Setting up a recording studio can be a very daunting, time consuming and expensive task. But with the help of a professional recording and sound engineer, you cannot only save time and money but get the right equipment for your budget, need and investment. Setting up a recording studio has no fixed price.Some studio can cost from 2 million to 5 billion Uganda shillings. So here is a reasonable low, mid and high budget recording studio.

Low Budget Recording Studio:

Item                                      Qty           Cost Each                                               Amount

Workstation                         1             UGX 400,000                                       UGX  400,000

Computer                            1            UGX 1,200,000                                      UGX 1,200,000

Speakers (Monitors)          2             UGX  900,000                                       UGX 1,800,000

Microphone                         1            UGX  400,000                                        UGX 450,000

Midi Controller                    1            UGX  800,000                                        UGX 800,000

Keyboard Stand                 1            UGX 120,000                                          UGX 120,000

Microphone Stand             1            UGX 100,000                                          UGX 120,000

Sound Card                        1            UGX  800,000                                         UGX 800,000

Cables                                1             UGX 200,000                                         UGX 200,000

GRAND TOTAL              10           UGX 4,920,000                                     UGX 5,890,000

Moderate Budget Recording Studio:

Item                                     Qty                                Cost Each                                Amount

Workstation                       1                                    UGX 600,000                         UGX 600,000

Computer                           1                                     UGX 2,000,000                     UGX 2,000,000

Speakers (Monitors)         2                                    UGX 1,400,000                     UGX 2,800,000

Microphone                        1                                    UGX 800,000                        UGX 800,000

Midi Controller                   1                                    UGX 1,200,000                     UGX 1,200,000

Keyboard Stand                1                                    UGX 150,000                        UGX 150,000

Microphone Stand            1                                     UGX 200,000                        UGX 200,000

Sound Card                       1                                    UGX 2,500,000                      UGX 2,500,000

Cables                               1                                    UGX 500,000                          UGX 500,000

Mixing Console                 1                                    UGX 4,000,000                        UGX 4,000,000

GRAND TOTAL              11                                 UGX        13,350,000 UGX        14,750,000

High Budget Recording Studio:

Item                                   Qty                               Cost Each                               Amount

Workstation                    1                                   UGX 800,000                        UGX 800,000

Computer                       1                                   UGX 4,000,000                     UGX 4,000,000

Speakers (Monitors)     2                                  UGX 2,500,000                      UGX 5,000,000

Microphone                    1                                 UGX 2,500,000                       UGX 2,500,000

Midi Controller               1                                 UGX 2,000,000                       UGX 2,000,000

Keyboard Stand            1                                 UGX 200,000                          UGX 200,000

Microphone Stand        1                                  UGX 500,000                         UGX 500,000

Sound Card                   1                                   UGX 5,000,000                      UGX  5,000,000

Cables                            1                                  UGX 1,500,000                       UGX 1,500,000

Mixing Console             1                                   UGX 8,000,000                       UGX 8,000,000

GRAND TOTAL          11                                 UGX 27,000,000                       UGX  29,500,000

Note: the above estimates include no sound-proofing and acoustic treatment.

For setup and advice please call the numbers below:

+256 781 227 712

+256 700 132 588

visit our Recording Studio @  [ESOM School of Music]  http://esom-music.com/recording-studio