From The Home Studio To Television

I love this recording revolution we are living in. Today’s post is another example of why. Focusrite did a recent promo video featuring singer/songwriter Olivia Broadfield. She has a home studio. She uses minimal gear. Her songs are featured on mainstream television shows and commercials. Take a minute to watch the promo and then read on for my brief thoughts.

You Have Much In Common

The average home studio user (and reader of this website) likely has much in common with Olivia in regards to her setup. Let’s count the ways, shall we?

• She produces music in a home studio (an old garage actually). In fact it doesn’t have acoustic treatment on the walls. (Oh no!)
• She uses a simple DAW to record and mix her music. If you look closely she’s using Propellerheads’ affordable DAW, Record. (Not Pro Tools!?)
• She uses the built in mic pres in her affordable audio interface from Focusrite. (No outboard gear or converters??)
• She uses one quality large diaphragm condenser microphone, that she likely uses for everything.
• She has affordable studio monitors and headphones for tracking and mixing. Yep, budget gear getting it done people.

Are you starting to see some similarities? If you’ve read my free eBook then you know that her setup isn’t much different than the ones I recommend all the time. In her own words, she has “a good computer, a good interface, a good mic” and that’s about it. Don’t you have all those things? A computer, interface, and mic? So what’s holding you back?

Stop Waiting For Your Gear To “Improve”

If Olivia waited around until she had “treated” her studio walls, or gotten more expensive monitors and headphones for mixing, or picked up a nice outboard mic pre, then she wouldn’t have her music on TV right now. Don’t wait to make great music. Do it now! Use your existing setup as tools to capture and distribute your talent and creativity. There really is no more excuse these days.