A studio or recording booth revolves around microphones, they are needed to record instruments, vocals, and almost everything. They are vital and are a must buy for any home studio.

In retail stores there are many microphones to choose from, condenser microphones, dynamic and a lot of different brands and prices. You may get overwhelmed with the decision you have to make when purchasing microphones. When at the retail store try to get an employee to help you pick the best microphone for you. They will ask you questions like what do you plan to record? What style? What instruments? How much are you willing to spend? These are all required to find out the best microphone for you.

I can tell you that spending more money on a microphone is better than going with any cheap microphone. You will see a huge difference from a $50 microphone compared to a $300 microphone sound wise.

When recording vocals many will use condenser microphones because of the sound quality. I like the Rode NTK, but you can pick any microphone you want. A good dynamic microphone would be a SHURE 58. You can check out those brands and most of there microphones are fairly well priced with great sound quality in return.

If youre interested in recording an instrument like a drum set, then you could pick up the Audix FP7 Fusion 7 Drum Microphone package. This is a set for $479 and includes seven microphones and cables. They offer great sound quality and are meant for a Drum set. They come with a steel carrying case to protect the microphones.