Using a Studio
Below are our 8 articles in the 'using a studio' category:
Mastering is the final stage of making a CD before having it replicated. Every professional CD you hear has been mastered. But how can mastering finish off your work?
What Mastering Does ...
Mixing the tracks you've recorded is every bit as important as the recording itself. It might even be more so - mistakes can be rescued (or buried) in the mix, and it's the area of the session that ...
One of the most common ways of recording these days is on the computer, and there's plenty of software available to let you do it. It can be basic and easy to use, or as complex as Pro Tools, which ...
You, or your band or ensemble, are finally ready to make a CD. Rather than do it yourself at home, you want a professional sound, so you're paying to go into a studio. But what should you look for? ...
Once you have a song, you're still only halfway to a finished product. The songs you hear performed live or on disc have all been arranged, either by the musicians playing them, or by a professional ...
There's a great deal more to recording than setting up a microphone and plugging it into a tape recorder. These days it's as much science as art.
Live Or Overdub?
Ensembles of every kind ...
The engineer is the person in the studio with strong technical knowledge. But who exactly is the producer and what does he do?
What A Producer Does
You've almost certainly seen the credit ...
You've selected a studio, agreed terms, and now you're in there to record. How do you work with the engineer?
Tell Him What You Want
By the time you go into the studio you should have your ...
