Listener Survey Results Summary
Inside Home Recording - October 2006

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Total respondents: 250. This page is an aggregate set of results, and does not contain any personally identifiable information.

1. To enter any of our future giveaways, please enter your email address so we can contact you. It needs to be your real address so we can tell you if you win. We won't share it with anyone! (To stay anonymous, leave it blank, but you won't be entered.)  Total Respondents   243 (skipped this question)   7

2. What is the secret word? Only those who've heard the secret word can enter the giveaway, but it's easy and free to find it. Just listen to IHR #22 from August 2006: visit insidehomerecording.com to hear it. (You'll need to listen to the whole show, since it's not in an obvious place.)  Total Respondents   234 (skipped this question)   16

3. What kind of recording hardware do you use? (Check all that apply.)   Response Percent Response Total   Windows portable computer (laptop, notebook, Tablet PC) 21% 52   Windows desktop computer 37.5% 93   Mac portable (MacBook, PowerBook, iBook) 39.1% 97   Mac desktop (Power Mac, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro) 46.4% 115   Linux desktop or portable 4% 10   Dedicated hard disk desk recorder (Roland, Akai, etc.) 8.5% 21   Portable media recorder (MiniDisc, iRiver, flash recorder, iPod with mic) 19% 47   Analog tape 7.3% 18   FireWire (IEEE 1394, iLink) 56.9% 141   USB 56% 139   Recording interface card (PCI card, etc.) 27% 67   Audio interface 58.5% 145   Computer's built-in audio in/out 21.8% 54   Mixer 42.7% 106   MIDI keyboard 64.1% 159   Professional monitor speakers 46.4% 115   Professional headphones 60.9% 151   Condenser microphones 71% 176   Dynamic microphones 67.3% 167   Hardware effects (racks, stomp boxes, etc.) 49.2% 122   None, I'm just a listener or reader of IHR 0.8% 2   Other (please specify) 7.7% 19 Total Respondents   248 (skipped this question)   2

4. What recording software Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) do you use? (Check all that apply.)   Response Percent Response Total   Ableton Live 21.8% 54   Ardour 1.6% 4   Audacity 18.1% 45   Audition 9.7% 24   CastBlaster 0.8% 2   Cubase 21% 52   Digital Performer 10.1% 25   GarageBand 46.4% 115   Kristal 0.4% 1   Logic 27% 67   Nuendo 3.2% 8   PEAK 8.5% 21   Pro Tools 25.8% 64   Reason 30.2% 75   Session   0% 0   SONAR 11.3% 28   Sound Forge 10.9% 27   Soundtrack 8.5% 21   Tracktion 1.6% 4   I use the DAW built into my hardware recorder 1.6% 4   I don't use a DAW 0.8% 2   Other (please specify) 9.7% 24 Total Respondents   248 (skipped this question)   2

5. Do you sing, play an instrument, DJ, or compose music? (Check all that apply.)   Response Percent Response Total   Singing/rapping 61.9% 151   Speech/voiceovers 26.2% 64   Keyboards (piano, organ, synth) 56.1% 137   Guitar 77% 188   Bass 51.6% 126   Drums 27% 66   Horns (trumpet, trombone, sax, etc.) 11.1% 27   Strings (violin, cello, etc.) 4.9% 12   DJing, mixing, or scratching 6.6% 16   Sequencing and sampling 44.3% 108   Composing music 63.9% 156   I understand musical theory and notation (can read music) 47.5% 116 Total Respondents   244 (skipped this question)   6

6. Are you a recording industry professional? In other words, do you regularly get paid to play music, either as a solo musician, in a band, or as a DJ, or to record or mix music for others, or as an announcer or entertainment personality, either live, in studio, on the airwaves, or online?   Response Percent Response Total     Yes 26.6% 66     No 73.4% 182 Total Respondents   248 (skipped this question)   2

7. Are you a podcaster?   Response Percent Response Total     Yes 13% 32     No 57.1% 141     No, but I'm planning to be 30% 74 Total Respondents   247 (skipped this question)   3

8. Are you male or female?   Response Percent Response Total     Male 98.8% 244     Female 1.2% 3     Rather not say 0% 0 Total Respondents   247 (skipped this question)   3

9. Your age range?   Response Percent Response Total     I'm under 20 years old 4.4% 11     I'm in my 20s 24.2% 60     I'm in my 30s 34.7% 86     I'm in my 40s 25.4% 63     I'm in my 50s 10.5% 26     I'm in my 60s 0.8% 2     I'm 70 or older 0% 0 Total Respondents   248 (skipped this question)   2

10. What part of the world do you live in?   Response Percent Response Total     Canada 16.6% 41     U.S.A. 64.4% 159     Mexico and Central America 0.4% 1     South America 1.6% 4     Western Europe, including the U.K. 8.9% 22     Eastern Europe, including Russia 0% 0     Northern Africa 0% 0     Southern Africa 0.4% 1     The Middle East 0% 0     Central and West Asia 0% 0     India 0% 0     Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines 0.8% 2     China and Taiwan 0.8% 2     Japan and Korea 0% 0     Australia 5.7% 14     Oceania and Antarctica 0% 0     Other (please specify) 0.4% 1 Total Respondents   247 (skipped this question)   3

11. What is the most education you have?   Response Percent Response Total     I didn't finish high school 2% 5     High school graduation 6.5% 16     Some college or university 27% 67     College diploma