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Hello,
Understand this is "HOME recording," but the scope of the site touches beyond this (eg, marketing) so I think it is fair to ask:
Let's say that one uses HOME recording to do demos, or even "pre demos." Maybe things are not ideal; they sound pretty good, maybe you have someone work with you, help you out, and it sounds pretty good. You are more of a writer/generator, not really live performer yourself, only for demo to get the idea down. And you get some people, they're in a band, pro, semi pro, people who get on stage to sing, and play. They help, but it is all done with tracks, never doing the actual song.
But you want to have a completely different set of people take the information of your song "cold" (ie, have not heard before, see in and work from written format even if there is listening to prior version) and generate a version that way, see what they can do, get professionals who can do several songs in one day.
Maybe you want commercial, paid singer, even if they are not passionate, have not rehearsed, and your song is not their career; same with the players, they will do in time, in tune, competent, efficient, playing together--all that accepted.
Has anyone done this? I am looking at some studios in Nashville. They have various packages. There is basic demo can be had for something like $600 to include four or five instruments, like drum, bass, guitar, keyboard, or something like that. Maybe add a singer for extra $120, and it's someting like 3 hours. Sometimes you see even cheaper, but take this one as a reference. Point is not exact detail, but the spectrum. At the other side of spectrum, then, you can apparently record an album, perhaps, if you are quick and very well organized, for say $15,000. Get the studio, fair number of musicans, x number of recording hours and y number of mixing hours after this, maybe mastering. So that is the general range I have seen.
Has anyone known this situation, as a customer or a service provider? Or if you say, no, don't do that, what other suggestions? For me, I am not much of a performer, I like to generate things by different methods and will put a "pre pre demo" together with maybe me doing everything. But would like to branch out to hear how the material would fare in another setting. I don't have a band or performance group; it's intriguing but is not likely for me. Ideally I want a push-button fantasy band of good competent players who "get it" and can take my demo up a notch! Looking for a studio that does this fluidly, efficiently, competently, thoughtfully. Kind of thing.
I'm motivated by several issues including:
1. It's taken me a very long time to get demos together. For various reasons. At my pace it will never happen. But imagine codifying song, then getting it done--several, boom, boom, boom! Then there is someting to work with/on.
2. It would be interesting and informative.
3. Despite not wanting to 'polish a turd' (ie, spend resource getting inherently bad thing in best shape ever), I think this would also be "litmus" test regarding strenth of material, pushing through the cobweb of subjectivity about, oh, I like this part so much, I just ignore, then don't even hear or notice, these flaws.
Understand this is "HOME recording," but the scope of the site touches beyond this (eg, marketing) so I think it is fair to ask:
Let's say that one uses HOME recording to do demos, or even "pre demos." Maybe things are not ideal; they sound pretty good, maybe you have someone work with you, help you out, and it sounds pretty good. You are more of a writer/generator, not really live performer yourself, only for demo to get the idea down. And you get some people, they're in a band, pro, semi pro, people who get on stage to sing, and play. They help, but it is all done with tracks, never doing the actual song.
But you want to have a completely different set of people take the information of your song "cold" (ie, have not heard before, see in and work from written format even if there is listening to prior version) and generate a version that way, see what they can do, get professionals who can do several songs in one day.
Maybe you want commercial, paid singer, even if they are not passionate, have not rehearsed, and your song is not their career; same with the players, they will do in time, in tune, competent, efficient, playing together--all that accepted.
Has anyone done this? I am looking at some studios in Nashville. They have various packages. There is basic demo can be had for something like $600 to include four or five instruments, like drum, bass, guitar, keyboard, or something like that. Maybe add a singer for extra $120, and it's someting like 3 hours. Sometimes you see even cheaper, but take this one as a reference. Point is not exact detail, but the spectrum. At the other side of spectrum, then, you can apparently record an album, perhaps, if you are quick and very well organized, for say $15,000. Get the studio, fair number of musicans, x number of recording hours and y number of mixing hours after this, maybe mastering. So that is the general range I have seen.
Has anyone known this situation, as a customer or a service provider? Or if you say, no, don't do that, what other suggestions? For me, I am not much of a performer, I like to generate things by different methods and will put a "pre pre demo" together with maybe me doing everything. But would like to branch out to hear how the material would fare in another setting. I don't have a band or performance group; it's intriguing but is not likely for me. Ideally I want a push-button fantasy band of good competent players who "get it" and can take my demo up a notch! Looking for a studio that does this fluidly, efficiently, competently, thoughtfully. Kind of thing.
I'm motivated by several issues including:
1. It's taken me a very long time to get demos together. For various reasons. At my pace it will never happen. But imagine codifying song, then getting it done--several, boom, boom, boom! Then there is someting to work with/on.
2. It would be interesting and informative.
3. Despite not wanting to 'polish a turd' (ie, spend resource getting inherently bad thing in best shape ever), I think this would also be "litmus" test regarding strenth of material, pushing through the cobweb of subjectivity about, oh, I like this part so much, I just ignore, then don't even hear or notice, these flaws.