Building a Home Music Studio: The Master Sheet!

In the Building a Home Music Studio series, I design several home music studio setups at a wide variety of budget levels. We explore everything from the most basic of portable music recorders, all the way up to a professional 16-channel recording setup used for recording full bands that could generate income as a business.

Along the way, I explain all of the gear choices I’m making, and why I’m making them. For the professional-level studio buildouts (especially the most expensive ones), I also discuss recording studio business models and other considerations for achieving return-on-investment.

For the comprehensive resource containing all of my recommended home music studio gear, reference the Home Studio Gear Guide. Click through below to see each build.

Exploring each studio build

Building a home music studio for under $200

Building a home music studio for under $300

Building a home music studio for under $550

Building a home music studio for under $750

Building a home music studio for $2,500

Building a mixing-focused professional music studio for under $4,750

Building a drums-focused professional recording studio for under $14,500

Building a fully featured professional recording studio for $25,000