HeadphonesAs a music producer you are going to want to own a pair of nice studio quality headphones. Owning a pair of headphones is going to be very important. You're going to want to be able to listen to all the fine levels of the music that you make. Some sounds won't be noticeable with a listen to it with outside speakers, having over the ear professional quality headphones will give you the ability to hear fine details you may not have heard otherwise. You will end up using your headphones for listening, mixing, recording, or any editing in general. Prices for some professional studio quality headphones can range greatly. You can grab a pair from a couple hundred dollars all the way to thousands of dollars. Generally the more money you spend, the better the headphones will be.
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MicrophoneUnless you are creating music solely on the computer you are going to need a microphone to record vocals, instruments, and sound effects. At some point in time a producer will most likely end up using vocals in their music and having a Microphone in your studio will make it easy to record. A producer will also want a microphone to record any various instruments into digital sound. There are many different kinds of microphones out there ranging in price, size, quality, and their general uses. Different microphones pick up different types of sounds better and worse. The difference between a purchased studio quality microphone and a lower grade one or perhaps the built in one on your computer would be the recording quality. When you record sounds through the professional microphone it will come out phenomenally more crisp and clear than if not. Prices range dramatically for professional studio quality microphones. It is not necessary to buy the most expensive one, you can pick up a good one for around $100 or so.
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