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Mark
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Mark Dann
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HOME STUDIO
SERVICES
Many are doing recording projects at home these days. For
musicians doing simple demos, this is a great technological advance.
For those with higher career aspirations wanting to add more quality
to their finished project, we offer various services.
- BASIC TRACKING
- Recording a full band in your apartment can result in
litigation! We can record your band, and then deliver the tracks
to you in most common formats including ADAT, Pro Tools, Digital
Performer, various computer-based formats (including Windows
formats like .wav, .aif, etc.), as well as analog formats (2" 16
or 24-track, 1/2" or 1/4").
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- If you are using a hardware-based device (Roland / Akai /
Fostex / Alesis / Tascam / etc.), we can either send all the
individual tracks to your recorder, or we can send you a
"sub-mix". In this way, we can track your band with as many tracks
as needed, but only send you a stereo submix (or more if desired).
That way, your "basics" session won't obliterate the track count
of your recorder. By doing a "time-code-locked" transfer, you will
be able to continue working at home with ample tracks, and then
bring your overdubs back to the studio, where they will be
"reunited" with the tracks from your first session.
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- OVERDUBS
- Sometimes people bring us tracks that they have recorded at
home. They very often sound thin and somewhat lifeless. Sometimes
even overly compressed and distorted. They pretty much never sound
like they were done in a professional studio. For a demo, that
might be okay. But if you want to compete with the sound you hear
on your favorite CDs, you might consider singing into our Neumann
U47, though $10k worth of micpreamps, EQ's, and compressors. The
same can be said for guitars, horns, etc.
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- EDITING
- Editing not only encompasses the usual cutting and pasting
common to all phases of computer use, but also extends to music
specific purposes, such as:
- pitch correction of vocals, etc.
- fixing rhythm and timing issues
- changing tempo without changing pitch, and vice versa
- splicing together different takes
- pretty much ANYTHING you can imagine
- Perhaps you don't have a system that allows you this kind of
editing freedom,
- or you do, but could use the expertise of engineers who do it
24 / 7.
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- MIXING
- Even for those working with computer-based systems with
automated mixing, the sonic quality of the end result often leaves
something to be desired. There are many reasons for this, among
them:
- -A computer (or Adat / Mackie, Roland VS1680, etc.) does not
replace an entire recording studio (despite what the magazine ads
imply...)
- -A musician with a bunch of recording equipment does not
replace a full-time professional with many years of day-in,
day-out experience (despite what the magazine articles
imply...)
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- There is more to this list, but you get the idea. If you are
serious about your music, and are NOT a pro engineer, and/or are
not thrilled with your current results, consider letting us have a
shot at your mix needs.
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- As a mastering engineer, I am sometimes astonished at what
some "home recordists" hand me as "finished" mixes. While some do
indeed sound pretty good, at least 90% suffer from classic
problems:
- audible distortion on peaks
- amateur (and sometimes disastrous) use of compression and
limiting
- chaos in the bass frequencies
- out of tune vocals
- general lack of comprehension on how to EQ vocals and
instruments in a mix situation
- Even if your mix is "close" to being done, but you'd like the
benefit of a professional engineer in a professional environment,
your mixes can be completed here at a reasonable cost.
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- Check out the MIXING TIPS
page.
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- If you have any questions regarding any of this, EMAIL THE STUDIO
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