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With so many options out there to start recording your music, but it can be hard to know where to start. Inside this week’s episode Isobel pulls back the curtain on her own home recording space and breaks down the key components you want to consider when you’re self-recording your music.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro
{3:27} Choosing your home-recording space
{6:35} Sound Treatment 101
{11:15} Selecting your headphones and monitors
{14:54} Isobel’s microphones
{17:24} Isobel’s audio Interface
{18:34} Isobel’s DAWs
Download your FREE 3-Step PDF Guide to Sound Treating your Recording Space HERE >>
Check out my video walkthrough of my own home-recording space HERE >>
Links to the equipment mentioned in this episode:
FOAM PANELS
Pro-coustix Ultraflex Wedge >>
HEADPHONES
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Headphones >>
Seinheisser Headphones >>
MICROPHONES
RODE NT USB >>
Sure SM58 >>
Neumann TLM 102 >>
Aston Spirit Multipattern Condenser >>
Zoom H4n Pro >>
AUDIO INTERFACE
Scarlett 2i2 Audio interface >>
DAWs
Pro Tools >>
Ableton Live >>
Listen to the episode HERE >>
Listen on Spotify >>
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Girls Twiddling Knobs has ended, but you can stay connected to Isobel's artistic work here.
Girls Twiddling Knobs was hosted by Isobel Anderson and produced by Isobel Anderson and Jade Bailey from Nov 2020-Jan 2026 and will remain live on all major podcast platforms throughout 2026.
We are grateful to the British Library who have archived the podcast in their Sound and Vision Collection.
Learn more about the Girls Twiddling Knobs legacy here.
Watch this episode on YouTube
Explore more episodes here.
Listen on Spotify.
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Send us a text
With so many options out there to start recording your music, but it can be hard to know where to start. Inside this week’s episode Isobel pulls back the curtain on her own home recording space and breaks down the key components you want to consider when you’re self-recording your music.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro
{3:27} Choosing your home-recording space
{6:35} Sound Treatment 101
{11:15} Selecting your headphones and monitors
{14:54} Isobel’s microphones
{17:24} Isobel’s audio Interface
{18:34} Isobel’s DAWs
Download your FREE 3-Step PDF Guide to Sound Treating your Recording Space HERE >>
Check out my video walkthrough of my own home-recording space HERE >>
Links to the equipment mentioned in this episode:
FOAM PANELS
Pro-coustix Ultraflex Wedge >>
HEADPHONES
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Headphones >>
Seinheisser Headphones >>
MICROPHONES
RODE NT USB >>
Sure SM58 >>
Neumann TLM 102 >>
Aston Spirit Multipattern Condenser >>
Zoom H4n Pro >>
AUDIO INTERFACE
Scarlett 2i2 Audio interface >>
DAWs
Pro Tools >>
Ableton Live >>
Listen to the episode HERE >>
Listen on Spotify >>
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Girls Twiddling Knobs has ended, but you can stay connected to Isobel's artistic work here.
Girls Twiddling Knobs was hosted by Isobel Anderson and produced by Isobel Anderson and Jade Bailey from Nov 2020-Jan 2026 and will remain live on all major podcast platforms throughout 2026.
We are grateful to the British Library who have archived the podcast in their Sound and Vision Collection.
Learn more about the Girls Twiddling Knobs legacy here.
Watch this episode on YouTube
Explore more episodes here.
Listen on Spotify.

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