not the point of this video but I figured I should say so.

[MIO_sh]

except for the keyboard.... I can't afford the rest

[maomallows]

Setup Summary

1. Computer
2. DAW (digital audio workstation)
3. headphones
4. midi keyboard
5. Microphone and audio interface
6. studio monitors
7. room treatment

[Tuma]

that mindset at the end was just the most inspirational think i've heard in weeks

[pheeD]

I had a lenovo laptop from the mid 2000's that my father gave me and I used it for years. I eventually learned programming using that computer and started freelancing since last year. I now have alenovo legion y540 now which is amazing, a pair of audio technica ATH mx40, a focusrite 2i2, a scarlet studio microphone (worst out of this list) and I just ordered my first ever midi keyboard, akai mpk mini.
I've come from no equipment to having things that I don't necessarily need and hear me out.
Not having enough/the right equipment is in most cases an excuse. If you have any computer as long as it can run a daw and you have a cheap pair of headphones ( you can get a one for $50-$60 which can do wonders) then you are good to go. You could make a really good song with that. You could even get a usb mic if you want to record but don't have the budget for an audio interface although I would highly recommend using the focusrite interfaces.

[chillack]

RJChillax equipment so far:
Drums: Roland TD-12, Yamaha DD55
Drum machine: Roland R-8
Sampler: Akai MPC Renaissance
DJ Controller or should I say Wheels of Chill: Numark NV
Synthesizers: Roland XV-88 (master), Roland D-50,
Roland JD-Xi, Yamaha TX81Z
Bass guitar
Hafler 1601
Speakers: JRX JBX100
Multi track recorder: Tascam 2488 Neo
A microphone

[JohnH]

Awesome video as always <3
A little side-note for the folks starting up: In the studio I work in we mix on 5000$ monitors and also use these ridiculously expensive ultra-linear reference headphones. But at the end of the day, for me the most important step of mixing is "the car-test". Yes, I rely on the speakers of a used Korean SUV before I send out a mix to clients. It's because I listen to all my music in this car. All the time. I know what a great mix sounds like in my car. And that's way more important than having super expensive monitoring equipment.

[ZachSuter]

Taught lessons on Audio Recording for a couple of years. This video is now essential for new students of mine!

[ashm]

I asked myself "why am I watching this? I've been producing for years" and then remembered it's because Andrew is awesome

[CALKULTIK]

as a person who’s looking to start to make music, this is definitely the best video i’ve seen so far. Well organized and concise, but still goes over pretty much everything you need with examples. I especially enjoy that ending message, to just work with what you have and do the most you can with it until you have more options. Thank you! 🙏

[emil_fa]

Anyone who wants to get into music production should be shown this video. Awesome work! I guess that if you are more into making strictly electronic music without recording your own samples by microphone, the microphone/mic stand/pop filter parts of the list can be replaced by good value synths/drum machines/sequencers.

[TRNyerereX]

My general philosophy is start where you are, use what you have!!!! Then the attraction begins... this is a great video, by all means, the advice is great.... my advice is never worry too much about what you don’t have.... just be ambitious and work hard with whatever you have now, find a way to make it work, I too started with a cassette player that had the recording part, but there was no, mix, no tweaking, same in same out, but no worries it was for my private practice, then yrs later I use my friends studios, but always when it’s convenient to them, and sometimes late at night ideas would be flowing, I couldn’t bare it anymore so then I started on my phone, did some great work with GarageBand, now I have my own home studio still in the process of becoming a masterpiece