3 Full Recording Studio Setups Under $150 (Studio Setup)
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- In this video, I provide 3 full audio recording setups under $150 budget. With this limited budget we’re not able to get top tier gear, but luckily there is plenty of affordable and budget gear that performs extremely well. With any of these setups you should be able to get very workable recordings for voice over, podcasts, streaming, gaming, or music demos.
00:00 - Intro to Series
00:35 - Budget For This Episode
01:04 - Setup #1 (XLR Dynamic Setup)
06:58 - Setup #2 (USB Setup)
09:39 - Setup #3 (XLR Condenser Setup)
12:43 - Test All 3 Setups With Processing
14:07 - Test All 3 Setups For Music
16:00 - Conclusion
16:51 - Outro
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Setup #1
Behringer XM8500: geni.us/xm8500
Amazon Basics XLR Cable: geni.us/ambasxlr
Behringer UM2: imp.i114863.net/3QA7d
On Stage Wind Screen: geni.us/oswindscreen
Neewer Boom Arm: geni.us/neewerboom2
Tascam TH02: imp.i114863.net/LbBka
3.5mm to 6.35mm Adapter: geni.us/35635adapter
Moving Blankets: geni.us/movblank
Setup #2
Samson Q2u: imp.i114863.net/x4adk
Neewer Boom Arm: geni.us/neewerboom2
Tascam TH02: imp.i114863.net/LbBka
Moving Blankets: geni.us/movblank
Setup #3
Behringer C1: imp.i114863.net/7PyP5
Amazon Basics XLR Cable: geni.us/ambasxlr
Behringer UM2: imp.i114863.net/3QA7d
PemoTech Pop Filter: geni.us/pemotech
Amazon Basics Stand: geni.us/ambasstand
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Suggested price points: $100, $250, and $400USD.
Another suggestion: pick popular equipment (be it microphone, interface, or mixer) that a newcomer might buy and put together a budget build around it plus an upgrade path where equipment is all equal.
Mixer should handle 1-3 mics for live streaming on one end to 3 people podcasting from a garage - bring your own mic type set-up.
Don't forget about looking for used audio interfaces and microphones on online classified (facebook marketplace, etc). I was able to score a Steinberg UR22mkII for a very good price when all audio equipment was non-existent when the pandemic lockdown first hit in my country in March/early April.
Agreed. I really dig this series and the different price points are great. I would even buy a commissioned link to support this channel of any of these complete kits.
$50 too
@@therewasanattempt1961 If $50 is all you have, just get the Samson Q2U and use the usb interface. It comes with everything you need to get started.
@@bwillan thank you. Let's push it, how about $20 any recommendations?
"Podcasting for the Piss Poor"
I relate to this.
Idea for a name: Pick a Pack
that is a good idea
Considerin' there are many ways to make ur studio i think thats a great idea
Pick a pack was cool
Great series
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I never skip the ads. I don't know how much that's worth to you, but it's just one simple way I can support the best channel of this genre in all of TH-cam.
20 minute adds...
Clicking on them would give him way way more money rather then if you just watch them
I really like this series. Good for people just starting out, and we’ve all been there.
Thanks Bandrew!
Wow, mic no. 2 is amazing! The headphone jack is a great touch, plus the adaptability from USB to XLR at that price is awesome because you keep using it as you upgrade or as a spare.
Love the idea of this series for you! I think this series will definitely take off. Best of luck to ya!
This is such a great video, it will surely answer most of those discord questions! I loved setup 1 & 2!! Definitely want more of these videos!!
First setup is surprisingly good. Is amazing how minimal improvement is for upping price on audio equipment. For anyone trying to get in to audio, whats nice about the first setup (or 3rd) is you can easily upgrade mic or interface and still be able to use the other one of the pair while saving for the other upgrades. Vs if you go the usb route, and you get a good mic, you also need to get an interface.
I thought the 3rd had the cheap condenser sound where the first 2 actually sounded decent. But just my opinion. I usually like the kinda tinnier condenser sound of like nta1's vs the boomier sound of dynamics, but this one was too far.
I vote $300 next. Would also be interesting if at the end you compared it to the best of the $150 ones to see the improvement.
The nice thing about the second setup is that the Q2U is a hybrid microphone. So you could upgrade to using an audio interface with it vs. its own USB audio interface.
@@xHadesStamps Oh I didnt notice that. Thats a cool feature. So ya option 2 is also a good setup.
been watching you for 5+ years, very happy for your success man. much love.
dude you have no idea how much your videos have helped me, you are for sure one of my favorite ppl on youtube
Thanks for putting this together, Bandrew. It’s good for beginners to know that they don’t need to spend thousands getting started.
Thank you for putting this together. Has I found something like this a few year ago, it would have saved me tons of stress. I've since upgraded.
Amazing timing for this upload for me personally. I'm looking to get a decent mic in the near future and came across someone who recommended the Samson q2u, as well as linked to your sound test of it. From there I found this and was happy to see the q2u again, since many other good options I've checked out are either out of stock or more expensive.
I spent the night watching nothing but your vids and have come full circle back to having absolutely NO idea what to buy! 😆 Thank you for every single vid though! Always entertaining and informative!
Hi, I really enjoy your videos. I have been following you nearly since the beginning of your channel and it is really nice to see you grow.
Great series idea, and I appreciate your attention to detail. Looking forward to the next installment- I’d be curious to see $500 and $1k options!
Great video - I use setup #1 and have done since watching your reviews of the XM8500 and UM2 interface. I also use the Neewer arm, and added a shock mount / pop filter desk stand combo which after the legs were unscrewed is the same thread as a mic stand. It's done me well for voiceover and gameplay videos, but now I've started singing too I'm swapping out the XM8500 for a C-1 as I love the condenser sound for singing.
Nice! Thanks for making this AWESOME video! Imma get the no. 1 which is the XLR Dynamic setup which is perfect for voiceovers!
I always love and appreciate the content you share!
If possible, I'd like to see a video that considers upgrade paths. Or, perhaps the next video in the series you can have one of the setups be based on one these starter setups to upgrade to keep it "under budget." Personally, I'm looking to improve my gaming recording audio, and am looking to start at a low budget, but purchasing equipment that I may not necessarily need to replace. I'm also going to use what I have (like earbud headphones) so I don't purchase the "I'm only getting this because it fits in the budget but it sucks" stuff to replace later. So, I'm thinking the Neat Worker Bee, Neewer stand, Amazon xlr cable, Behringer UM2 for an extra $15 would be good. Upgrade paths would be sound treatment for the room, I think you were happy with the filter that came with the Worker Bee (the better one if not), then down the road a better audio interface? The UM2 sounded fine to me but maybe I don't understand it's limitations.
I like this series! I liked the C-1 setup. I always like having at least one "Do-it-all" microphone in the setups I've had over the years. And to me the C-1 was the best. The other setups were pretty good"do-it-all" mics as well. My ears just liked the third one the best!
DUDE! What an amazing series! Had you did this years ago I could have afforded several thousand taco bell burritos today! Q2U for the win!
Wow I really like this segment, please do more of these
Ask and ye shall receive!
4:34 Yeah, I bought one of these cheap mic boom arms a couple months ago and was horrified at the sound it generated. The vibration through the springs was actually somewhat worse than what I got with the little tabletop mount that came with the mic. Fortunately I realized it was the springs that were the problem so I got some old hand towels and wrapped them around the springs and it completely silenced them. :)
Weird. I have one and have had no problems with it. I use it (with a BM800) for video conferencing, Discord, Tutorial VO ...
I have one and it fell apart and my mic dropped on the floor. I had to get a new mic. Now I put my mic in a milk basket surrounded with sound foam and it sits on my desk. Not perfect and I don't have the quality I want but I never do.
Yeah boom arms without the springs outside are better in not only quality but you also won't get that awful sound
Great video, hope to see more "the no-name" series oftennn
Love this series man, right on the money
Love your videos!!
Keep up the good work!
I think this is a fantastic idea for a series. I've been putting together a studio slowly (in the $400 range) and it's exactly what I was looking for at the beginning of the summer. Your videos have been so incredibly helpful in that already, thank you so much. 💜
If you're curious: I haven't bought the mic and interface yet (I have a usb condenser filling in while I work things out), but I'm thinking a Motu M2 with a Neat King Bee or Worker Bee if their new production is delayed further (I talked to Neat and they were hopeful but not 100% certain about more King Bees being available this year). I have a decent Pyle boom stand with a tablet mount attachment (I'm recording an audiobook) and I'm building acoustic panels for a closet vocal booth. Hopefully everything will be ready to go by January.
Thanks so much again, hopefully that's not TMI. :)
Thanks for the video. Sometimes my friends ask me for low-budget setup and I usually can't help them. But now, I think I'll be able to, or at least be able to share that with them. So yeah, thank you!
That's awesome. 😊
This video was extremely helpful and insightful thanks for all the research
I really enjoyed your guitar skills and gave you thumbs up for that ;) Oh yeah and thank you for the research and info too :)
Luv the series. I want to see more!
Good video, I wish something like this would have been available eighteen months ago when I was shopping for starter audio gear.
great vid. i liked usb mic for guitar, but behringer condenser was also nice. you should shoot these setups in your untreated room setting up them blankets and showing difference there, cause they all sound very nice in your studio.
thank you for this video. gives me low budget ideas until i can go for the high budget ideas.
#Q2UHype!
Great setup series, I liked the ideas in the comments for doubling the budget from this initial one.
Awesome videos . Love your work .
I discovered your channel recently but I guess I saw most of your shootouts.
You made good choices there but I would go for the t.bone, offers quite good quality for price
The dynamic microphones sounded a lot nicer to me. For your voice I found the Q2U to be the best option.
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Thank you so much for this video 🙏🌷
I would assume that this was a very interesting video for those starting out. And there were a lot of good lessons mentioned as well, lessons that still is important when you get more expensive gear...
I love this series! The Beginner Budget series! The Budget pack series! The Price Point Packs! (I really like that last one)
I really like this concept. Well done; it's a compassionate and informative approach to building a useable rig. My whole career as a musician has been based on the premise of "enough gear to do the gig" and that's been a good mantra. I know nothing about podcasting so cannot comment however regarding the gear, I have lots to say and I'll try to be brief. Seems to me that Bandrew NEVER makes it about the money or the toys; he makes it about getting the the gig done and his extensive test/review regime has been useful to me on many occasions when I was looking for a particular item. Cheap-assed old me almost always has to buy used gear though so for the sake of an experiment here's what I did: I took the budget on offer here, $150USD, and went looking at all the usual online used gear sellers/platforms and got some eye-opening results. Buying the stuff mentioned in this review new is at the level of "enough gear to do the gig" but the upgrade maniacs will be wanting more very quickly so buy their gear from them if you like what's going on here. If more is always more except in the wallet, go back over a few of the reviews from this channel and buy used stuff recommended herein from a source that allows returns or comes with some kind of buyer protection. Use all Bandrew's hard work to best advantage. Enjoy your audio. The only thing worse than not doing it is not doing it because of $$$.
Looking forward to more of these videos!!!
Your setup was great man!
Awesome video! Really good work! One tip if you don't want the springy table arm: I recently picked up the Gravity Gooseneck and Gravity table clamp from Thomann. They came up to 15,60€ combined, and I like it a lot! It even holds up a large diaphragm condenser mic on a spider adaptor, once I got the hang of it.
Ok honestly, I’ve been looking for a series like this because I’m planning on doing a beginner streaming/VA setup giveaway and this is exactly what I would recommend. I think with a budget of $250 you can have a REAL SOLID setup, good mic, interface, and heck, even good headphones! Please do $250 next!
Great idea for a video series!
the review he made about this UM2 was the video that made me purchased it, and still have it and use it till today. back when earthling was 5K sub. Oh my, it has been along time!
Now THIS is what I’m looking for
Excellent review .
Bought the Behringer as a field interview mic replacing a broadcast quality mic and thinking it would be pretty poor. It's really phenomenal at the price point. Easily an excellent, possibly best, option for budget constrained vo / podcast starter. 👍
Exactly the video I wanted to watch
Great series!
Name for show: "Maximum gain" or "Limited gain" love the show idea!
Great name!
you got it
For SEO purposes, hopefully Maximum Gain won't lead people to workout videos. Haha 😅
Oh, man, it comes in the perfect time. I need to build a studio ASAP for my new coding channel.
What about to name it "G.E.G." which stands for "Good Enough Gear"?
I'll be waiting for the $500 budget series :)
i'm stunned at how little the differences are with the vocals and how huge with the guitars
Thanks for the tips!
Champagne podcasting on a beer budget... great work.
Love to see an $800.00 price point complete package.
Some info on the DAW you use would be great as well as info on live processing if looking to live broadcast the podcast. Cheers!
Now we need room treatment on a budget series!
Love the vids, keep up the good work and can you review the WA-47 jr
The Q2U is the mic I use for my podcast. Liked the series.
Overall I liked the 1st combo the best.
I would be very courious what you would suggest for $400, great idea doing this new series, thanks!!
I liked the first and 3rd setup. Also, I'm tossing "Poverty Podcasting" as a title into this ring.
Needed this today
I would also love to see your "Ultimate" Pro, one-man setup as well as your wishlist setup
Dude the more of your videos I watch the more I like you. You're just a cool guy in general.
Also I think you should name the series "Price Point Packs".
Love your vids!!!
Excellent videos!. Greetings from Argentina!
Awesome Unnamed Series!
Great video man! What software do you use for the post processing? Thanks!
Setup #3 was the best, nowadays everybody has a headphone atleast, and sound proofing is important but these mics do great for beginners and can work surprisingly well without sound treatment
I started with three of the items of your first budget set: the xm8500, the Amazon basic cable, and the Neewer boom arm. I still use the boom arm. My xm8500 is the back up now to the Samson Q2U (part of the second set) only because I think it's a bit better for my voice. But, honestly, that first set is, I think, plenty for most people to get the sense for whether or not they want to continue podcasting or recording in general. Throw in some free Audacity software--and some tutorials on TH-cam, and you can honestly make a great sounding recording.
The cable does affect the sound of the recording?
"Podcasting On Pennies" sounds good to me
Please include the Motu M4 in a follow up video - it's fantastic and has 4 channels! Maybe in the $500-750 budget. Or the M2 for smaller / cheaper setups.
Really like this video idea. Personally, I can't really see you being able to go any cheaper with the price there so instead it would be cool to see what you could to with an extra $50. $200 limit with the same categories: XLR dynamic, XLR condenser and a USB mic of some sort. Great video Bandrew, can't wait for episode 2!
Or maybe you could do an episode where your try to put a pack together for a 2-or-more person podcast which would mean 2 mics and a multi-channel interface for $200.
Hey Bandrew, just a heads up!
In the usb setup you've labeled the Q2U as the XM 8500 still.
Love your channel I just recently subbed! What software do you use for post-processing? You showed a screenshot of it briefly during the second setup. Thank you.
Love the series! Keep it rolling... maybe $250 then $500 then $1k
Doing videos on various budgets works, but possibly also note items from more expensive setups that would be good upgrades for previous recommendations.
I Don't know how to name it... but shure as hell I will continue watch this series!!
The most stupid name for this segment, and still the closest to name of the channel:
"Pod Cost Edge"
Hahahah
Hahahaha !!! =) this guy he is an idiot, but a funny one!
Thanks! Just picked up XM8500 from Sweetwater for $19!
The acoustic guitar sounds amazing on the q2u
Nice. Thank you so much
It is amazing what $150 can buy in the digital recording world. All three systems sound acceptable for podcasting, streaming, etc. Most listeners would have a tough time distinguishing among these and even between these and setups costing 10X more.
I have the exact first setup except for the PP. I bought the UMC202HD and works great for me.
Really impressed by the sound and features from the Samson Q2U. It is the most expensive mic in this lineup, however.
Well done. You even said 'dang'.
That moment when you switched from the Neumann to the XM8500 made me go 🤔
I love the HD 650
It would be great a "3 recording upgrades under 150" in case we want to upgrade one of these setups.
Thanks for the info! I will be buying setup #2 for my podcast. Cheers!
Great video! The c-1 was your best buy! Its the clearest and goes up against some really expensive mics!
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words.
Pretty cool video, I think it would be cool if you could make a video with a "starter podcast studio", for example if you want to have a podcast with 4 people, you could get 4 samson q2u (those come with foam filter), the Behringer UMC404HD, the 4 cheapest boom arms, cables and such... and then to make it "next level", if you want to upgrade, what would you upgrade to...
The ball windscreens work pretty well if you can pull them out a bit so that there's some empty space between the microphone grille and the foam. Use a cable tie to tighten it a bit if its too loose.
Love this series idea. I am a newbie and just finished my budget setup. Used a lot of your info to build it out for work calls, voiceovers, and streaming.
Samson #Q2Ucult - $50 (inlcuded pop filter, xlr cable, boom arm)
Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen - $80 (used, NIB)
Klark Teknik CT1 - $30 (not really needed up like that I don't need to use high gain anymore)
Phillips SPH9500 / V-Moda pro mic - $50 (used, NIB, came with the mic so made the deal better )
Total = $210
Really happy with the end product and sound it can produce. This is my first time getting into studio setups and allows me to learn how to get the sound i am looking for in the future when I need it.
That’s a great setup right there. Well done.
Your content is great! Thanks, man.
Could you elaborate on the processing software too? Is this free?
For a total amount of 150 dollars, it must be possible to do post processing on a free/budget software, right?
I'm new here and in audio gear, but I would suggest to change the Behringer audio interface for the Presonus Audiobox USB 96 one, which comes with two programs for free: you would add about 20 dollars, but I think it would be worth the extra money getting good software.
Weak points of my suggestion: I'm not 100% sure that it provides the sufficient gain for a decent volume, and maybe, as far as software is concerned, something like Audacity (totally free) would do the job anyway.
Any correction or alternative suggestion is welcome!
I like the C1 + EQ the best of these
You are awesome! 🤟