Have you ever had the dream of being inside of a big
luxurious recording studio creating the music you love, dream and live for as I
do? You still can, but you better hurry
up before they are all gone. The invasion of the home recording studio, also
known as a project studio, is underway. Recording
music is no longer what it used to be. The
days of going to the big recording studios, sitting behind the big soundboard
are far and in between. More and more
artists are moving to a more do-it-yourself style of making music. With today’s computers and plug-ins becoming
increasingly powerful recording music from home is becoming increasingly
easier.
Artists now have the power to create, produce and mix music
in the comfort of their own home. They
are cheaper in cost and easy to build in any room of an apartment or home. If done right and with the help of a mixing
engineer (assuming we all have a friend that is a mix engineer and knows what
he or she is doing), you can capture great sound recordings and mixes. I would not suggest mastering in your home or
project studio that is another animal in itself. Because of this ability and the fact that it
looks like it is not going anywhere soon the reason stated above makes the
invasion seem real.
The invasion is real, but not as fast as everyone is
thinking. Big name artists still use these big studios. Big record companies
still use these larger studios with these huge soundboards to record and
capture music. How else do you think they record those luxurious strings from a
Philharmonic Orchestra you hear in the background of your favorite song? Big recording studios offer creative freedom
with fewer distractions. They are being
used in other industries like television and film. So do I think they are going anywhere? No and plus they are cool.
