Homerecorded
Homerecorded describes audio content produced primarily in a home environment rather than in a professional recording studio. The term covers music, podcasts, sound effects, and other sound recordings created with consumer- or project-level equipment. Homerecorded works often reflect a DIY or lo-fi aesthetic, but the approach can also be practical, economical, or experimental.
Technologies enabling homerecording evolved from consumer tape recorders and 4-track machines in the 1960s–1980s to digital
A typical workflow includes capturing audio with microphones or line inputs into a computer, arranging tracks
Homerecorded works often emphasize immediacy, personal expression, and experimentation rather than polish. The culture has contributed
See also: home studio, lo-fi, bedroom pop, DIY music, podcasting.