3 Full Recording Studio Setups Under $150 (Studio Setup)

In this video, I provide 3 full audio recording setups under $150 budget. With this limited budget we’re not able to get top tier gear, but luckily there is plenty of affordable and budget gear that performs extremely well. With any of these setups you should be able to get very workable recordings for voice over, podcasts, streaming, gaming, or music demos.

00:00 - Intro to Series
00:35 - Budget For This Episode
01:04 - Setup #1 (XLR Dynamic Setup)
06:58 - Setup #2 (USB Setup)
09:39 - Setup #3 (XLR Condenser Setup)
12:43 - Test All 3 Setups With Processing
14:07 - Test All 3 Setups For Music
16:00 - Conclusion
16:51 - Outro

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[TaterRaider]

Suggested price points: $100, $250, and $400USD.

Another suggestion: pick popular equipment (be it microphone, interface, or mixer) that a newcomer might buy and put together a budget build around it plus an upgrade path where equipment is all equal.

Mixer should handle 1-3 mics for live streaming on one end to 3 people podcasting from a garage - bring your own mic type set-up.

[HelloIamClay]

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[SSingh-nrqz]

"Podcasting for the Piss Poor"

I relate to this.

[FeelRossly]

I spent the night watching nothing but your vids and have come full circle back to having absolutely NO idea what to buy! 😆 Thank you for every single vid though! Always entertaining and informative!

[ElijahG]

First setup is surprisingly good. Is amazing how minimal improvement is for upping price on audio equipment. For anyone trying to get in to audio, whats nice about the first setup (or 3rd) is you can easily upgrade mic or interface and still be able to use the other one of the pair while saving for the other upgrades. Vs if you go the usb route, and you get a good mic, you also need to get an interface.

I thought the 3rd had the cheap condenser sound where the first 2 actually sounded decent. But just my opinion. I usually like the kinda tinnier condenser sound of like nta1's vs the boomier sound of dynamics, but this one was too far.

I vote $300 next. Would also be interesting if at the end you compared it to the best of the $150 ones to see the improvement.

[erinreviews]

Wow, mic no. 2 is amazing! The headphone jack is a great touch, plus the adaptability from USB to XLR at that price is awesome because you keep using it as you upgrade or as a spare.

[rinashoe]

dude you have no idea how much your videos have helped me, you are for sure one of my favorite ppl on youtube

[rangersmith]

It is amazing what $150 can buy in the digital recording world. All three systems sound acceptable for podcasting, streaming, etc. Most listeners would have a tough time distinguishing among these and even between these and setups costing 10X more.

[AffinityforMTG]

4:34 Yeah, I bought one of these cheap mic boom arms a couple months ago and was horrified at the sound it generated. The vibration through the springs was actually somewhat worse than what I got with the little tabletop mount that came with the mic. Fortunately I realized it was the springs that were the problem so I got some old hand towels and wrapped them around the springs and it completely silenced them. :)

[nerdsforcardgames]

I really like this series. Good for people just starting out, and we’ve all been there.
Thanks Bandrew!

[krachbumbang]

i'm stunned at how little the differences are with the vocals and how huge with the guitars

[kunsunrethy]

the review he made about this UM2 was the video that made me purchased it, and still have it and use it till today. back when earthling was 5K sub. Oh my, it has been along time!

[metal]

Wow I really like this segment, please do more of these

[solman]

DUDE! What an amazing series! Had you did this years ago I could have afforded several thousand taco bell burritos today! Q2U for the win!

[taunbeddes]

Thank you for putting this together. Has I found something like this a few year ago, it would have saved me tons of stress. I've since upgraded.

[MichaelW.]

The dynamic microphones sounded a lot nicer to me. For your voice I found the Q2U to be the best option.

[andrewdanis]

been watching you for 5+ years, very happy for your success man. much love.

[enoraso]

great vid. i liked usb mic for guitar, but behringer condenser was also nice. you should shoot these setups in your untreated room setting up them blankets and showing difference there, cause they all sound very nice in your studio.

[LilyPadVT]

Ok honestly, I’ve been looking for a series like this because I’m planning on doing a beginner streaming/VA setup giveaway and this is exactly what I would recommend. I think with a budget of $250 you can have a REAL SOLID setup, good mic, interface, and heck, even good headphones! Please do $250 next!

[Reality-zsmf]

Dude the more of your videos I watch the more I like you. You're just a cool guy in general.
Also I think you should name the series "Price Point Packs".