For my blog this month, I want to talk about some potential ways to save
some money if you are planning on owning and operating a studio. If you know
anything about, or are involved in the recording industry, then you know that
operating a recording studio in the capacity of music or film is a very costly
investment. But what I personally feel that people don’t consider is that there
are ways to save money in different areas. One example that could prove more
cost effective is to only use the “traditional studio” for just the components
that you may not be able to record inside your home or rental property such as
drums or orchestral instruments. I’ve done a little research on studios in the
Orlando area and what I’ve found is that some of the top studios have some
pretty steep rates even the minimum can be as much as $1000. With some quality
outboard gear and microphones you could potentially do an entire album in your
own home. I think it would make better sense to use startup capital to focus on
better equipment then to spend on facility costs, rent/mortgage, property taxes
and a massive electric bill. For mix engineers this definitely applies. Just
about every mix engineer that I know doesn’t operate out of a studio, but
rather out of their home. It seems to be the most logical idea these days. Most
mixing gear is compact and mobile anyway and
software and plugins are starting to sound identical to analog gear. However,
where there is an advantage, there is usually a drawback. In this case, working
from home with clients could cause concern for security. This definitely
applies if you have a family and high dollar assets. Of course, this is all
based off of my point of view and how what I have experienced from being in the
recording industry.
