Written by J Appleby
Wednesday, 29 July 2009 18:27
Will economic recession and affordable access to music technology tools overcome the want for expertise, camaraderie and resource of the traditional recording studio? J Appleby gets industry opinion from America about the death of recording studios, but more importantly the death in the quality of music at large.
To create the best sound recordings and mix with maximum control, a proper recording studio with professional engineering has been labelled as essential. However, there are some musical styles which don’t need that sophisticated sound - R&B, Hip Hop and Trance.
Some artists need the space of a major studio to track large sessions and those studios will always have work. But there are artists that choose to produce music that can be created with just keyboards, samplers and drum machines.
Christopher Cooper, owner and producer of Blue Seven Audio in San Francisco, said: “As an engineer with high standards, I’m a little biased toward supporting professional studios. There are more studios, however, that are finding the middle ground between the... (click link for more)
