Dennis Mount Joy

What does a person do at work that owns a recording studio? What do they do when they are not recording music? Thanks soo much!

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Hi all, I’m a singer and wondering:
If I wanted an hour or two at a recording studio, to record a few tracks for a small personal CD, what kind of price should I be expecting to pay hourly?
And do recording studios make duplicate CDs for you, so that I can give some to certain family members?

And before you critics start criticising, I have asked a couple of professionals (I want to know if they’re ripping me off or not) and I have looked it up on the internet (which was useless!).

You will pay at least $50 per hour for a small studio in someones house.

If you cannot afford that, why not record your own CD at home?

All you would need is a USB mic and some software:

http://www.zzounds.com/item–BALSNOWBALL

How does a recording studio work? What stuff do you have to do in it? What kind of jobs are there in a recording studio? How do you get a job at one? I know that there’s already a question similar to it. But I’d really appreciate it if you’d answer =]

You are very cool. I wish I was like you.

i just need a list of all the possible Equipments that would be needed to open a recording studio and if available, the approximate cost of all the equipments please?

You will need:
A microphone: $100
Another microphone: $1000
A Computer: $3000
An audio interface: $500

Extras:
Tape machine: free (look at your local junkyard)
Manley compressor: $7000
Fairchild compressor: $20000
Neve, API, and Neumann mic pres: $30000

Total cost: 7 million dollars. Have fun!!!

Okay maybe I’m a little OCD but I can’t stand it when I set up my home recording studio for guitar it gets extremely cluttered with cables, cords, and AC adapters. How do I keep everything organized and out of the way?

Try askign some of the sound engineers at http://www.audioneeds.com their advice… I go there for my recording questions because its a small community of sound engineers… I’m sure they can help you … Some of them are a little OCD too lol

im a rapper / producer and im just kinda starting off. i already have a few songs. theyre alright. ive been recording from my computer and stuff. ive been collaborating with de la heart a group in my city and we were gonna record at this studio. im gonna call him soon what kind of questions should i ask him?

Since you produce, I’m assuming tracks are laid and separated (each instrument hi hat, snare, bass, kick etc…in mono for left right mix). And arrange the entire track (drops, breaks, etc…). If not go back to the drawing board.

Visit the studio first and ask to hear sample music similar to yours. This will give you a gage how your product will turn out. Compare rates to other local studios.

Make sure your group rehearses their lines perfectly. Time is money and P-Diddy ain’t paying your studio time. Artist’s can’t get in the booth and get shy when money is on the table. If they got to get high and drunk first search for new artists. Real Hip Hoppers/rappers will murder the mic in their sleep.

Arrange to set up the track before the artist get there, that way artists aren’t just hanging around.

Make sure you keep within your budget. If 4 hrs is all, make sure the above is tight. The music business is a business and money is the driver learn how to keep and manage a budget unless you got it like that. Leave an hour or two to set up your track. Plan for another two hours for laying vocals provided everyone is on top of their game.

Lay the hooks first then the remaining vocals. In and out in and out like clockwork. Stick to the budget. Get the product and listen to it. Identify changes or if you want someone to lay their verse again.

This is a true process. Save up dollars and go back in the studio to perfect the track/song having artists lay their verse again or get a different mix (bring down vocals, add more compression or verb). Take control of the session, that’s why you are the producer. The engineer is a professional for rent. After all that and a satisfying product get it mastered and there u have it. More than what u asked for but more is better in this game.

Morning people,

this is the next video of the Studio tutorials
Today: Acoustic Guitar recording

YouTubeLink with Stereosound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzP33-Q1DgY&fmt=18

Video Download for better quality and stereo sound
http://rapidshare.com/files/141838121/acoustic.wmv

Note:
this is just the way I do it.
Many people will call that way, the wrong way.

The sound of that acoustic guitar recording is not perfect.
I did not look for the perfect position and did not mix it.
What you hear is the unprocessed sound.

See Ya.
Da Schehf !!!

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I have a small home recording studio. I record my digital piano directly into my laptop. Recently, I relocated to another country, and now when I start up my laptop I hear a radio station distinctly playing through the speakers of my computer system. Also, I have heard various clicking sounds at times. Is there some unit or device that can remove unwanted radio and electrical signals from interfering with my recording?

Is it interfering with your recording or is it just coming through external speakers? If it’s just with the speakers, You can use ferrite clamp-on chokes if you are using coaxial type (round) speaker cable. If you are using 2-conductor zip (flat) cord, you can use ferrite cores.

What is it you are hearing in the speakers? Is it music or voice? If voice, is it understandable or is it kinda muffled and sounds like a duck on helium? If it is the later, it’s a Ham radio operator, probably operating on high power. He (or she) might be willing to help you with the problem. If your speakers use 2-conductor zip cord. You can also put a 47 pf capacitor across each speaker jack.

How do you book a recording studio? I’ve always wanted to record covers of songs just to see how they turn out, and i was wondering how to. Also, how much money does it normally cost?

$500 an hour? Hope you got a "happy ending" with that! I could see $500 a day for a nice place… If you have to hire musicians, and engineer, rent gear though, it can add up quick. Just give the studio you’re looking at a call and see what their deal is. Every place is different.

Ax-synth in recording studio

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