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March 30, 2009
Studio Teamwork
So how can recording studios work together?
The current technology available to the studio owner means that recordings no longer need to be produced in one studio.
I’m not going to go into an exhaustive study of the advances made in recording technology (because that would be exhausting, and I am not a “gear head!").
As Inigo Montoya would say, “Let me 'splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.”
Years ago, recording in multiple studios meant transporting master tapes from one studio to another (with the risk of damaging or losing the tapes!) Now, audio files can simply be transferred electronically from one facility to another. Smaller, in home studios can operate as “satellites” for a larger facility. Basic tracks can be recorded in one place, vocals in another, and the project can be mixed in yet another facility.
The advantages: we now have extraordinary flexibility when it comes to recording.
With the ability to send audio files back and forth, a project can be produced in multiple recording facilities and still end up with a unified sound.
An artist can work with a producer long-distance on basic tracks and arrangements, and then they can get together to record vocals. Smaller, home based project studios can be used in producing professional quality recordings, thus reducing the budget.
What fun we can have when we all work together!
Posted by leonolguin at March 30, 2009 11:27 AM