Home Recording

chronickiwi, 22 January 2003 - 6:05pm

My mate recorded a demo on a four track not long ago, an analog one, nothing flash. Never the less the recording came out really good (obviously not like some major label release), all the instruments could be heard clearly (bass lacked a bit of volume however) though.

Anyway, i've been wondering, what would the cost of recording in a cheap'sh studio be? and how much better would the recording be compared to one of these digital or analog multitracks...? any experts out there...

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$50 bucks an hour at some studios...

$50 bucks an hour at some studios

AchillesHeel, 22 January 2003 - 6:24pm

$100 bucks an hour at some studios...

$100 bucks an hour at some studios

hollis, 22 January 2003 - 7:32pm

so... how many hours does it require to ...

so... how many hours does it require to get a song recorded and mixed and all those things that tie in?

and the cheaper studios, are they worth it when stacked against a well recorded/mixed home recorded multitrack job... becasue i've heard some pretty good home jobs.

chronickiwi, 22 January 2003 - 9:22pm

depends how many takes you do and how ...

depends how many takes you do and how perfect you want the recording

AchillesHeel, 22 January 2003 - 10:31pm

if you want a real good job done like ...

if you want a real good job done like 20 hours for a 7 track cd, that included backing vocals, and vocals done again and again etc etc etc

NonBreed, 22 January 2003 - 10:35pm

there's no reason why a "home" ...

there's no reason why a "home" recording needs be worse than any "digital multitrack".. as far as replacing the 4-track casette with the computer it will be a lot easier to work with and yield a way better quality.. I mean the D/A on your sound interface can potentially be almost as good or indeed equal to anything you may get in a studio (ie some midiman cards seem quite the bizzo) - depends on how much you're willing to spend and all.. (and being very much an advocate of DSP I'd say you wouldn't need any outboard at all to do something interesting, depends also on how much you'd want to spend or steal on plugins) .. I'd much rather listen to something with character, imagination and handy problem-solving than 100% polish any day. but that's just me.

also, everything I've said will definately hinge on what sort of music you're trying to make, naturally... but what doesn't. Also maybe your pal could look at some of those yamaha & etc DAW all-in-one jobbies they've got these days.. might seem a little less of a step than a 4 track... they seem to be getting cheaper by the month

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Disasteradio, 23 January 2003 - 1:30am

the quality of your record you want to ...

the quality of your record you want to achieve would also depend on your intentions afterward.

if it's for you and your mates or to put on the internet don't spend much money on it.
if it's for your girlfriend or boyfriend spend lots of time, but not much money.
if it's to appy for a video or new recording grant dont spend much money on it as you probably wont get on anyway.
if it's to put on commercial radio spend alot of money on it - preferably someone elses.