Why A Recording Studio Beats Your Mate’s Basement Studio Hands Down
August 17, 2011Do you really need to use a recording studio in order to get great music tracks? Or, is it just a more expensive version of recording your music in one of your mate’s basement or garage using his equipment?
The truth is that there are some large differences between recording in a basement or in a recording studio. If you want a professional sounding product, you simply need to use a recording studio. The benefits of using a recording studio are almost too numerous to mention.
The biggest benefit in using a recording studio is that you will have access to talented and knowledgeable staff including sound engineers. It is amazing what an experienced sound engineer can do to help you get that specific sound to take your track from “great” to “stellar”. There is simply no replacement for this.
While most people shy away from recording in studios due to the cost, the truth is that costs vary from facility to facility. Instead of recording in a basement or garage, you should check into a smaller recording studio if budget is a concern. When using a smaller facility, you will still get all the benefits of a larger facility minus the big overhead. In addition, in a smaller facility, the engineers can concentrate on mixing the tracks instead of modifying the room acoustics.
Remember too that the cost of the recording studio includes using the instruments that the studio has. This fact cannot be underestimated. The reality is that studios with recording instruments like grand pianos, drums, guitars and percussion, are perfectly maintained and tuned. You can’t get that benefit from recording in an amateur’s basement studio. Using top of the line instruments means that you can get a higher quality finished product. It also means that you won’t have to spend time tuning your instruments in order to get the perfect sound.
Professional studios are also climate controlled like the one at limehouse recordingstudiolondon.co.uk, run and owned by Rupert Pfaff – a true classical percussionist by training. This means that instruments will stay on pitch once they are tuned. In addition, it will make for a more comfortable session for your band too!
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