Because of the increasing power of personal computers, setting up a music studio at home is almost a breeze. Aside form a computer, everything else could be found at home or too inexpensive to purchase – a decent microphone, speakers and few changes in the room to make it virtually soundproof.

But the core of the advancement of home studio is based on software. Instead of purchasing very expensive mixers, everything could be controlled from a computer. As long as the user is familiar with the application, everything else is a lot easier.

A good application that you can consider using is the DarkWave Studio. DarkWave Studio is one of the few audio editing applications that will let you control live input. The application has a virtual mixer wherein you can make some small tweaks to the sound until you achieve your desired sound quality. Multi-track control is also possible which also gives the user control over recorded sound and mixing them according to the user’s preferences.

Aside from this feature, there are two more impressive features, making this software an impressive addition. First is the HD recording ability. Instead of going through regular recording quality wherein there is no full-surround sound experience, HD sounds provides more crisp and quality. The second feature is the unlimited support for different VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plug-ins. Most audio applications only have limited support to different types of VST plug-ins but almost anything could be integrated with DarkWave. Improving the application or modifying it according to users’ preferences is almost unlimited.

Check out http://www.experimentalscene.com/darkwave/ for more info

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