Sound is recorded by microphone that can detect changes in atmospheric pressure (acoustic sound waves) and record them as a graphic representation of the sound waves taht we can see on the computer screen. There are two main ways to record a sound. We can use either a microphone or the line-in method which is the capability of a device to record line level audio feeds. I personally prefer the first technique as the sound recorded by microphone gains an extra acoustic quality of the interior in which it is recorded.
What do we need to record a sound almost like in a studio?
1. Microphone to record a sound.
2. Music Interface - this can be either the mixer or external hardware like computer music card which will convert the analogue signal into a digital format which then goes straight to the computer.
3. Software- there are a lot of softwares available for music engineers one of the most popular ones are: cubase, Cool Edit pro, Adobe Audition, FL Studio, Sonar 5 etc. These are great tools to record and edit the sound to achieve a clean, mastered output.
4. Speakres - it is very important that we get an accurate reproduction of tonal qualities that we work on. In general speakers for studio recording are known as studio monitors or reverence monitors. They are designed to produce relatively flat (linear) phase and frequency responses. In other words, it exhibits minimal emphasis or de-emphasis of particular frequencies so we can compensate for them.
