Archive for May, 2011
Home Music Studio – Start Small, Earn Big!
Technology has leveled the playing field for almost every industry. In fact, you can be someone who starts part time from home and builds a business dynasty. You can start small and knock out some of the biggest names in your industry. Technology has made it easy for anyone with a strong work ethic, good materials and a mentor to succeed. For many years now the music industry has been a good old boys club. Getting record deals, recording time and air time was a big payola game where it was about who you knew or how much money you had to pay them for their services.
The recording business has always been one of the hardest industries to break into because of its glamour and rock star lifestyle. Now, because of technology recording studios are starting out by being built at home and becoming a big reliable business income that has a new name. These studios are called homegrown recording studios because people who have wanted to work in the “who do you know” recording studio business could now build one from home and begin booking bands to record part time. As this business began to grow, the owner moved from part time to full time making thousands of dollars each week.
Forget about the doom and gloom of our current economic cycle. The recording industry has been in a shambles for years now. Again, technology has leveled that playing field and bands are finding out that they do not need a record company or its big costs, fees and contracts to support or promote their new CD’s. With the internet and software, independent homegrown recording studios can provide the same high quality without all the strings that record companies want to have over bands.
Record companies just can’t make money the way they used to. Many bands and recording studios had to become innovative. Believe it or not thousand of bands are still searching for a decent place to record. It’s true! Even when just about anybody can cut a demo in their “home studio” it doesn’t matter, there are still bands that choose a recording studio atmosphere because it helps their creativity flourish. Read the rest of this entry »
Building a Recording Studio Help and Advice
When Building a Recording Studio, Cutting down unwanted sound being captured onto your recordings can be hard to achieve, this is usually done in the practice room by curtains on the walls or egg boxes/ Foam or for the cash rich musicians… Duct tape over the cracks in the door gaps can help. If you are converting a couple of rooms with stud walls, use acoustic wool to insulate, not to be confused with cavity insulation used for thermal protection as some people have used, this is not as effective in reducing unwanted noise. Studio floor layout
Control booths with windows, usually have double, triple or quadruple glazing between the live room, other ideas include using cameras and distant rooms with more separation from the control room. It is important to be able to have visual contact with the live room from the control room, and bands wanting to do live takes as a complete band will need to see the Drummer (who may be in one booth or screened off) and each other along with the singer who is probably in a separate booth all at the same time.
If you have the space, as mentioned above, a separate booth for the Drummer and singer is a good way of getting separation from the main band in your recordings. If you are building a studio from scratch, you will need to consider building all your rooms and booths on a floating floor, this in practical terms means using Neoprene or some type of rubber to lay down on your (usually concrete) floor and build off. No direct contact with the buildings block walls should be made without using rubber mounts or fixings, picture a box within a box without touching any floor, ceiling or sides and you have the idea.
Recording Studio Experience on Your Sheffield Hen Weekend
If you think you’ve got the X-Factor, why not prove it on your hen weekend with a marvelous recording experience for you and the girls? Forget singing into the mirror with a hairbrush; give yourself a chance to shine by making a professional recording of your favourite song! If you’ve ever had a dream of being a pop star or entertaining a crowd at Wembley with your singing, then this is the experience for you. The UK offers a number of locations where you can do this experience but we think it goes particularly well with an area that’s famous for its live music scene: Sheffield. Here we look at what it’s like to have a recording studio hen weekend experience in Sheffield.
Why a recording Studio Experience on your Hen Weekend?
A hen weekend is about making the hen feel super special and letting all her friends share in the excitement and the fun. On a recording studio experience your friends get to help you pick the song, and watch you perform as you get to feel like a super star.
What can you expect?
Depending on your venue, usually when you arrive you’ll be welcomed into the studio and shown around so you’re familiar with the area. If you haven’t done so already, you’ll have chance to choose a song from a catalogue of thousands of this, so you’re bound to find a favourite tune amongst them. you’ll get some time to prepare and warm up and then it’s all about laying down the track with your own producer who will make sure that the sound is just perfect for you. Normally you’ll get a few goes to sing your song so don’t worry about being pitch perfect on the first take! Read the rest of this entry »