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Project and Home Studios for Recording and Mixing
Delivering professional sound for your project and home studio. Whether you are building your first bedroom studio or outfitting a dedicated control room, we have the expertise and gear to get you there.
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Overview
Make Professional Recordings at Home
Whether you're building out your first bedroom studio or constructing a professionally-designed control room in your basement, it's possible to make high-quality recordings, mixes and masters from the comfort of your own home. The key is choosing the right gear for your budget, your room, and your workflow.
Vintage King has helped thousands of engineers and musicians build project studios that punch well above their weight. From a simple interface-and-mic setup to a fully outfitted mixing room with outboard processing, we can guide you through every stage of the process.
Build by Budget
Three Tiers, One Goal: Great Sound
No matter your budget, professional results are within reach. Here is what we recommend at each level.
Starter
$500 - $2,000
Your First Studio
- Audio interface (USB or Thunderbolt)
- Large-diaphragm condenser mic
- Closed-back studio headphones
- Nearfield studio monitors (pair)
- Basic cables, stands, and pop filter
Intermediate
$2,000 - $10,000
Serious Home Recording
- Multi-channel interface with quality preamps
- Multiple microphones (condenser, dynamic, ribbon)
- Dedicated mic preamp or channel strip
- Higher-end monitors with room calibration
- Acoustic treatment (panels, bass traps)
Professional
$10,000+
Commercial-Quality Studio
- High-end AD/DA converters
- Outboard compressors and EQ
- 500 Series rack with select modules
- Reference-grade monitoring system
- Professional acoustic treatment and design
Studio Stories
Real Studios, Real Engineers
See how project studio owners are making world-class recordings at home with Vintage King gear.
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Project Studio
Melody Hunting Lodge and the API 2448
How an API 2448 console became the centerpiece of a destination project studio built for artists.
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Project Studio
Grady Leavens: Four Arrows Studio and the API 2448
A songwriter's custom studio designed around the API 2448 for tracking and mixing at home.
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Conversion
Jim Salamone: Cambridge Sound and BURL Converters
How BURL converters transformed a basement project studio into a professional mixing environment.
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Project Studio
Adam Friedman: Neve-Equipped Project Studio
Building a Neve-centered tracking room in a residential space without compromising on sound.
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Full Build
Peter Eddins Recording Studio
A ground-up home studio build combining acoustic design with a carefully selected signal chain.
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Gear for Your Home Studio
Browse the essentials. Every category hand-picked for project and home studio applications.
Buying Guides
Expert Recommendations
Curated guides to help you find the best gear at every price point.
Buyer's Guide
Best 500 Series Modules Under $1,500
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Best Stereo Bus Compressors Under $3,500
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Best Ribbon Microphones Under $1,500
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Buyer's Guide
10+ Modern 1073-Style Preamps Worth Owning
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Best Compressors Under $1,500
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Best Audio Interfaces Under $1,000
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How-To
Learn and Improve
Practical guides to help you get the most out of your home studio.
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Recording
How to Mic Any Instrument with the Royer R-10
A practical guide to ribbon mic placement for guitar, drums, brass, strings, and vocals in a home studio environment.
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Immersive Audio
Upgrading Your Studio for Immersive Mixing
What you need to add Dolby Atmos and spatial audio mixing capabilities to your existing project studio.
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Acoustics
Acoustic Treatment Tips for Home Studios
Where to place panels and bass traps to get the most improvement from your room without a full build-out.
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Monitoring
Do I Need a Subwoofer in My Home Studio?
When a sub makes sense, when it does not, and how to integrate one properly with your nearfield monitors.
Need Help?
Need Help Choosing the Right Gear?
Our Audio Consultants are musicians and engineers who use this gear every day. Tell us about your room, your budget, and your goals, and we will put together a personalized recommendation.
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Section 179 Tax Deduction
Deduct the full cost of qualifying studio gear in the year you buy it. New or used.
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+1 free year on every purchase. No registration required. Optional ADH coverage.
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VK Trade Program
Preferred pricing, dedicated account management, and trade credit for qualifying businesses.
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