SERIOUS HOME STUDIO - What you really need (studio tour)

Days before the move I show you my home studio, and discuss the most important factors to make SERIOUS music in YOUR home studio.
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[@GatoPaint]

so it's basically: -You're the most important piece of your studio. -Treat your room acoustics -beware of the low-end of your room, learn how to listen to stuff ON YOUR ROOM. -get decent pre-amps -get a good/decent microphone -know your gear the best you can

[@user-bg4ny6zu6u]

GatoPaint would get sonarworks or room correction software too

[@prettysimplemusic]

Your channel is about to blow up!!! I know how the KZbin algorithm works... They have your vids in beta testing and cycling them randomly... Congrats and keep this positive energy coming - you are a natural in front of the camera!

[@ColtCapperrune]

PrettySimpleMusic Thanks so much! I appreciate that! Fingers crossed it continues to grow!

[@ColtCapperrune]

PrettySimpleMusic you channel is awesome!! Subscribed!

[@prettysimplemusic]

Colt Capperrune wow man... thanks so much!!! Love your updated studio too... You went genius mode with the transformation!!! 🙏🔥💯❤️

[@prestige2000rider]

@@ColtCapperrune Congrats on the channel man ! Its been seriously helpful to me. Im taking on a studio project in my house in a few months time. What i see here can be helpful. thanks

[@radofficial4672]

I used to have a shit load of plugins "200+ inc Waves full suite", these days I have a handful mainly Soundtoys and Eventide, and I mainly use stock plugs for EQ. It's taken a lot of time, money, experience and confidence to get to this stage 👍

[@HollywoodJackson]

We drove all the way from Memphis to record some vocal tracks in this studio. It turned out great ! Some of the best work I've ever done. Thanks Colt....You're the man!

[@williamclark9743]

Man, I really like how you break this stuff down and take the time to explain this stuff at a level that someone like me can understand and I really appreciate that. AWESOME job on the vids.

[@jamesforeman1848]

"Sorry about the mess... boxes everywhere... we're packing up" -- Studio is immaculate and setup :')

[@ColtCapperrune]

James Foreman Hahahaha! That’s an awesome observation LOL, studio was the last thing to get shut down since I had to continue working until just a day or so before the move

[@studio21_Au]

Great video Colt! It's always great to get that reminder that 'you' are the most important factor in what you do.. it's so true and so often overlooked. Keep on keeping on my man!! great work!!

[@nabilcapillaire3362]

This is what a high end commercial studio would look like in Mauritius. I mean, in my 15 year career I've never seen one with this much gear!

[@keithgiesler1027]

This, my friend, is very very cool. I love the hardware, but I especially love your attitude, the positivity you give off. I really do think you can inspire a person here and a person there, who would otherwise be thinking, "Nah, I just can't do this, I'm too small-time, too small-space, too small-budget to even START doing something. I think this can give them the feel, "Yes, you CAN!". Start like you say. Get some control of your room. Control those reflections. Then learn what the room is doing that you *can't* control, and move on to a ONE next good component that you can afford. Just one. At a time, perhaps. I was hypnotized by this video, I really was. I have a friend who is right on the edge of beginning this kind of "build a decent home-studio" journey, and I'm going to love pointing her to this, and I think, besides all the great tech info, the positive VIBE that you give off when talking about your space there, I think it will really be great. Thanks for making this video. I've subbed you. :) All the best to you!

[@musicmaniac1949]

Enjoyed this video. You really stayed on the most important points and then gave us gear geeks a great tour. Bottom line, these are tools and you create the music. Thanks for that. One point that should be considered though is the amount of electricity consumption. I've lived in this same apt since '81 and it's a very well kept older building. Built in the '60's, the walls are double fire brick in thickness, which is ideal for recording since you don't offend your neighbours. Add the proper acoustic treatments that you said, which I have, and it's a great setup for me at least. But with old buildings comes old wiring and I am very careful not to blow any breakers. So I'm in the box. I have an RME Fireface soundcard, which have great pre's in them and a Millennia pre. Like you said, what goes in is very important. This is my only outboard gear...okay, maybe a guitar amp or two. But I run my whole studio from one 15amp outlet into a battery for conditioned power and have never blown a breaker. To have your outboard gear would be challenging to say the least. I think this should be a consideration when deciding what gear you're going to have running all at once in your apt studio. Your apt studio looks like it needs more than 15 amps to run. It's what has kept me in the box. Great video.

[@MatthewDavidMontgomery]

Dude. When you turned that camera around, my jaw dropped. Thanks for giving us a peek behind the curtain!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Matthew Montgomery hahaha! Yea it’s not something I really ever talked about. Just wanted to show what is possible before I moved out of this room. Thanks for watching!

[@Andithewicked]

The sentence "You´re the most important piece of the Studio" should be written on the most studios walls! Thanks for that!

[@CLaw-tb5gg]

Re: acoustic treatment - it always blows my mind when you see these guys who spend literally like $1,000,000+ on their home stereo with the most ridiculously high-end shit that supposedly eliminates every single tiny little problem with the sound that no actual human being could ever actually hear.. and they have *literally zero acoustic treatment in the room*. But then I suppose for them a lot of the time it's about flexing/dick-waving how high-end their setup is and rockwool and bass traps isn't very sexy.

[@michaels8597]

Been at this home thing for a long time... 1)Yes,it's all about your mission,being mentally sound,and being willing to learn the rules,and then do what you will with them...2)I treated my room with my books,records,and stuff,and then I use an older time delay to tame the reflections...3)Buy a professional mic and it does not have to be a mic made for specifics,and then learn it,see if it needs to be EQ'ed,and I use the flat preamps on an original Mackie...4)POWER treatment..There is no use to go further until you tame and clean your power coming into your studio.You have to have everything grounded and you need power conditioning,and then you can use surge boxes behind them. 5) it's better to have less gear but know it inside and out,than to have 50000 plug ins,40 computers,5 DAWs,10 instruments,and 10 synths.. When i got into things,i had ONE analog synth,one digital,one sampler,one mic.If you have hardware samplers,you probably also have great EFX processors inside them,yet you can get great outboard gear that's not breaking the bank.You can get older,used gear,that will work another 30-50+ years and give you no headaches.Avoid power amps with fans,cell phone,and ACs,because they all have their own host frequencies that might cut into your mix..6) If you only record to digital,you MUST use data redundancy or you are at risk of losing your music.For example,if you use an IMac 5K as your main computer,you still NEED a lot of storage,so whatever you have,like a 3TB drive,you need that one and probably the least three 4TB drives as direct backups,with one located in another place. Then you want maybe an older Imac,connected to an NAS or servers,and some portable SATA/SSDs.You want at least one copy of your music outside your place,in case something happens,like a fire,electrical disaster,etc.Then please remember that most hard drives will fail,so it's a matter of when.I use optical drives formats like DVD recording,and I am about to look into MDisc,which last probably 3+X longer than hard drives.Just remember to ignore the hype of 'needing' new gear over and over,because as long as it's working and producing great results,there's no reason to keep spending money acquiring new gear.I come from a live/DJ background so i use multiple hardware samplers,so i totally avoided having to need racks and racks of gear and plug ins,or buying sound libraries,since samplers come with them,or you can make your own sounds that no one else will have.

[@guitarsword1]

Best breakdown of home recording I've seen.

[@stringsnare]

man im exactly the guy youre talking about at the beginning of the video. ive been on Gearslutz too much lol..anyway, i initially was planning to just go to a studio, gave up on looking for singers and starting singing on my own kind of music. its not the best but at least now i dont have to look for other people. i mentioned this to my friend, and he said i could have a very good set up at home...i finally built a pc after labouring over the parts for almost a year, lol kept procrastinating procrastinating... now im typing from my studio PC as we speak, got my monitors set up - now i need to treat this room. feels like theres too much to learn and taking away from workingo n my music. i will do similar to what you've done with your panels. the back of my room is a closet, so whenever i record i will throw my mattress against the closet, haha...not ideal, but at this point... theres some days i feel like im wasting time with this shi* and i should just have gotten a h4n or tascam dp-008 and figured out the music fully, and then just go to a pro studio to record...but...here i am in the rabbit hole...i just hope im doing the right thing!

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Really cool idea for a video man. Thanks for sharing. I live and record in Nashville as well. Enjoy the city, and congrats on all your success since moving here :)

[@ColtCapperrune]

David DiMuzio Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Love to grab a coffee with you sometime if you’re available

[@jonathankessler4684]

Honestly I only clicked on this video because the total gearslut in me wanted to see all your gear but got some nice words of wisdom out of it too. Subscribed!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Yoni Kessler Thanks so much for the sub! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@normg2242]

One valuable piece of advice I'm walking away with, is - make sure you know your equipment...! Thanks, great insights in this video!

[@ericsentel5636]

I’ve been a live sound engineer for years at IATSE Local 16 in SF I also went to school for audio recording and I enjoy looking at tutorials you are by far the best everyone on you tube seems to copy and paste from everyone elese I want to say thank you and keep up the good work you are the second person I have ever subscribed too and the first would be Pinsodos place lol

[@raularaujostrw]

Hey, Colt! I really don’t like “longer than 10 minutes” videos but I had watched another shorter video of yours and I liked it... then I decided to give this one here a try and I’m glad I did that. I really liked the video and really like your calm style and opinions. I’ve even realized myself about something you mentioned: it is important or at least a good thing when you feel inspired and find some extra joy in a piece of gear that you really like, because it just adds to the fun and fulfillment we have on our daily music making journey, and that’s great. Thanks and keep it up. I’m subscribed. 💪

[@EgbLedoff]

This is the very best video on the subject I have ever watched. Beginner or seasoned pro, everyone should approach things this exact way. Thank you for this, it will help many.

[@ColtCapperrune]

Eric Barouti I appreciate that!!! Thanks so much for watching!

[@EgbLedoff]

@@ColtCapperrune It's all your fault :-). This part of your work is very important. The greatest harm done by the very cheap "home-studio" gear craze is loss of know-how. ( not forgetting that it did allow a bunch of people to create interesting material )So it's really pleasant to have someone remind every one about sensible technical basics, and even more than that : the dedication, enthusiasm endless hours of bending the learning curve and personal philosophy needed to make a living over decades, in this line of work. Plus i've discovered CAPI, thanks for that too.I'll add those to my small but serious, studio in the south of France soon.

[@derekcate]

Wow I had no idea your studio was in your apartment! This is inspiring dude really digging the videos and look forward to them great job!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Derek Cate I’ve never talked about it before this video. But I wanted to get this out there before the move. Thanks for watching!!

[@OkMarionPark]

This video is Literally the best and most valuable video for someone starting out or wanting to get into mix engineering. This answers all the question’s of why don’t my mix sound as good as the person in the KZbin video. Watching videos of people using plug-ins and not knowing about the very important TYPE of acoustical treatment, front end and a possible hybrid set up that KZbinrs have, but don’t say is annoying! “The last eq video” could have been done in the first eq video had they informed the viewer of the pre amp, eq, compression and high end converters going in. Content creation for KZbin is good but leading people in circles is annoying and time wasting! Thank You for this video! This is amazing for people in our home studios needing that quality sound and answers to these questions! Much Appreciated. Moving into my new townhouse next week and you are a big help in setting up my home studio.

[@musictomotion]

Wow, I'm from Illinois and moved to Nashville also. Marseilles, IL to be exact. Now I've moved South of Nashvegas to Pulaski, but stumbled across your channel because I was looking at improving some of my room treatment, etc. Glad I found you on here!

[@seanemmettfullerton]

Thanks man! Love your good energy and attitude! You are absolutely right about room treatment! Guys, listen up! It's a HUGE factor...

[@danielguitard5728]

Thank you for this post i've been following you at least three years and never seen this one and it gave me a turbo beleif that your plans work out throught all you went thrue .

[@ampstudios]

I don't understand for the life of me why people always have to criticize a company like Auralex. They have many types of treatment out there, and it all works for that individual, we all like what we like, at the end of the day. But please stop bashing Auralex products for the sake of promoting others. Honestly I have a combination of Auralex and other acoustic treatment in my home studio and the room sounds pretty darn good. I started off with just plain walls and then I brought in the treatment that I have and I have never been more happier.

[@ahyaok100]

It's amazing how far things have come. As long as you have the knowledge and a little bit of good gear, there's no reason why you can't do professional level stuff. How many times have you heard even classic songs from great musicians, where the production seems off where you think: how did they let that happen? Learning never ends. Even the pros make mistakes.

[@mickdebergerac1143]

This is a piece of advice I was given in 1979 by a decent producer. Still used today seen it on many channels S.I.S.O method Shit In = Shit Out Doesn't matter how good the pre amps are or mic's or the gear you use S.I.S.O counts Reasonable priced gear will always work if the person who you are recording knows what they are doing and a home studio can work well based on this. Good advice here and enjoy watching

[@drummerjeroensimons]

Congrats man with your beautiful homestudio! Cheers from The Netherlands, Jeroen Simons, Independent, ex - Epica.

[@ColtCapperrune]

Jeroen Simons Appreciate it! Thanks so much for watching!

[@SanathKumarNaibhi]

That first statement was exactly like Peter McKinnon wishing "good to see your smiling faces"🙂

[@kentuttle6839]

Great advice on the necessities of a home studio. I have been struggling with the sound in mine and your video just tipped the scale in investing more into room acoustics than buying more guitars. Thanks!

[@ColtCapperrune]

ken tuttle Great to hear that it helped! Thanks so much for watching! Best of luck with your studio!

[@leopard7425]

I'm the most important part? Ahh I'm blushing

[@Syklonus]

A computer and an interface. That's literally all I started with back in 2006. I didn't even have proper monitors, I just used an old stereo. I look back at some of my old mixes and you know what? Bar a few things, they still stand up. If you have a vision of how it should sound and you listen to what your client wants then you'll get decent results. Just check the mix on a variety of platforms (Stereo/iPod/TV/Car) and that will keep you right, no mater what gear you use.

[@yorganyog]

Bang, what I think. Depends what you wanna do. The toys you wanna have. We are no longer in the 70's where everything came from gear. A computer and basic tools are enough to make music. No excuses!!!! Off course, good gear is good gear, but not having it, cannot be an excuse to make music and record it these days. Still, I subscribe what Colt said.

[@drill2.087]

Had the opportunity and pleasure of recording in a Carl Tatz prepped “phantom focus” room. Just wow.

[@andyskiffington]

Loved the vid dude. As a guy who doesn’t have much experience n recording its a huge help when people like you post things like this. Awesome. Thank you.

[@chuckjuice1317]

Great presentation, you’re good on camera, nice editing...you’ll be at 100k subs soon!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Chuck Juice thanks for the kind words!! I certainly hope so, in the past week it started growing really fast. Hope to see you around!

[@pantherinemedia8678]

i love carrie underwood. Thumbs up

[@abcdefghijklmnop7873]

I have the off white wildwood Friedman smallbox limited edition. It is the best amp I’ve ever heard or played. It’s got a bouncy feel to it. It is quiet even on its highest gain channel. The sound is phenomenal. I only wish I had come across it first. I would’ve saved a lot of money on other amps that I bought that well...aren’t that great. But I’m a pedal addict so I use my dirt, fuzz or overdrive pedals to help those amps. The Friedman needs zero help but it does take any pedal I throw at it better than any other amp as well. This is 6 months old but just showed up in my feed.

[@gmcenroe]

It seems that the acoustic treatment for your control room could be quite different than your recording room, especially if you are recording drums and even vocals. But if you are limited in space you have to make sacrifices in a home studio.

[@Zachadiddle]

Say man, you mentioned mixing drums. Have you ever done live drums in a temporary dwelling/ apartment and how’d you get away with it? I’m sure I’m not the only guy who wants to be free to practice drums and every little bit helps. Thanks bud!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Zachary Figueroa unfortunately I haven’t. I always book a commercial studio for drums. However my last two studios had big drum rooms.

[@Zachadiddle]

No worries, I'm sure I'll find a solution and it may be to find a space to rent but it will come along. Thanks for getting back to me!

[@PaulIsbell]

Watching from Belle Meade. I also live in apartment here in Nashville and I just wanted to say thanks for making this video! I am 22 and went to Dark Horse Institute in Franklin, where I learned the ins and outs to audio engineering. I have been really self cautious about not having it all together, with the right gear and plethora of talent here in town, I’ve been discouraged. Just really want to thank you for this video!!

[@chordkeys]

Wow, I have learnt so much from.this video. Very informative

[@KeikoFXDesigns]

I am slowly getting there. Not cheap but, well worth it of every penny! I think drumming in the small room will be a challenge especially I have upstairs and down stairs neighbors. But, I am willing to make a change for it and challenge myself.

[@Johnscompany]

5:22 totally agree. I never so listen something so real like that

[@ColtCapperrune]

Johnlittleblues Gomez thank you! Appreciate you watching!

[@kriyeted2370]

I am an absolute beginner in being music producer and my basic is only vocal. thank you for being an inspiration sir

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

That diffuser is beautiful. So is your attitude.

[@tomsteger1]

Really inspiring....thanks brother!

[@Mikeluvdrums]

Colt, great name,, I'm a drummer in NYC and almost done converting my basement into a living space/ studio (still at the mercy of my contractor) glad I watched you vid great intel . I did subscribe and intend to watch more and will have questions as soon as I am ready to move in. Finding drums are tricky to record but learning more each day. God Bless, Michael

[@ColtCapperrune]

Michael Lattanzio Thanks for watching, and for the sub! Best of luck with your new space!

[@DEVUNK88]

The Rubber Factory album from the Black Keys was recorded in an abandoned tire-manufacturing factory, they used a highly imperfect audio environment to breathe a certain sound into the mix dont be afraid to use an imperfect studio, find what its unique qualities are and use them to your advantage

[@jlx_music4365]

I see your Opals and...man these are great!

[@turtlelee9359]

Watched maybe 3 of the videos on your channel and man i gotta say....definitely got a new sub! Videos ive watched seem packed with pretty useful bits of information and spoken in a way that doesnt seem very over my head as a newcomer to studio and production work. Good work brother.

[@jasonstallworth]

Awesome setup and advice! I can pretty do everything I need to do in my studio. But I hire out the drums to be played and recorded.

[@sandimvp2198]

you forgot to mention a lava lamp! big gear monster to rest your mind to take back controll of psychoeffect rest of your hard work and when gear is comforting you doing a great work :)

[@peterbrandt7911]

I watched the build of your new studio first and you still called it home studio. There's nothing wrong with, it's a studio and at your home, but I imagine, that many people, including me, expect something less sophisticated :).

[@Synth2000]

you laid it out pretty well man, great communication skills! I will be following you.

[@ssmith2019]

That was fun ! Thanks for sharing your world with us Colt ! ! !

[@toddridgway8567]

You rock, very inspring, started checking you out after seeing on various of Jeff and Capi blogs, channels etc....

[@ColtCapperrune]

Todd Ridgway thanks so much!! Love Jeff and everything he makes!!

[@pepe7drum]

I 100% agree with everything you said bro

[@TheKASHDrecords11]

I about shit my pants when you said you are from Peoria IL. I’m from ptown. Best of luck brother!!

[@addhoardingprocrastinator]

Yes your own finger controls your universe. and as far as the gear is concerned definitely "get the boat on the water cause if anything is going to happen it's going to happen out there". Capt Ron. For those still telling yourself you will be the worst out there... Check out my sounds on my channel (yes a bit of a shameless plug), or Check out "Mike Cyples" on the streaming services. I did these songs for myself, got a few more I am trying to finish but I am stuck cause I keep thinking they need to be better for others, instead of just getting them finished for myself. Reread the Capt Ron quote.

[@tejasdesale8153]

Thankyou So Much For This Amazing Explanation !! ❤️ It Really Helped Me Alot ...Keep It Up Man ! ❤️⚡

[@josephrasbold2180]

I second you on using the LCA-2B instead of the CL1B. I've had great success with the CL1B, but I feel like the LCA-2B just controls dynamics better with that VCA chip. Recently ran a pair of scheops MK4's in ORTF on a grand piano through the LCA-2B and it was just awesome.

[@ColtCapperrune]

Joseph Rasbold nice man! Yea I have proven it to myself over and over. Every big room in town has a CL1b, and every time I’m in another room I’m always wishing I had my LCA 2B. Thanks for watching!

[@NatureMovies]

Certainly agree that treatment and preamps are important, I have to respectfully disagree from a slightly different musical perspective. I was trained as a classical pianist as a child then turned into a synth nut and electronic composer, for many years. I've used just about every converter available, starting with the Digital Audio Labs CardD+. I now use a Burl B80 Mothership. I'm convinced that recording digital audio begins and ends with the converters, period, end of story. You can have the best room treatments in the world, vintage killer tube preamps but it means nothing if you don't get a good A-D conversion. That's just the story. I'm especially convinced of this since the Burl really goes about conversion in a way that gets really close to tape, and analog dynamics. If you've never listened to a Burl, it is highly recommended. Your studio is way cool, BTW.

[@kingech_B15]

flyest studio on the gram. 👌🏾

[@ColtCapperrune]

King Ech appreciate that man!!

[@mihndpmr9723]

I've been following since Peoria. That's my home town too. My parents live just a couple blocks from Flores Music. It's great to see you doing good. Can't wait to see the new studio set up. I would have never guess that was in an apartment!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Mihnd PMR right on man! Thanks for following along!! And for watching!

[@mihndpmr9723]

@@ColtCapperrune Keep the quality content coming!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Mihnd PMR will do!

[@thehowlingterror]

Floor to ceiling Basstraps and a ceiling cloud made all the difference to my tiny studio. Make your own using dense 6" deep rockwool set in a timber frame.

[@Oneness100]

That's not how to absorb low frequencies under 100Hz. You need Diaphramatic absorption for under 100Hz. All you're doing is absorbing more of the lower mid range and you're sucking the life out of the 125hz to 500hz. You have to treat 100hz and below differently than about 100hz because you are dealing with strong waves vs rays of energy.

[@StephenMendes]

You gotta love this guy, Colt, cause everybody else on KZbin got GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) ..... all the showing off.... and the Studio Tours that have people drooling and green with envy....... but hell, that's what fools the people.... and their envy causes them to like and subscribe (desperately hoping they will one day match up to these guys)..... it's called Vicarious Virtual Victimization (VVV) ...... but ya see people like me and Colt, we KEEP IT REAL..... even though we only get few subs and don't become celebs, we teach you that you can sound GREAT ..... IF you just learn to use the gear that you actually already have..... it's called the MINIMALIST approach and it really works...... cause all these guys that got enough gear to fill a warehouse .... it's just eye candy, seriously..... they are so busy getting new gear that they simply don't have the time to really explore the latent potential of the gear they already have 😁 ...... thanks Colt, I liked and subscribed..... just keep on keeping it real, buddy.

[@Jeremy_Kinsey]

Good vibrations!

[@jakeklossing4352]

Woah. barely even 30 seconds in and I'm already blown away by this coincidence. I started watching this video because I need ideas for a new studio. Thing is, I'm moving to a house that's not far from Peoria, IL at all, so when you mentioned Peoria, I kind of had a fit haha!

[@zazoomatt]

Appreciate every point you ever make. Thank You Colt. Happy new Year.

[@MisterMoys]

Thanks dude, got some new info by watching your videos. And yes, music is expensive if you want a high quality sound. And i completely agree with your statement that we have to sucks first in order to be good, and that's what i'm doing right now, creating my own cover songs eventhough it's still shits but i hope i can learn to make it better. Thank you

[@good4insects]

It's a very nice set up but in reality you only need a fraction of this to record music and still get quality recordings. Or SERIOUS music as you so delicately put.

[@ColtCapperrune]

AZURE official That’s why the only things I listed that I felt you needed were microphones and preamp’s. Everything else is you, your knowledge, and the room.

[@keysbythenumbers]

Colt, I had no idea that was you man! I've followed you all this time on IG. It's good to see your doing well in TN. I wish you had talked about where your drums get recorded, in the apt. or elsewhere and the process behind it. Anyway, I really dig API gear, plugins at least. I want to expand to a 500 series rack, but you made a lot of sense about buying stuff and more stuff without mastering what you have, brilliant! Liked and subscribed, I'm on board.

[@ColtCapperrune]

J: M.A.C. Thanks so much for watching, and for the sub, and for following on IG! My drums get recorded elsewhere, in terms of the time spent, Recording Drums is such a small piece of producing out an EP or an album that it doesn’t make much sense to have your own drum room here in Nashville unless that’s what you do primarily. There are literally thousands of fantastic studios here in Nashville that are affordable to rent per day. I hope that helps!

[@shawnlutz7008]

Great video and I really dig your positivity, encouragement and overall good dude attitude. You have some great gear and nice to see the hardware getting used. I like your comment on the gear can inspire. I have my set up in a smaller size room like your apartment and I keep all my guitars, amps cans in there as well.... I hear you on the plugins, there are some really good ones (I like the UAD stuff) but WAY too many to sift thru and too much of a time waste...pick a few good ones, learn em inside out an keep using them. I do like the idea of having the hardware chains like you have it, you know it works for you and its ready to rock in an instant. I sort of getting back into the HS game after a few years...thanks for the pointers. Can't wait to see your new Studio after the move.

[@ColtCapperrune]

Awesome man! I appreciate the kind words, and thank you for watching!

[@rafphiano3963]

What kind of Mics do you use for vocals, for guitars, and for drums? What kind of preamps do you use?

[@shibuvarghz]

your studio is better than some of the "studios " in india

[@ColtCapperrune]

Shibu Varghese I appreciate that! It’s just 18 years of spending every spare dime on gear.

[@pauljohn5584]

Amen brother. Treatment, knowledge and drive. Great video. All misinformation videos should be replaced with this one.

[@ColtCapperrune]

paul john thanks for watching, and for the kind words! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

Been following you on IG for a while, but this is the video of yours I've seen. Great work, and that's awesome that you were able to make so much out of that room! The new place looks like it's coming along and can't wait to see it finished. Thanks for the studio tour! Subbed!

[@ColtCapperrune]

stereolaunch Thanks for watching, and for the kind words! Really appreciate the sub!

[@fitzjameswood5486]

Most budget condenser mics and pre amps are very good these days, so too soundcards/interfaces and the analogue to digital converters within them. Daniel Johnston's great 'songs of pain' used two shoe box cassette tape recorders, so yeah. It's the driver not the car. It's the song/performance NOT the gear. I must stop buying gear.

[@taylorcliff6609]

to an extent. its not about buying something cheap or something expensive though its buying the best for the circumstance. although I do agree that cheaper condenser mics and preamps are worth it, if you put it up against something thats industry-leading it sounds fairly bad.

[@fitzjameswood5486]

@@taylorcliff6609 I'm sorry, I can not agree about this. An £80 Audio Technica At2020 does not sound bad against any industry standard mic. Billie Eilish has used that mic on numerous hits. Her biggest hits to date were recorded in a bedroom by her brother. No esoteric mic pres or outboard etc. Interestingly Sound On Sound magazine did a shootout some time ago with a variety of the most desirable preamps in the business and some not so desirable like the Art Pro MPA 2 and let readers judge them blindly based on uncrompressed soundfiles. It was suprising how some were convinced the cheap £400 Art was a £2000 Neve 1073 describing it as 'warm, smooth, neutral and rich'. www.soundonsound.com/reviews/preamp-post-mortem It's about perception. Lesson? You can make industry standard recordings on very modest gear but the caveat is how do you use that gear. Understanding how to use a studio mic (placement, surrounding acoustic environment and its effect on the sound). Balancing (level, gain and frequency in the context of recording and mixing) see Phil Tan's talk at Full Sail College. Like a lot of leading professionals he does not put much store in gear saying an Apple Mac laptop with Logic's stock program and plug ins is all you need to do what he is doing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2OoZJychM95o6c This is good news for us all and inspiring. Technology has democratised the process of record making but make no mistake you have to develop that skill by practice (including study/reading and listening) and hard work. You have to put in the time to acquire this and time to make great recordings, not money and expensive gear. Successful records depend on initially two things: a great song and performance and the skill to capture that performance well. The make of pre amp, converter mic etc. was/is entirely subjective and consequently pretty irrelevant. If the Beatles had used a Rode NT1 or Oktava MK219 instead of a Neumann U47/87 would anyone have realised? No, and especially if they were /are listening on a smartphone's speakers, a 1960's mono Dansette or in a car.

[@taylorcliff6609]

@@fitzjameswood5486 are you talking raw recordings or after the mastering process cause i can guarantee anything through something like a avalon v5 will sound way better than any cheap preamp

[@fitzjameswood5486]

@@taylorcliff6609 Of course you are right. An Avalon will sound great. Would I want one absolutely! But do I need one...hmmm probably not. Sometime ago I recorded a band with very famous musicians in my friends live/workspace, with decent budget mics recorded to Adat (yes Adat!) the pre amps were from the Alesis Studio 24 mixer. when mixed by me and then professionally mastered no one questioned the quality of the recording, including Indusrty pro engineers I played it to. In fact one asked which pro studio it was recorded in and was amazed when I told him how it was recorded. Now I am not bigging myself up here, although I am proud of the recording, but it illustrates my point. Would it have sounded better recorded with great esoteric outboard and mics etc.? You know, maybe not. Maybe the musicians and singers would have performed less well in an isolated control room/studio/ sound booth environment, maybe not. The point is it didn't matter, the performance and recording stood up regardless.

[@taylorcliff6609]

@@fitzjameswood5486 but the point is the performance and the recording didn't stand up because you mix and mastered it. if you're having a debate about the effectiveness of quality gear vs cheap then a rebuttal based off of after the mixing and mastering process is going to be redundant. that being said its really situational and an industry-leading microphone may not be best for the application. personally, i use a sm86 day to day but i have a u87 which always blows me away as far as quality goes.

[@pbowproductions]

Cheers man! Some good philosophy you got into during the middle of the video. Wise words brother

[@tinyb69]

Biggest go-to piece of gear is without a doubt that lava lamp.

[@rjb7569]

Not a studio unless you have one.

[@hammer44time27]

Just subscribed. Putting together a little "studio" in the corner of my shop, just for fun, just to bring some of my musician friends together and make some recordings....just for our pleasure, and to share with a few friends...(BTW, we are also from Peoria. Peoria Heights to be exact, but have friends all over town) (Where did you go to school there?) One friend plays keyboard, and is unreal. Played as a touring musician for Robert Cray, .38 special, Chaka Khan, David Selgado, Marshal Tucker, and on and on) Anyway, glad to have stumbled onto you. Following, and wishing you the best. Will be looking at your newest stuff...can't wait. This was my first vid of you.

[@JeffAulich]

So good! I had no idea you were in an apartment studio!!! There goes all of my excuses! Haha!

[@ColtCapperrune]

Jeff Aulich hahaha thanks man! That was the reason behind this video! I wanted to show that people hold themselves back, way more often than their circumstances. Thanks for watching!!

[@TTSetters]

Nashville? I'm up in Gallatin. Just moved here 2 months ago. Should get a group of Nashville, greater area etc to hang out and talk shop. Loved the video, timing is good as I'm setting up a 14x15 space, which has my main pc rig, synths, amps, etc. I have 2 guitars, 1 bass, a few odds and ends like old synths, etc. Every watch "Show us your junk: SYLVIA MASSY' - she embodies what it means to save things you may think are useful. You have a lot of gear, and you use it, I probably won't ever have a ton of gear but I agree 100% make do with what you have. I have Bias FX for my guitar plugin, and 1 compression plugin. That's it, I know people who just buy gear, plugins, and chasing the dragon so to speak. At some point you have to sit down and just play, write, create and stop the buying and do something.

[@ColtCapperrune]

N G Hit me up on Instagram, and let’s chat! I’m always bouncing around town

[@SuchetanaSinha]

Great informative video! Thanks for sharing your ideas! 👍

[@paringatai]

Thanks man...great advice and great attitude

[@ezcondition]

room sounds pretty good

[@RepublicAllegiance]

I think you have to live in LA, Nashville, New York, or Atlanta to make music. Everywhere else is just noise. #StillRelyingOnDialUpInternetOutHere

[@good4sound]

Hey Colt, these are awesome insights. Thank you the tour and amazing encouragements. I have a question: you showed us the preamps you use for drums. Where do you track them? Do your neighbors hate you?

[@amp5334]

Great vid, great advice and great set up! Hope the new digs are working out well.

[@ColtCapperrune]

amp Thank you! New room is working out fantastic! You can catch a glimpse of it in my most recent video, but they were all be lots more content on the new room coming soon

[@jamesjoseph1373]

Dude. I've followed you for awhile now on IG, and had no idea your studio was in an apartment. My mind is blown! This is truly inspiring! Thank you for this man. I do have one technical question. You mentioned those for two Capi preamps live on your mixbus when mixing. That confused me. Are you just running a stereo mix through them to give it some analog glue/vibe?

[@ColtCapperrune]

James Joseph Hey man! Glad you enjoyed the video! That’s exactly what I am doing, I’m running my master bus out of my interface, through the preamp’s, then into the compressor, then back into ProTools. Hope that helps!

[@jamesjoseph1373]

@@ColtCapperrune Hey man! Thanks! That gives me something to try now.

[@williamthomaspenn]

Could you do a video on the education you acquired in order to get started as a producer/engineer? Thanks. Love your videos

[@micksharp9886]

Great video! Inspiring, positive advice for all home studio users, experienced or starter. Nice one.

[@ColtCapperrune]

Mick Sharp Thanks so much for the kind words, and for watching!

[@elympicrecords2434]

Love your passion, insight, and intensity!

[@RosesUnread]

awesome video Colt! You're an amazing producer and a very inspiring person! Keep putting out great music and great content!!

[@von_Apa]

I love your love for your studio with all the beautiful gears that you have achieved. And your attitude is inspiring. I wonder what your thoughts are about software plugins?

[@ColtCapperrune]

Dekranz Thanks so much for the kind words! I use plenty of plug-ins, and love the ones that I use. There are even times plug-ins beat out my hardware. They are all just tools, and the same tool is not right for every single job

[@davidjorgenpedersen8010]

You are full of very useful information, Nice Gear,and Refreshingly Great Attitude, I'm glad I Stumbled on Your Channel, Looking Forward to the Next Video!

[@pedalscapes]

Brilliant video! Wasn't too sure to click on this when it came up in my feed... Glad I did, love your enthusiasm for the subject and clarity of explanation. Sweet gear, thanks for the tour... cheers! :) Subbed...

[@ColtCapperrune]

Matthew Elvis Brown Thanks so much for watching, and for the kind words, and for the sub! Appreciate you!