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The Best Headphones for Podcasts

Last Updated: July 23, 2019 By Sean

What’s a podcast recording session without some decent quality headphones? Every so often, people tend to dive into this practice headfirst, not knowing that they end up spending tons of unnecessary cash on a bunch of gear they may not even need (or too little). While such a home studio setup can go a long way in ensuring you get top quality audio for your podcast, the flip side is that you ultimately find yourself facing a plethora of complexities given that you are merely starting out. Today we’ve been able to gather some of our favorite picks as the best podcast headphones in the market, and we’ll also explain hat you need and don’t need in regards to our specific use today — recording that perfect podcast session.

Best Music Production and Recording Laptops for Beginners

Last Updated: August 6, 2019 By Sean

As a beginner, choosing the right laptop for your music production needs should not be too difficult but it is definitely a critical decision. We can’t tell you how many hours we’ve spent researching computers, laptops and the works when it comes to finding the perfect rig to make some tunes on (and have purchased multiple times for ourselves personally). You will be looking for a laptop that has the ability to record as well as produce music, in addition to one that will give you service for several years to come (as with all music gear for beginners). Software, sounds and effects nowadays are pretty demanding. This is going to be an investment, considering laptops aren’t the cheapest part of your musical set up by far. Also, if you are the type to move around a lot, it would be prudent not to choose a bulky laptop since carrying it around will definitely be a tiresome task, but we’ll leave that up to you.

The Best Music Production Computers for Beginners

Last Updated: July 16, 2019 By Sean

Nowadays without a beginners computer for music production, and unless you’re going for an old-school all-hardware type of setup, we really can’t call what we have a ‘studio’ at all. With how digital-based gear and software are nowadays, the new norm involves having at least some type of computer at your finger tips to get going on your sounds. Apple’s iMac and Macbook have for years dominated the music production industry. Although we do recommend a Mac typically for those just starting out, Windows devices are all over the market nowadays and there many beautiful solutions for beginners if you’re into PC (we are ourselves).

The Best Studio Monitor Speakers for Beginners

Last Updated: June 19, 2019 By Sean

Setting up a modern studio is nothing without a pair of studio monitor speakers, and if you’re a beginner, you don’t want to be investing a lot of money on just any piece of equipment. If you’re building a home recording studio or really just want to upgrade your current speakers, you’ve made a great decision (I remember I used laptop speakers and cheap headphones for the first 2-3 years of my production life and although it wasn’t necessarily “bad”, it definitely came to a point when I needed to get more serious). Studio monitors are the perfect solution to have just “better speakers” but also attain a certain quality only musicians will appreciate — a flat response, clear sound, no jumble in the high or low-ends. This combination will allow us to simply make better music, or just enjoy what we listen to more fully. Let’s get into some details before we recommend you some picks.

The Best Studio Headphones for Beginners

Last Updated: July 3, 2019 By Sean

The best beginner studio headphones in our opinion hold a combination of affordability, effectiveness (in regards to sound quality and doing their ‘job’ depending on your use), comfort, brand confidence, and longevity. We’re definitely no strangers to studio headphones in general — we’ve been reviewing these things for the past 5 years. We continue our series of guides that are directed towards more ‘specific’ audiences this year, and today we want to find some models that we recommend when we have friends or readers ask, “what’s the best starter pair of studio headphones?”. Of course, we first say that “it depends”.