Theater Projection Television
How can I make a home theater from a game room that is already wired for surround sound?
Question:
I already have the speaker connectons on the walls but I want to put a projector and other things necessary for a home theater.
I want to use it for movies and tv and video games.
i want to hook up my gamecube.
Answer: take your master home theater reciever and plug up EVERYTHING to it. game console, speakers(on an output base), DVD player, and for the video output, wire it to the input on the projector, this should get everything linked together, i'm in the same situation right now, we're contemplating replacing our Full size HDTV w/ a plasma HDTV. and with it we would get a bose, because my moms alwys wanted one, she loves the realistic sounding FX and stuff on movies. so that would leave 1 HDTV and 1 home theater system that wouldnt have a major use, so when they do i want to add, 48" and 600w to my xbox360 total experince lol hope you enjoy your setup it sounds sweet!
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#1 - Computer
You can't get very far in the world of digital recording without a top quality computer. Whether it's a desktop or a laptop, a PC or a MAC is up to you and your tastes (and what you are used to) but what really matters is that you have a large amount of memory in your computer (RAM & hard disk space.) You should really get as much as you can afford because it's so essential to dealing with audio projects in an effective way.
You can usually get a much better deal price wise by going with a desktop but if you really like (or need) the ability to move your home studio around then a laptop would definitely be the better choice.
Macs are very popular in the world of audio partially because Pro Tools works so well with it and partially because they seem to experience less "issues" than PCs do. But that being said, I'm a PC guy. I'm just too used to PCs to move to Mac and you can definitely get the job done with a PC too.
#2 - Audio Interface
An audio interface is the device which will be the link between your computer and your inputs (whether they be from microphones, direct in, or a midi device.) Pro Tools systems (Digidesign) are the most popular in the world of digital music recording and I do recommend them (partly because it includes home studio essential #3 too) but there are a lot of other high quality brands out there too such as M-Audio.
The question you need to ask yourself is how many inputs do you need? If you are just going to record one or two instruments or vocals at a time then you can get away with getting a smaller (and much cheaper) interface that only has a couple of inputs. But if you plan on recording more instruments at once (or drums) then you'll need a bigger interface.
#3 - Recording & Mixing Software
Pro Tools is the most popular recording software, a copy of it comes with the Pro Tools audio interface. It's considered the standard and you probably should go with it if you can. Cubase is another popular choice that you may want to go with if you got a different audio interface (something other than Pro Tools.) One thing you should make note of is that of right now Pro Tools doesn't work with Microsoft Vista although apparently that problem is being corrected for the newest Pro Tools version (8.0) and it does work with XP.
#4 - Condenser Microphone
If you plan on recording any vocals or acoustic instruments then a condenser microphone is an absolute essential. The more you pay, the better the mic you will get. You will likely be spending at least $100 per condenser mic. How many do you need? Again, it depends on what you plan on recording. You must have at least one to get going.
#5 - Dynamic Microphone
A dynamic mic is a must have for recording amped instruments (such as an electric guitar) and for drums (usually each drum is recorded with a separate dynamic mic.) Get an SM 57 or SM 58 from Shure. They are about $100 per microphone. If you plan on doing acoustic only music then you won't need a dynamic microphone.
Home Studios Essentials Blog. Learn more about making music at home.
Recording Vocals With Condenser Microphones. Use a condenser mic to record your vocals and your acoustic instruments.
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