Starting a home studio

Hello everyone, i'm new here :)

Earlier in my life i was studying music for a long period of time and now i wanted to start producing music (edm, house, etc.). I know it needs time but as a university student i have plenty of it. So, after some research on google, i decided to buy a midi keyboard first (both chosen ones have ableton with them, so no need to buy a DAW for now), audio interface and 2 speakers later. and i need some help.

For midi keyboard i'm between M-Audio Oxygen 49 MK4 and Novation Launchkey 49 (mk2 is a bit more expensive than mk1, about 180 on thomman) which are about at the same price (140 euro in an online store here). Both are great with Ableton, 49 keys etc. the diffirences i saw (really new to that), Novation has more launchpads and comes with more software. Any opinions? I know to play piano if that helps :p

now for audio interface i'm between Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 , second is a little more expensive. Any thoughts?

For speakers i liked 2x KRK rp5, many choose them

Thank you all :)

Hello everyone, i'm new here :)

Welcome! :)

For midi keyboard i'm between M-Audio Oxygen 49 MK4 and Novation Launchkey 49 (mk2 is a bit more expensive than mk1, about 180 on thomman) which are about at the same price (140 euro in an online store here). Both are great with Ableton, 49 keys etc. the diffirences i saw (really new to that), Novation has more launchpads and comes with more software. Any opinions? I know to play piano if that helps :p

I have a personal preference for Novation when compared to M-Audio. Better experiences with their products in the past.

now for audio interface i'm between Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 , second is a little more expensive. Any thoughts?

Definitely the Focusrite. For the price, there's nothing better IMO.

If you haven't already seen it, this is a helpful article on audio interfaces.

For speakers i liked 2x KRK rp5, many choose them

KRK make solid monitors. If you're in a small space, those will serve you well.

thanks for the reply :) I read the article about the audio interfaces so i was between those 2. So if i save some money with the focustrite, should i buy the launchkey mk2? Or it doesn't worth it? I leave in a small apartment, and rp5 are smaller and a little 'quieter' than the rp6, so they come in handy.

thanks for the reply :) I read the article about the audio interfaces so i was between those 2. So if i save some money with the focustrite, should i buy the launchkey mk2? Or it doesn't worth it? I leave in a small apartment, and rp5 are smaller and a little 'quieter' than the rp6, so they come in handy.

Considering the differences between the mk1 and mk2 versions, I would personally go with the mk2.

Thank you very much Simfonik

Sorry again, but i've seen that M-Audio Keystation 49 is a very popular choice with half the price of the novation, around 90 euro. Since i'm new and don't really need all these knobs (the pads though were useful, and the samples coming with launchkey), would that be a good buy? (because you said that you prefer novation to m-audio). Or any other keyboard a starter could look into? Budget isn't very big... :p

Sorry again, but i've seen that M-Audio Keystation 49 is a very popular choice with half the price of the novation, around 90 euro. Since i'm new and don't really need all these knobs

yes you do, the minute you start figuring it all out you will miss the extra knobs on the control surface... you'll go to automate a complex acidy synth line, tweaking filters and LFOs and you'll be like "aww hell, I can't assign all the parameters to knobs!"

But i could get a pad controller later, like Akai LPD 8 and still save enough money. I just need another usb port. I think you are right there, but i just want to take the max out of my budget, which is limited cause i don't work atm and start as quick as possible. So am checking alternatives, and asking you if they could do the job

these days all you really need is software, idea and patience, but its nice to have a comprehensive set of toys....

For speakers, the Krk's r really awesome, but in the same price range you have the new Yamaha HS series. The sound is much truer than any other speaker in that price range and they are a really good looking pair of speakers.

i've seen the HS5 and they are really nice and everyone says that they got the best sound. But thing is, am going to use the monitors inside my house, just by a wall. And rokits have the bass holes in front, which is a pro for small rooms, like mine (i'll place them on my desk, which sits like 10cm from a wall)

true, but i was talking also about the HS7 which are more expensive but u can find some good prices. But to be perfectly honest, if u really can't choose which studio monitors to buy, go to a local store and test some out. Nothing is more important than ur own ears.

Don't want anything more than 5" speakers, gonna get too loud for my room.

Yeah, i'll keep that in mind, thank you :)