CHECK OUT @BoloDaProducer who did an excellent follow up to this video. He always coming with the gems!: th-cam.com/video/zg93h2OKgI4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JhX8Ok2lv0dnbhwp
Load of equipment I couldn't afford in the 90's. Me and my brother are starting a studio in a room I have available with a closet for a booth, vocals, drums.....any input on how to make a side hustle home studio NOWADAYS, would be appreciated. Make some of those videos on how to navigate the new recording environment if you will, Bolo☝️
Do a post on navigating as a production studio as a side hustle if you will. I bought everything I couldn't in the 90's. Speak on hustling with a small production/recording studio brother, for a check.
I own a small studio in NYC, I remember when I was looking for a location I wanted a bigger spot but ended up settling for a small room at a multi purpose use building. I got it back in 2017 and it was the best decision ever because the cost to have it open is so low I am able to make money from it and while things got difficult during 2020 with the shutdown of business I was still able to pay rent on the spot using income from the studio and other side hustles. Over the past years a lot of studios have closed down in the city due to increasing rent prices. Looking back at it I was ahead of the curve getting a small room because like you mentioned, a lot of things are done in the box.
I appreciate your opinion. A lot of what you're saying is correct. What we need to sell today is the "Hospitality" the "vibe" of a recording studio. Clients come to our studio because of the feeling they get when they are here. A lot of my clients say "Wow, this place feels like home" - We are surviving well. It's all about the love.
I own a studio but learned years ago that for it to survive it gotta be my second job. Get my salary from my day job to survive and make my extra cash from the studio. Hard to fail this way. All my friends who had it as their main way of living have closed down
I got started making beats/recording back in 2002, working at a small studio. At the time, that was the turning point of transitioning from studios to the rise of the bedroom producer. I know you say cakewalk, but once Digidesign put out that first Mbox with Pro Tools LE, I knew then that it was over. Prosumer gear was getting cheaper, which was a good thing, but it also ruined song quality because anyone with a lil money can buy the equipment needed, but no one wants to learn how to engineer, or play instruments anymore. The music today is largely lifeless because it’s lacking the soul from it, we used to put our literal soul into learning how to play keys and guitars and properly engineering. Don’t get me wrong there are still many talented musicians out there who have made the transition to laptop producing, but most of what you hear on the radio sounds very copy paste. No originality, negative, it’s time for a shift. That’s why I appreciate Kendrick Lamar so much.
As a producer/audio engineer. I had started using VSTs reluctantly back in 2007/2008. Once everyone was able to afford a $500 laptop and crack the plugins around 2009/2010, I knew everybody and their mother, brother, sister and uncle was going to start making music at home. Even rappers/singers can record themselves with remote control devices and they'll pay somebody like me, $150-$250 to mix their track. Look now and everyone is doing it, whether professionally or hobby.
I wish more people would go to recording studios. The clock used to be the law. You dont have the money for time you gotta go. Now you could just ask a cousin or your friend brother down the street. People play too much...its harder to find people who take their craft seriously. You have some that do, but the home studio environment is too comfortable. Smoke 8 blunts...go in the booth do like 300 punch ins. Stop halfway through the song. Roll up again like...oh damn what was saying before? Oh I never write ish down. Then once you get to the adlibs somebody come with food. Of course people would go with what they're more comfortable with...but its just keeping the focus.
sounds like thats what you do. You have some serious people in their comfortable studios who see it as a business. You out of the loop. Time moves on people still have equipment.
@shan5445 Why is there always someone on TH-cam who needs to go sifting through comments to find a objection to what someone says? No that's not what I do. I'm speaking from a engineer perspective who appreciates a professional environment. I for damn sure don't refer to myself as people. I also didn't generalize and say everyone. I said "You have some that do". What I'm saying has nothing to do with being in the loop. It's a blanket way of saying hey lots of people don't take their music and time seriously and I wish more would. A better atmosphere and environment often helps people stay on track and focus. Not shitting on people who have a home studio or nothing. It's more to do with the people who are let in.
@@Siul96 Freedom of speech is one thing. Logic and critical listening is another thing we should start picking up on in early childhood. No jabs to you sir. Being soft is your opinion 🤷🏽♂️
I agree man 😅the discipline is not as much anymore especially if you're an engineer with a home stuido. Nobody really takes it too seriously. It's just harder to get someone to make something cool
People can afford a lot of high qua;ity gear these days, what they don't have is the expertise to properly use it, These plugins have a huge learning curve. What you pay for now is a capable engineer.
@@Ishnala717 Yes i agree the average person find it hard to get the experience to be a great FOH Engineer it take time to develop a ear and putting up with unprofessional people is have the problem.
I think even if you can “do it yourself” being in the presence of a real engineer atleast once a month can really help you progress as an artist, you’re paying for the feedback, the direction and the trained ear of the engineer, working alone is a great alternative to shelling out thousands of pounds a year in studio time but you eventually get exhausted and start to spiral chasing your tail…. You get less work done when you have all the time in the world to do it imo
Good Day my Friens, greetings from France. I can share my experience: I am 49; 50 next months, and started making music back in 1988 when I could buy my first synth (Roland D-20). Today my home studio is full of gear, including dj'ing stuff (controler, laptop, sound system etc). I produced a lot of tracks at home and eventually published them via cdbaby. And now what? No views or very little, no contacts, and ridiculous royalties. On the "Live" side of things, I must admit it's pretty dead... I'll be lucky if I can secure 2/3 gigs next year. Regarding the Clubbing scene, I know for sure no less than 2 venues closed their doors in my area in 2024. And yes you are right, I am doing it for the fun, certainly not for the fame or the money. Thanks for sharing.
Once I seen Al B Sure record vocals in Dj Eddie F basement on a AKAI 12 TRACK RECORDER, and used it on the album / song, I knew things was gonna change fast. This was the around 1985/ 86
I think you hit the nail on the head. People see a specialist do something. They don't recognize why that person is a specialist and assume that they can do it themselves without being vetted or educated. Technology, while the progression has made things simpler, has also given people the false idea that they can do it themselves and be better at it. I'm a DJ who started in the 80's with turntables and vinyl. If you know equipment then I'm sure you have seen an influx of bedroom DJs take center stage because technology gave them a workaround from being vetted or educated. Now, every other person is a DJ or producer. Most don't have talent or understand what they are doing. They don't have the ear or knowledge to pay attention to detail. Honestly, sampling, while that is a DJs dessert so to speak, is what really started the infection of the industry. I love and hate this new tech because it makes true talent obsolete.
Full Sail told us this… 8 to 10 years later it became a full reality. They said to understand in a few years our laptops and later tablets would be the new studios. They knew.
Everything you said was facts, cakewalk/Bandlabs put a lotta studios out of business, even the un experienced can record themselves and send it to a pro engineer
I opened my first Studio in 1994 Did well until technology took off. Sold out in 2015. Never looked back. Kids recording on their smartphones now......... Times have changed.
I agree with everything you said. It's super sad how music isn't as important anymore. Obviously, it's not since no one is going to care if it's AI or not, only if they like it.
I come from the time when I brought my first drum machine in 86. I brought the MPC 60 and S950 and SP1200 when they all came out. I remember buying the tascam 688 and etc and having outboard gear then too.
D*mn bruh u came into the game strong. I bought a boss Dr rhythm in 96 /a casio concertmate keyboard & a reel to reel that I never really learned how to use lol.
Recording studios will be here still. Anyone can buy equipment and throw some effects on your vocals. Your song will still be bad without the expertise and critique. Also, recording studios are very good to connect with other people in the music industry whether if it’s with other artists, A&R’s, or engineers that worked with big time acts. As a person recording from home, your creative juices and flows get drained out being in your room all day making music without going to another environment to feel inspired. Walking into a studio and looking at all of the plaques on the wall, meeting top professional engineers and other artists/producers. Even listening to some unreleased music if you get the privilege to. It will create inspiration.
We still alive in the industry. No matter how much money people spend on equipment they don’t have the expertise to get professional sounding quality. Which takes years to learn and master
@@GodlyWork-p3qthat wouldn’t be a concern because if AI takes over it pretty much takes over any other industry. We’ll all be homeless and own nothing and be happy.
Na TH-cam teaches everything . I learned to mix and master professionally in 5 months just on TH-cam. If u have patience and consistency it' becomes easy and fun!
Back in the 90s.....it was nothing like getting your boys together taking a trip up to the studio to create musical magic. You, the studio engineer, the producer, the artist in the booth, & your crew for skits or vocal adlibs. It's sad that hear the change of times killing the recording studios. Nowadays they had Google & Apple Play stores got apps where you can do beats at the convenience while you on the toilet. Which you no longer need 100 to 300 hundred a hour to record.....I remember pro tools, SP 1200's, Gemini 808's, the Casio keyboards, the 24 track mixing boards & high quality mics. What an era !!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
In olden times you weren’t considered legitimate if you didn’t have a record deal. Then people realized the deal was a bad loan. Being independent changes the power dynamics, but the dream of fame probably won’t come true, though at least your music is produced. Big studios generally need a media, sales person, and manager. It can be pretty expensive just to keep the doors open.
The successful studios are the ones that offer additional packages. In addition to recording, mixing, and mastering studios are offering photo shoots, music videos, Podcasting, and training services. Good luck.
We prepared a lot before going into the studio.Cause that clock is running. That two inch twenty four track tape is expensive. Gotta mix it down 2 tracks that's another tape . Then there's that magic word mastering. I still don't know what mastering is 🤣😆🤣. Yeah we mixed it down but then they came up With this word mastering and it sounded exactly like the mix But took more studio time 🤣
Music row in Nashville is still surviving. However, your video is correct, but I am waiting to see how Nashville responds to the tech shift. Music row, etc supports their economy.
I own a higher and commercial recording studio. My building that I own is just over 3000 ft.² not the biggest but certainly not terrible. One of the reason Studios close is because they are leveraged. They have to pay for their gear, pay for the construction and most of them are renting the space that they are in these days. If they lose their lease, they have to return the building back to where it was that is another cost also, if the overhead is high, it’s very difficult to take the salary out of it much less for more than one person a lot of studios that are holding on by their fingernails are also holding onto the Way that the world used to be. Having just a flat out recording studio doesn’t make much sense from a construction standpoint. I could have built from the ground up three fully complete rental houses for what I invested in the construction of my studio. Those rental properties today would probably be returning me almost $10,000 per month. But my Studio returns more than that. Because it is booked seven days a week. My overhead is low. I only have to work one day a month to cover all of my overhead. Everything else is profit well except for new gear purchases and maintenance. The definition of a studio has certainly changed. It’s also not considered a big large live room with a massive analog desk anymore. It can be a laptop in a closet with a cheap microphones and cheap speakers, and they can also be called a studio and some people are OK with that. Most of my clients are other producers and engineers, who bring in their projects that want live drums, or want to record a band, live or shoot a music video my studio has expanded and I was kind of design from the beginning to be a full-service production facility, so we do music videos and recording, as well as pre-tour productions for national touring acts. For studios to survive today they have to own the real estate, and they have to have purchased it at a great time and carry very little overhead. For people that do it as a hobby I just keep the music production as a second job you’re just a hobbyist and those guys are a dime a dozen, even if you’re really good at what you do.
To answer your comment about why studios are closing, Is a combination of technology and high expensive overhead. I currently own a medium midside studio with multiple rooms and I have been doing it for over 20 years In the NY/NJ region, And the real reason is simple: The entry point of starting A new studio is SO low that the major studios can't compete with It turns of space, Sound quality, And most importantly price. Most people nowadays don't want to spend little to no money for a studio because the music that you putting out doesn't sell or they doing it for show. Everything is streaming for the most part, But where studio owners win at is The new generation is trying to "wing it" And "figure it out" On how to properly engineer and do quality recordings for themselves . And that's something that experienced studio wins and gets to business. Nowadays you're not selling the studio you're selling expertise, Comfort and vibes. But rest assure things are about to change in the coming future with recording studios for the better. To all new people who have studios: Just because you have a Ferrari or Lamborghini don't mean you know how to drive a stick shift.
Quality doesn't count anymore. Nobody cares about quality, tape and CD time is over. As much as your song sounds fun and makes people smile or laugh, they don't care about quality. nobody cares about quality. All those distorted amapiano sound coming from south Africa are taking over
what do you think about the evolution of emulation plugins like plugin alliance and u.a.d ?...are the emulations impressive enough that it drives recording studios down further?
I do believe the reason for the recording studios closing out of business is that computer technology has penetrated into the music and motion picture business the same way it has gone into all other business aspects. The methods of creating live recordings and storing the works have changed since the late 1980s decade. The microcomputer has advanced to become improved with more software applications added for individual computer users to do many things, as in one person for one computer, instead of several people in the studio and the control room. This fact means there are fewer musical instruments, less audio equipment, more synthesizers, fewer musicians to play the keyboards with the sound effects of many musical instruments, smaller studio space, even though the work means consuming lots of electricity. Synthesizer keyboards are capable of storing and playing back many tones that were played naturally from musical instruments. Like the business office, the ways video and music were done have solely changed to be done easily. Also, radio and television broadcasts are not what they used to be.
Hey brother, I'm 62 yrs old and I remember going to a studio for the first time. I was prepared because the keyboard i owned had a track machine built in. So I had the song already produced. I was wondering why I was even there. I realized I didn't have a multitrack machine with cassette capability . Cds weren't out yet so they were either using reel to reel or tape cassette, which was on the rise. Then I visited another studio closer to home where the guy had a reel to reel process. I had to buy my own reel which was 120.00. After the visited, I thought for a long time as why am I giving my money when I can buy the stuff and do it myself...Fastfwd to todays world, I have a few analog synths as well as digital synths and drum machines. I'm just doing it for fun. I still like to be in a band but I can't find anybody these days. We got computer instrument software out of the woodwork now. I get it. Less equipment hauling. It's cheating for people who just wanna push the button. Quicker for the composers on software as you were stating. I always have to remind myself that I am doing it for fun. Now I can do all of the recording and do my videos as well. Then I gotta copyright my material . I'm not a corporation , so nobody's really calling me. I can just post it online just for entertainment. Just wanted to share the life experience since I was in my early 20"s. This was something I got enjoyment out of and still do. Thing is my family has no interest in it so I guess I can sell off some stuff as I get older and older..lol Peace, in Jesus's name, take care.
Thanks for that insight! I agree with everything you said. I appreciate the technology that’s out there. It does make the whole process more efficient. But at the same time, I miss the relationship building. I once recorded an artist from Laos, A songwriter from Nashville that wrote for Johnny Cash and various other people from different walks of life ( over 20 years ago). For me those experiences were invaluable.
Supply in demand. Years ago record companies supplied to need for recording artists. Now the demand for new technologies by the consumer have relieved the need for recording studios. Even distribution is gone for mp3 music and cloud storage services. Consumers mostly download albums now. Even promotion can be done by mobile applications that allow recording, editing, and distribution to your market.
@@envisagefilmshouston Im sure Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, SHania Twain, Dolly Parton, and a host of others would beg to differ because singers are musicians.
For better or worse, things are changing fast in the music industry. You have to wear a lot hats to make a dime in the music game. Like in the bad old days, there are many things competing to make artists broke. From bad deals in the beginning to low streaming revenues.
Yes, technology has greatly improved and the need for larger spaces has decreased, and so has the need for technically qualified individuals as the process of recording music has become more and more automated, allowing for the novice to be a top-notch sound engineer
I saw the downfall coming in slow motion...i did some studio work back in 2003, and i remember having a conversation at SIR in Hollywood with Jack Blades from Night Ranger...he told me that day, hey man get yourself a mac laptop and pro tools digi002, and youre set...start building up your mics and gear after that...greatest advice ive ever gotten because it was clear to me then the whole idea of the studio was on the way out as i was able to buy the same, or similar gear as SIR on a budget of abour 12k over a few years and have been making studio quality music for 15 years...essentially for free after the intial investment...just owning a studio space is becoming untenable anymore due to prices in LA and NYC
Digi002! Yes... I actually still have a Digi003 and a Command 8 sitting in a box. Once Mbox came out, it made ProTools accessible to anyone, all you had to do was advertise you had ProTools. Artists knew ProTools was the gold standard, but didn't know enough to understand there were levels to it.
It’s not a simple answer… yes, there are new studios being built all the time, but they are often smaller facilities that have a customer base in a particular market. Major studios in LA are continuing to close… now Sunset Sound is apparently having troubles. The studios of that caliber are expected to have amenities that effect the bottom line, but they still need to provide them. Those very studios also have to keep up with the latest large format consoles, and in doing so add more debt to service. Add to that the overhead and taxes and everything else… no wonder. Back in the day, few could afford their own multitrack, then Tascam and Otari came out with 1” 16 tracks and suddenly the smaller project studio, and the producer’s studios, became more feasible. Then came ADATs and the cheap studio market exploded… the bigger studios got more and more crowded out. DAWs and Hard disk recording were the logical progression. What didn’t help anyone were the disappearance of physical media along with the irrelevance of terrestrial radio due to streaming. The record companies lost their original sources of income, and began to dip into concert tix sales along with merch… and suddenly ‘getting signed by a label’ is often the worst thing a band can do. When all you need a studio for is cutting drum tracks, the studios book less and less time. What people forget is that some of the best records were cut in rooms in which the whole band could set up and record together, playing off one another as they did. These are only a few reasons studios are closing. This reminds me of an old joke: You know how to make a small fortune in the music business? Start out with a big one.
People just feel more relaxed on their own in their own home bedroom studio not being charged by the hour to create and technology is way more advanced than what it was say 20 years ago. A.I is dogshit though. I think a disclaimer should be issued everytime someone uses A.I to make music stating A.I created this instead of the "artist" claiming they did lol.
It's already happening, one cannot live on music production alone, even well known producers are having a hard time surviving on music only. Most have started doing other things for steady income
As an experienced artist, I figured that with less than the cash for hiring a medium/small studio a few days to a week and track/mix our stuff, I could just buy about everything I needed to track my band - computer, mics, etc- I did. So yeah, being 50 years old now, I truly saw everything heading this way, and frankly I also happy that somehow musicians learn to have some control over at least parts of the process other than just writing and performing, stuff that was exclusively available to bigger names. There was always very bad actors in the industry that limited the opportunities out for anybody else, plus all the labels crap. I would still gladly pay for experienced engineers for some or every part of the process if/when I can afford it, (as most musicians would probably), but with the impossibility of making good and stable enough money from even performing, also no real way to sell any physical copies of our own music (in a sustainable way), I guess it's only natural and a healthy thing to do - not to spend money you don't have nor create any dept. Music changed too much in an incredibly short time period. It's hard to keep up and it's natural to try and avoid unnecessary risks- that alone explains a lot of what's going on in the industry from several points of views..even creatively.
Im just finishing building a studio. Most importantly good acoustics and big rooms to specifically record musicians on instruments. And to mix to 192 quality digital. Not Mp3. Probably to keep it alive and show the kids how music used to be. Obviously not for a main source of income😮
I have a few channels for my interests. lol. I closed the gun channel. It got shadow banned and demonetized. I still have my videos and will probably upload them all to a new one soon and start back making content.
@ gotcha. I saw I wasn’t subscribed here.. thought you switched the old channel.. I’m going through a shadow-ban myself I believe.. be easy brother-man🫡
I remember Cakewalk. It was pretty much my first taste of a DAW. Personally, after recording and mixing for the last 30+ years as a hobby, I have grown rather tired of it. It has become so much about companies pushing their plug-ins or newest DAW, and less about just enjoying making music. These days I spend more time just playing guitar and singing with friends, even though I have thousands invested in recording equipment sitting there in the room with us. It seems there's more joy in simply enjoying good company and good music together. I still continue to do some recording occasionally; however, making music in the moment over a pot of coffee and conversation is where it is. Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:19)
Funny you should say that. When I stopped caring, that's when I started enjoying it again. In my 20's, I was so focused on "making it," it became a job....and a stressful one at that. Calling people, pitching radio stations for new music Tuesdays, driving around on the weekends to my mom-and-pop stores to try and get my CD on the shelves, etc.
I kinda/sorta agree. However, i'm sure studios will still have their place. Music is a art, not an algorithm. So the "vibe" of the recording environment will still have a play in the final product. I don't think using A.I to generate existing artist would be the most powerful/useful way of using it. Cheer up man, studios and creatives aren't going anywhere any time soon.
did you know that rehearsal studios are closing too..in Boston The Music complex rehearsal rooms, with 51 rooms,3 floors ,the owner sold to a real estate, they built a luxury building, The Empire rehearsal building with 41 rooms at Fenway Boston closed 10 yrs ago the owner sold to real estate company, they built a luxury building.
Because most engineers aren't even engaged in your session. They aren't producers who take your time seriously and most feel like they are doing the client a favor.
The pivotal point for me came when I moved to Los Angeles and noticed studio sessions without an engineer. Basically just a booth with equipment or byob. If all your offering is an empty space sometimes without ANY equipment YOU HAVE MADE YOURSELF USELESS. It’s better to INVEST 500 into yourself and have no restrictions. And Let’s not even discuss bitter engineers that are washed up artists that’ll leak your music to anyone for clout
Easy answer. It only cost 1000 bucks to buy a laptop, mic & interface and protools subscription is only 30 bucks a month. For 1,030 dollars u can open ur own studio
Notice it was a black dude. Blacks make beats and whites make music. Doesnt matter if it comes from a keyboard or a voice, if it makes you dance or people dance with a groove and syncopation, its music. Half the crap latinos make sound like rap music because its all groove and melody. Different instruments same rhythm
More studios are closing because less music is recorded using microphones because of VST’s and computer based studios so you don’t need 12 microphones for the drums and another 8 for the band and another 2 or 3 for the vocals and trying to keep all the different sounds from getting recorded onto each of the other tracks so you can get a laptop and an interface and a microphone and you now have a recording studio and can make some interesting music and it sounds good but no musicians played anything and sometimes no one sang either and it still can possibly be Grammy nominated Back then the recording engineer had to be good, he had to know the gear he had to know what everything does and he had to know when to use it and how much while keeping the session moving forward because time is money and to be a major player you need a major building with lots of gear and microphones with a recording desk with at least 48 channels or you were consider small potatoes so ask yourself why would anybody cook ribs for hours if people are ok with the McRib sandwich or why would a bar pay a band if people are happy with karaoke? It takes less to make people satisfied and plus it sounds like grandma’s music to the young folks who are the ones who download music anyway
It's not technology. Its affordability and way too many people using entry level gear thinking their sound is professional. Recording studios and mastering houses are still open for serious professional artists.
Yeah and its the reason many of the artist and producers cant make a dime. Studios mesnt networking with the right people. fortunately for some of us my elder cousin played harmonica professionally and i learned about the business. Maybe studios should incorporate marketing, publishing and royalty collection. We have to out work the competition, produced, market, distribute and collect the paper, a skill we know not too many regular shmegulars can do 😏
key words is "control by ones with the money flow" which are the greedy mfs with no talent or respect for art...i beleive even with technology creativity and art can still be quality if its not in "their" hands
Well, all of the best entertainment and music has already been done. From the 70's 80's 90's to early 2000's. After that music and people in general start to suck.
basically... generally speaking. It became a music assembly line. There's no releasing a project every 4 years or so to allow you live enough life to have something to write about.
It's simple; times have changed. Big studios are nowhere near as necessary as they once were. No one is going to pay $250/hr to record in some studio's A Room when they can record as long as they'd like on their home system, without incurring any added expense. You've got people like CLA selling their stuff because they either need the money or just want to see the gear getting good use. Either way, the demise of the big studio is imminent.
For one! the automated systems are a sub creation, of sub human thinking, As the music industry has has always taken from the artist, from day one, and in times gone! even taken life's for questioning their rights to publishing, And now because of the internet, invented by a black man, originally! it put the power back in the artist's hand, The record companies didn't like it. REMEMBER! they want obedient workers, more then a thinking man And you better believe they brain storm to come up with ways to put the power back in their greedy hands. I am a skilled worker, but! they have now made machines that it doesn't need a skilled worker Why! so they don't have to pay you a skilled man/ woman's wage! this is all the thinking of Sub human cave men and women, trust me, the attack was on before 2021. Awesome info video sir! salute from the UK 👍👍👍👍
Hmm let's see, there is Acustica Audio, Black Box Analog Design, Plugin Alliance Hardware emulations that knocked studios like D&D Studios in NYC out tha box. THen on top of that, you have microphones that can mute at a distance or you can use Waves' Clarity VX Pro to isolate vocals even from a noisy environment. So now you got a cheap pro studio set up...the stuff we brokies hve been wanting for the last 20 years since laptps came out to handle DAWs!
CHECK OUT @BoloDaProducer who did an excellent follow up to this video. He always coming with the gems!: th-cam.com/video/zg93h2OKgI4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JhX8Ok2lv0dnbhwp
Load of equipment I couldn't afford in the 90's. Me and my brother are starting a studio in a room I have available with a closet for a booth, vocals, drums.....any input on how to make a side hustle home studio NOWADAYS, would be appreciated. Make some of those videos on how to navigate the new recording environment if you will, Bolo☝️
Do a post on navigating as a production studio as a side hustle if you will. I bought everything I couldn't in the 90's. Speak on hustling with a small production/recording studio brother, for a check.
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I own a small studio in NYC, I remember when I was looking for a location I wanted a bigger spot but ended up settling for a small room at a multi purpose use building. I got it back in 2017 and it was the best decision ever because the cost to have it open is so low I am able to make money from it and while things got difficult during 2020 with the shutdown of business I was still able to pay rent on the spot using income from the studio and other side hustles. Over the past years a lot of studios have closed down in the city due to increasing rent prices. Looking back at it I was ahead of the curve getting a small room because like you mentioned, a lot of things are done in the box.
What's your studio name?
In the music building ?👀
@@ojay6675 Yea its one of those old warehouse buildings that got repurposed for new businesses.
Salute plays that was an Excellent move and Business decision
I appreciate your opinion. A lot of what you're saying is correct. What we need to sell today is the "Hospitality" the "vibe" of a recording studio. Clients come to our studio because of the feeling they get when they are here. A lot of my clients say "Wow, this place feels like home" - We are surviving well. It's all about the love.
Bless your hustle bro
@@Saasori Thanks. After 21 years as a commercial recording studio in Los Angeles, CA. I'm not giving up just yet.
I own a studio but learned years ago that for it to survive it gotta be my second job. Get my salary from my day job to survive and make my extra cash from the studio. Hard to fail this way. All my friends who had it as their main way of living have closed down
@@JohnWuMastermind Keep up with all it take is one Gold Record .
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If a song is crap, the best equipment on the planet won’t save it.
I got started making beats/recording back in 2002, working at a small studio. At the time, that was the turning point of transitioning from studios to the rise of the bedroom producer. I know you say cakewalk, but once Digidesign put out that first Mbox with Pro Tools LE, I knew then that it was over. Prosumer gear was getting cheaper, which was a good thing, but it also ruined song quality because anyone with a lil money can buy the equipment needed, but no one wants to learn how to engineer, or play instruments anymore. The music today is largely lifeless because it’s lacking the soul from it, we used to put our literal soul into learning how to play keys and guitars and properly engineering. Don’t get me wrong there are still many talented musicians out there who have made the transition to laptop producing, but most of what you hear on the radio sounds very copy paste. No originality, negative, it’s time for a shift. That’s why I appreciate Kendrick Lamar so much.
As a producer/audio engineer. I had started using VSTs reluctantly back in 2007/2008. Once everyone was able to afford a $500 laptop and crack the plugins around 2009/2010, I knew everybody and their mother, brother, sister and uncle was going to start making music at home. Even rappers/singers can record themselves with remote control devices and they'll pay somebody like me, $150-$250 to mix their track. Look now and everyone is doing it, whether professionally or hobby.
Man... I completely forgot about the cracked software! That opened a whole new pandora's box!!
I wish more people would go to recording studios. The clock used to be the law. You dont have the money for time you gotta go. Now you could just ask a cousin or your friend brother down the street. People play too much...its harder to find people who take their craft seriously. You have some that do, but the home studio environment is too comfortable. Smoke 8 blunts...go in the booth do like 300 punch ins. Stop halfway through the song. Roll up again like...oh damn what was saying before? Oh I never write ish down. Then once you get to the adlibs somebody come with food. Of course people would go with what they're more comfortable with...but its just keeping the focus.
sounds like thats what you do. You have some serious people in their comfortable studios who see it as a business. You out of the loop. Time moves on people still have equipment.
@shan5445 Why is there always someone on TH-cam who needs to go sifting through comments to find a objection to what someone says? No that's not what I do. I'm speaking from a engineer perspective who appreciates a professional environment. I for damn sure don't refer to myself as people. I also didn't generalize and say everyone. I said "You have some that do". What I'm saying has nothing to do with being in the loop. It's a blanket way of saying hey lots of people don't take their music and time seriously and I wish more would. A better atmosphere and environment often helps people stay on track and focus. Not shitting on people who have a home studio or nothing. It's more to do with the people who are let in.
@@THA-REAPERbecause of freedom of speech lol...stop being soft, you can still express yourself.
@@Siul96 Freedom of speech is one thing. Logic and critical listening is another thing we should start picking up on in early childhood. No jabs to you sir. Being soft is your opinion 🤷🏽♂️
I agree man 😅the discipline is not as much anymore especially if you're an engineer with a home stuido. Nobody really takes it too seriously. It's just harder to get someone to make something cool
People can afford a lot of high qua;ity gear these days, what they don't have is the expertise to properly use it, These plugins have a huge learning curve. What you pay for now is a capable engineer.
@@Ishnala717 Yes i agree the average person find it hard to get the experience to be a great FOH Engineer it take time to develop a ear and putting up with unprofessional people is have the problem.
Been recording for years. you are 100% right .I have seen many changes.
MAN! If you didn't just take every word out of my mouth. You said exactly what I have been wanting to say about this topic.
Why pay 300 an hour for something you can do your self.
Right
300 an hour? Where are you going
Most aren't charging that much and most artists aren't good enough at recording to do it themselves, straight up.
300 a hour? 😳 Since the 90s the most I seen was 50 a hour and the studio looked like a space ship!
I think even if you can “do it yourself” being in the presence of a real engineer atleast once a month can really help you progress as an artist, you’re paying for the feedback, the direction and the trained ear of the engineer, working alone is a great alternative to shelling out thousands of pounds a year in studio time but you eventually get exhausted and start to spiral chasing your tail…. You get less work done when you have all the time in the world to do it imo
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Sampling is what did the studios in . Very few artist couldn't play anythig.
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It's off the hook! Great video! Excellent points! Thank you sir!
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Good Day my Friens, greetings from France. I can share my experience: I am 49; 50 next months, and started making music back in 1988 when I could buy my first synth (Roland D-20). Today my home studio is full of gear, including dj'ing stuff (controler, laptop, sound system etc). I produced a lot of tracks at home and eventually published them via cdbaby. And now what? No views or very little, no contacts, and ridiculous royalties. On the "Live" side of things, I must admit it's pretty dead... I'll be lucky if I can secure 2/3 gigs next year. Regarding the Clubbing scene, I know for sure no less than 2 venues closed their doors in my area in 2024. And yes you are right, I am doing it for the fun, certainly not for the fame or the money. Thanks for sharing.
Once I seen Al B Sure record vocals in Dj Eddie F basement on a AKAI 12 TRACK RECORDER, and used it on the album / song, I knew things was gonna change fast. This was the around 1985/ 86
I think you hit the nail on the head. People see a specialist do something. They don't recognize why that person is a specialist and assume that they can do it themselves without being vetted or educated. Technology, while the progression has made things simpler, has also given people the false idea that they can do it themselves and be better at it. I'm a DJ who started in the 80's with turntables and vinyl. If you know equipment then I'm sure you have seen an influx of bedroom DJs take center stage because technology gave them a workaround from being vetted or educated. Now, every other person is a DJ or producer. Most don't have talent or understand what they are doing. They don't have the ear or knowledge to pay attention to detail. Honestly, sampling, while that is a DJs dessert so to speak, is what really started the infection of the industry. I love and hate this new tech because it makes true talent obsolete.
I appreciate your video you are so very right and I enjoyed the trip down memory lane
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I built my own recording studio from our large closet. Im now recording my new album. I used foam wall tiles for eraticating sound reflection.
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Full Sail told us this… 8 to 10 years later it became a full reality. They said to understand in a few years our laptops and later tablets would be the new studios. They knew.
The Steven Slate Raven would actually fit the tablet prediction
@ yup, it’s a big ass tablet.
You're right, artists are making their own music and cutting out the producer
Budget is a big factor. $100 plus an hour can add up fast. Back in the seventies we spent 700 week for a 8 hour block.
Everything you said was facts, cakewalk/Bandlabs put a lotta studios out of business, even the un experienced can record themselves and send it to a pro engineer
I opened my first Studio in 1994 Did well until technology took off. Sold out in 2015. Never looked back. Kids recording on their smartphones now......... Times have changed.
Great history lesson! Thanks!
I agree with everything you said. It's super sad how music isn't as important anymore. Obviously, it's not since no one is going to care if it's AI or not, only if they like it.
I come from the time when I brought my first drum machine in 86. I brought the MPC 60 and S950 and SP1200 when they all came out. I remember buying the tascam 688 and etc and having outboard gear then too.
D*mn bruh u came into the game strong. I bought a boss Dr rhythm in 96 /a casio concertmate keyboard & a reel to reel that I never really learned how to use lol.
Nice! Korg M1 and ASR10 were my main tools of choice.
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Thank lord im still making it work here in Michigan. 2002-2024
Recording studios will be here still. Anyone can buy equipment and throw some effects on your vocals. Your song will still be bad without the expertise and critique. Also, recording studios are very good to connect with other people in the music industry whether if it’s with other artists, A&R’s, or engineers that worked with big time acts. As a person recording from home, your creative juices and flows get drained out being in your room all day making music without going to another environment to feel inspired. Walking into a studio and looking at all of the plaques on the wall, meeting top professional engineers and other artists/producers. Even listening to some unreleased music if you get the privilege to. It will create inspiration.
I get the most creativity when I'm home. These studio just don't have the vibe anymore
Technology has improved with vst & plugins and daw. You can make a song in your own bedroom nowadays
Right but one thing that remains for the true artist is originally. Songs that come from the heart.
Amen!
We still alive in the industry. No matter how much money people spend on equipment they don’t have the expertise to get professional sounding quality. Which takes years to learn and master
Until ai does it and it's over
@@worldsyoursent.1635 It does take ear training.Have to know your Equipment front and Back.
@@GodlyWork-p3qthat wouldn’t be a concern because if AI takes over it pretty much takes over any other industry. We’ll all be homeless and own nothing and be happy.
Na TH-cam teaches everything .
I learned to mix and master professionally in 5 months just on TH-cam.
If u have patience and consistency it' becomes easy and fun!
@@stgtakeover9489 you’re one in a thousand homie. Have fun
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Back in the 90s.....it was nothing like getting your boys together taking a trip up to the studio to create musical magic. You, the studio engineer, the producer, the artist in the booth, & your crew for skits or vocal adlibs. It's sad that hear the change of times killing the recording studios. Nowadays they had Google & Apple Play stores got apps where you can do beats at the convenience while you on the toilet. Which you no longer need 100 to 300 hundred a hour to record.....I remember pro tools, SP 1200's, Gemini 808's, the Casio keyboards, the 24 track mixing boards & high quality mics. What an era !!!!!
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In olden times you weren’t considered legitimate if you didn’t have a record deal. Then people realized the deal was a bad loan. Being independent changes the power dynamics, but the dream of fame probably won’t come true, though at least your music is produced.
Big studios generally need a media, sales person, and manager. It can be pretty expensive just to keep the doors open.
The successful studios are the ones that offer additional packages. In addition to recording, mixing, and mastering studios are offering photo shoots, music videos, Podcasting, and training services. Good luck.
You speaking facts 💯, it use to be mandatory and it's a lost feel, respect
U said it cha self King! Ai in control
We prepared a lot before going into the studio.Cause that clock is running. That two inch twenty four track tape is expensive. Gotta mix it down 2 tracks that's another tape . Then there's that magic word mastering. I still don't know what mastering is 🤣😆🤣. Yeah we mixed it down but then they came up With this word mastering and it sounded exactly like the mix But took more studio time 🤣
Music row in Nashville is still surviving. However, your video is correct, but I am waiting to see how Nashville responds to the tech shift. Music row, etc supports their economy.
I own a higher and commercial recording studio. My building that I own is just over 3000 ft.² not the biggest but certainly not terrible. One of the reason Studios close is because they are leveraged. They have to pay for their gear, pay for the construction and most of them are renting the space that they are in these days. If they lose their lease, they have to return the building back to where it was that is another cost also, if the overhead is high, it’s very difficult to take the salary out of it much less for more than one person a lot of studios that are holding on by their fingernails are also holding onto the Way that the world used to be. Having just a flat out recording studio doesn’t make much sense from a construction standpoint. I could have built from the ground up three fully complete rental houses for what I invested in the construction of my studio. Those rental properties today would probably be returning me almost $10,000 per month. But my Studio returns more than that. Because it is booked seven days a week. My overhead is low. I only have to work one day a month to cover all of my overhead. Everything else is profit well except for new gear purchases and maintenance. The definition of a studio has certainly changed. It’s also not considered a big large live room with a massive analog desk anymore. It can be a laptop in a closet with a cheap microphones and cheap speakers, and they can also be called a studio and some people are OK with that. Most of my clients are other producers and engineers, who bring in their projects that want live drums, or want to record a band, live or shoot a music video my studio has expanded and I was kind of design from the beginning to be a full-service production facility, so we do music videos and recording, as well as pre-tour productions for national touring acts. For studios to survive today they have to own the real estate, and they have to have purchased it at a great time and carry very little overhead. For people that do it as a hobby I just keep the music production as a second job you’re just a hobbyist and those guys are a dime a dozen, even if you’re really good at what you do.
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To answer your comment about why studios are closing, Is a combination of technology and high expensive overhead. I currently own a medium midside studio with multiple rooms and I have been doing it for over 20 years In the NY/NJ region, And the real reason is simple: The entry point of starting A new studio is SO low that the major studios can't compete with It turns of space, Sound quality, And most importantly price. Most people nowadays don't want to spend little to no money for a studio because the music that you putting out doesn't sell or they doing it for show. Everything is streaming for the most part, But where studio owners win at is The new generation is trying to "wing it" And "figure it out" On how to properly engineer and do quality recordings for themselves . And that's something that experienced studio wins and gets to business. Nowadays you're not selling the studio you're selling expertise, Comfort and vibes. But rest assure things are about to change in the coming future with recording studios for the better.
To all new people who have studios: Just because you have a Ferrari or Lamborghini don't mean you know how to drive a stick shift.
Very well said! Mad respect for anyone still running their own facility!!
Quality doesn't count anymore. Nobody cares about quality, tape and CD time is over. As much as your song sounds fun and makes people smile or laugh, they don't care about quality. nobody cares about quality. All those distorted amapiano sound coming from south Africa are taking over
100% in agreement with you. I love making music but have to treat it as a hobby. It costs so much for software and we make partial pennies on streams
Same here... I just do it for fun... nothing more... nothing less.
I've always been a bedroom producer, it's the new norm now though
what do you think about the evolution of emulation plugins like plugin alliance and u.a.d ?...are the emulations impressive enough that it drives recording studios down further?
Nothing wrong with plugins. Do people actually buy them rather than download cracks?
I do believe the reason for the recording studios closing out of business is that computer technology has penetrated into the music and motion picture business the same way it has gone into all other business aspects. The methods of creating live recordings and storing the works have changed since the late 1980s decade. The microcomputer has advanced to become improved with more software applications added for individual computer users to do many things, as in one person for one computer, instead of several people in the studio and the control room. This fact means there are fewer musical instruments, less audio equipment, more synthesizers, fewer musicians to play the keyboards with the sound effects of many musical instruments, smaller studio space, even though the work means consuming lots of electricity. Synthesizer keyboards are capable of storing and playing back many tones that were played naturally from musical instruments. Like the business office, the ways video and music were done have solely changed to be done easily. Also, radio and television broadcasts are not what they used to be.
Hey brother, I'm 62 yrs old and I remember going to a studio for the first time.
I was prepared because the keyboard i owned had a track machine built in. So I had the song already produced. I was wondering why I was even there.
I realized I didn't have a multitrack machine with cassette capability . Cds weren't out yet so they were either using reel to reel or tape cassette, which was on the rise. Then I visited another studio closer to home where the guy had a reel to reel process. I had to buy my own reel which was 120.00. After the visited, I thought for a long time as why am I giving my money when I can buy the stuff and do it myself...Fastfwd to todays world, I have a few analog synths as well as digital synths and drum machines.
I'm just doing it for fun. I still like to be in a band but I can't find anybody these days. We got computer instrument software out of the woodwork now.
I get it. Less equipment hauling.
It's cheating for people who just wanna push the button.
Quicker for the composers on software as you were stating.
I always have to remind myself that I am doing it for fun.
Now I can do all of the recording and do my videos as well.
Then I gotta copyright my material . I'm not a corporation , so nobody's really calling me. I can just post it online just for entertainment.
Just wanted to share the life experience since I was in my early 20"s.
This was something I got enjoyment out of and still do.
Thing is my family has no interest in it so I guess I can sell off some stuff as I get older and older..lol
Peace, in Jesus's name, take care.
Thanks for that insight! I agree with everything you said. I appreciate the technology that’s out there. It does make the whole process more efficient. But at the same time, I miss the relationship building. I once recorded an artist from Laos, A songwriter from Nashville that wrote for Johnny Cash and various other people from different walks of life ( over 20 years ago). For me those experiences were invaluable.
Bolo touched on this
Supply in demand. Years ago record companies supplied to need for recording artists.
Now the demand for new technologies by the consumer have relieved the need for recording studios.
Even distribution is gone for mp3 music and cloud storage services. Consumers mostly download albums now.
Even promotion can be done by mobile applications that allow recording, editing, and distribution to your market.
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i have great set up at home cost me under 5 grand..bought that in 2016..learned how to track / mix /master /make beats... haven't paid a man since
the problem today is these artists all sound alike, no body is unique anymore.
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Cause everybody making music and not everybody a musician
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@@envisagefilmshouston Im sure Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, SHania Twain, Dolly Parton, and a host of others would beg to differ because singers are musicians.
Excellent Assessment no Argument here
Mac computer controller plug in and software studio is good for post and finalizing your final mixes or creating a sound
Excellent video 👍😎💯
Thanks for the visit
For better or worse, things are changing fast in the music industry. You have to wear a lot hats to make a dime in the music game. Like in the bad old days, there are many things competing to make artists broke. From bad deals in the beginning to low streaming revenues.
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Yes, technology has greatly improved and the need for larger spaces has decreased, and so has the need for technically qualified individuals as the process of recording music has become more and more automated, allowing for the novice to be a top-notch sound engineer
I saw the downfall coming in slow motion...i did some studio work back in 2003, and i remember having a conversation at SIR in Hollywood with Jack Blades from Night Ranger...he told me that day, hey man get yourself a mac laptop and pro tools digi002, and youre set...start building up your mics and gear after that...greatest advice ive ever gotten because it was clear to me then the whole idea of the studio was on the way out as i was able to buy the same, or similar gear as SIR on a budget of abour 12k over a few years and have been making studio quality music for 15 years...essentially for free after the intial investment...just owning a studio space is becoming untenable anymore due to prices in LA and NYC
Digi002! Yes... I actually still have a Digi003 and a Command 8 sitting in a box. Once Mbox came out, it made ProTools accessible to anyone, all you had to do was advertise you had ProTools. Artists knew ProTools was the gold standard, but didn't know enough to understand there were levels to it.
big up brother!
It’s not a simple answer… yes, there are new studios being built all the time, but they are often smaller facilities that have a customer base in a particular market. Major studios in LA are continuing to close… now Sunset Sound is apparently having troubles. The studios of that caliber are expected to have amenities that effect the bottom line, but they still need to provide them. Those very studios also have to keep up with the latest large format consoles, and in doing so add more debt to service. Add to that the overhead and taxes and everything else… no wonder. Back in the day, few could afford their own multitrack, then Tascam and Otari came out with 1” 16 tracks and suddenly the smaller project studio, and the producer’s studios, became more feasible. Then came ADATs and the cheap studio market exploded… the bigger studios got more and more crowded out. DAWs and Hard disk recording were the logical progression. What didn’t help anyone were the disappearance of physical media along with the irrelevance of terrestrial radio due to streaming. The record companies lost their original sources of income, and began to dip into concert tix sales along with merch… and suddenly ‘getting signed by a label’ is often the worst thing a band can do. When all you need a studio for is cutting drum tracks, the studios book less and less time. What people forget is that some of the best records were cut in rooms in which the whole band could set up and record together, playing off one another as they did. These are only a few reasons studios are closing. This reminds me of an old joke: You know how to make a small fortune in the music business? Start out with a big one.
People just feel more relaxed on their own in their own home bedroom studio not being charged by the hour to create and technology is way more advanced than what it was say 20 years ago.
A.I is dogshit though. I think a disclaimer should be issued everytime someone uses A.I to make music stating A.I created this instead of the "artist" claiming they did lol.
It's already happening, one cannot live on music production alone, even well known producers are having a hard time surviving on music only. Most have started doing other things for steady income
As an experienced artist, I figured that with less than the cash for hiring a medium/small studio a few days to a week and track/mix our stuff, I could just buy about everything I needed to track my band - computer, mics, etc- I did.
So yeah, being 50 years old now, I truly saw everything heading this way, and frankly I also happy that somehow musicians learn to have some control over at least parts of the process other than just writing and performing, stuff that was exclusively available to bigger names. There was always very bad actors in the industry that limited the opportunities out for anybody else, plus all the labels crap.
I would still gladly pay for experienced engineers for some or every part of the process if/when I can afford it, (as most musicians would probably), but with the impossibility of making good and stable enough money from even performing, also no real way to sell any physical copies of our own music (in a sustainable way), I guess it's only natural and a healthy thing to do - not to spend money you don't have nor create any dept.
Music changed too much in an incredibly short time period. It's hard to keep up and it's natural to try and avoid unnecessary risks- that alone explains a lot of what's going on in the industry from several points of views..even creatively.
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Im just finishing building a studio. Most importantly good acoustics and big rooms to specifically record musicians on instruments. And to mix to 192 quality digital. Not Mp3. Probably to keep it alive and show the kids how music used to be. Obviously not for a main source of income😮
I subscribed a while ago, and just now seeing you in the feed after a long time. Did you change from gun content?
I have a few channels for my interests. lol. I closed the gun channel. It got shadow banned and demonetized. I still have my videos and will probably upload them all to a new one soon and start back making content.
@ gotcha. I saw I wasn’t subscribed here.. thought you switched the old channel.. I’m going through a shadow-ban myself I believe.. be easy brother-man🫡
I remember Cakewalk. It was pretty much my first taste of a DAW. Personally, after recording and mixing for the last 30+ years as a hobby, I have grown rather tired of it. It has become so much about companies pushing their plug-ins or newest DAW, and less about just enjoying making music. These days I spend more time just playing guitar and singing with friends, even though I have thousands invested in recording equipment sitting there in the room with us. It seems there's more joy in simply enjoying good company and good music together.
I still continue to do some recording occasionally; however, making music in the moment over a pot of coffee and conversation is where it is. Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:19)
Funny you should say that. When I stopped caring, that's when I started enjoying it again. In my 20's, I was so focused on "making it," it became a job....and a stressful one at that. Calling people, pitching radio stations for new music Tuesdays, driving around on the weekends to my mom-and-pop stores to try and get my CD on the shelves, etc.
I kinda/sorta agree. However, i'm sure studios will still have their place. Music is a art, not an algorithm. So the "vibe" of the recording environment will still have a play in the final product. I don't think using A.I to generate existing artist would be the most powerful/useful way of using it. Cheer up man, studios and creatives aren't going anywhere any time soon.
I agree he sounds depressed. Time moves on and with everything you move on with it and enjoy it.
If you dont have the capital to get started then you build your brand like Tom McDonald and tell the studios to gfy.
did you know that rehearsal studios are closing too..in Boston The Music complex rehearsal rooms, with 51 rooms,3 floors ,the owner sold to a real estate, they built a luxury building, The Empire rehearsal building with 41 rooms at Fenway Boston closed 10 yrs ago the owner sold to real estate company, they built a luxury building.
Because most engineers aren't even engaged in your session. They aren't producers who take your time seriously and most feel like they are doing the client a favor.
Facts Nickel and diming for everything. It make it hard for someone trying to start only to pay and have somebody asleep at the boards
@@Fawrahyz like damn I know my track isn't that bad, cmon now.
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Yes, recording studios closing, technology getting better, but the music sucks, (getting worse). 😕
The pivotal point for me came when I moved to Los Angeles and noticed studio sessions without an engineer. Basically just a booth with equipment or byob. If all your offering is an empty space sometimes without ANY equipment YOU HAVE MADE YOURSELF USELESS. It’s better to INVEST 500 into yourself and have no restrictions. And Let’s not even discuss bitter engineers that are washed up artists that’ll leak your music to anyone for clout
They’re closing because live music isn’t popular music
Easy answer. It only cost 1000 bucks to buy a laptop, mic & interface and protools subscription is only 30 bucks a month. For 1,030 dollars u can open ur own studio
Making beats and making real music is not the same.
Notice it was a black dude. Blacks make beats and whites make music. Doesnt matter if it comes from a keyboard or a voice, if it makes you dance or people dance with a groove and syncopation, its music. Half the crap latinos make sound like rap music because its all groove and melody. Different instruments same rhythm
@ You sound like a racist.
@ You sound like a racist.
More studios are closing because less music is recorded using microphones because of VST’s and computer based studios so you don’t need 12 microphones for the drums and another 8 for the band and another 2 or 3 for the vocals and trying to keep all the different sounds from getting recorded onto each of the other tracks so you can get a laptop and an interface and a microphone and you now have a recording studio and can make some interesting music and it sounds good but no musicians played anything and sometimes no one sang either and it still can possibly be Grammy nominated
Back then the recording engineer had to be good, he had to know the gear he had to know what everything does and he had to know when to use it and how much while keeping the session moving forward because time is money and to be a major player you need a major building with lots of gear and microphones with a recording desk with at least 48 channels or you were consider small potatoes so ask yourself why would anybody cook ribs for hours if people are ok with the McRib sandwich or why would a bar pay a band if people are happy with karaoke?
It takes less to make people satisfied and plus it sounds like grandma’s music to the young folks who are the ones who download music anyway
It's not technology. Its affordability and way too many people using entry level gear thinking their sound is professional. Recording studios and mastering houses are still open for serious professional artists.
Man..im 61 been doing it since 1980..lol. I agree...my 1st daw was " the creator.. with an Atari..da-33 and dats...😂😂 I have a hybrid setup now,
The tick tick tick started when Pro Tools and Cool Edit Pro came out.
Ahhhh Cool Edit Pro!! You guys are bringing up Sofware, I completely forgot about. lol I remember Cool Edit Pro.
I love quality I wan to learn how to be authentic real raw but have a sound no can duplicate the formula
Anyone can be duplicated no matter what equipment you have or don't have.
Learn punctuation first!
@@shan5445 I do that every day. .. for $$$
Yeah and its the reason many of the artist and producers cant make a dime. Studios mesnt networking with the right people. fortunately for some of us my elder cousin played harmonica professionally and i learned about the business. Maybe studios should incorporate marketing, publishing and royalty collection. We have to out work the competition, produced, market, distribute and collect the paper, a skill we know not too many regular shmegulars can do 😏
key words is "control by ones with the money flow" which are the greedy mfs with no talent or respect for art...i beleive even with technology creativity and art can still be quality if its not in "their" hands
Facts....
Well, all of the best entertainment and music has already been done. From the 70's 80's 90's to early 2000's. After that music and people in general start to suck.
Most of what you heard past 1990 was crap and across all genres.
basically... generally speaking. It became a music assembly line. There's no releasing a project every 4 years or so to allow you live enough life to have something to write about.
Better question, why are they still opening?
Biggest con for home studios: sound levels cannot disturb neighbors....
SOOOO TRUE!!!! WE HAVE TO FIGHT AGAINST A.I
Resistance is futile
@@lazarethneptune6969 Need to guard against lawyers and Manager's getting as much as 20% for what?
It's simple; times have changed. Big studios are nowhere near as necessary as they once were. No one is going to pay $250/hr to record in some studio's A Room when they can record as long as they'd like on their home system, without incurring any added expense. You've got people like CLA selling their stuff because they either need the money or just want to see the gear getting good use.
Either way, the demise of the big studio is imminent.
For one! the automated systems are a sub creation, of sub human thinking, As the music industry has
has always taken from the artist, from day one, and in times gone! even taken life's for questioning
their rights to publishing, And now because of the internet, invented by a black man, originally!
it put the power back in the artist's hand, The record companies didn't like it.
REMEMBER! they want obedient workers, more then a thinking man
And you better believe they brain storm to come up with ways to put the power back in their greedy hands.
I am a skilled worker, but! they have now made machines that it doesn't need a skilled worker
Why! so they don't have to pay you a skilled man/ woman's wage!
this is all the thinking of Sub human cave men and women, trust me, the attack was on before 2021.
Awesome info video sir! salute from the UK 👍👍👍👍
Hmm let's see, there is Acustica Audio, Black Box Analog Design, Plugin Alliance Hardware emulations that knocked studios like D&D Studios in NYC out tha box. THen on top of that, you have microphones that can mute at a distance or you can use Waves' Clarity VX Pro to isolate vocals even from a noisy environment. So now you got a cheap pro studio set up...the stuff we brokies hve been wanting for the last 20 years since laptps came out to handle DAWs!