Setting Up Home Recording Business

[Tukkis]

not sure if this the right forum

anyway, I was just wondering if my ability is good enough to set up a semi professional home recording studio?

I just want to record mainly demos for bands and solo artists

Here is some of the songs i have recorded

http://www.traveldreams.com.au/Loser.mp3

http://www.traveldreams.com.au/I Wanna Be There.mp3

http://www.traveldreams.com.au/Don't Leave Me.mp3

By the way I'm only 15
Tukkis

[tf5_bassist]

Wow. I'm impressed. Listening to "Loser" right now... Gimme the rundown on your gear and whatnot... I think that the acoustic guitar sound could be a bit warmer, and something about the egg-shaker rhythm in the verses is a bit weird, hehehe, but overall, it's decent... And you're only 15... You've got a lot of time to get better, and you've already got a great start, in my book.

[Leeking]

Pretty good,

now just grow a beard and tell people you're 34!
(people usually don't take a 15 yr old behind a console seriously... )

BTW, what vocal mics do u have?

[Tukkis]

This is my equipment list:

Souncard- ISIS maxi studio

Monitors- Onkyo Home Stereo

Mixer- Behringer MX2004a

Effects- Behringer v-amp

Software- Cool Edit Pro 2, Fruity Loops

Guitars- Fender squirer electric
- Yamaha RBX270 Bass
- Maton Em225C Electric acoustic

Mics- 2x Behringer XM8500
a couple of other crappy mics

If I was going to start a business in the next few years I would definately upgrade my mics

Thanks
Tukkis

[goran]

look at
http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthr...threadid=57270
to see some good information about recording busines..

[Tukkis]

thanks

Tukkis

[foreverain4]

is that you playing and singing? sounds pretty good to me. i am guessing you didnt record the drums, but used loops. is that correct? being able to record drums would be a major factor in whether you could record demos for people. this, IMO, is one of the hardest instr. to record, because of multiple mics and phasing issues. you have got a great start though man!!!



lynn

[Tukkis]

yeh that's me playing and singing

I know the drums are fake and not the best but at the moment I don't have the mics or a good enough drum set to record a decent drums sound

Tukkis

[foreverain4]

dont get me wrong dude, it sounded great! drums were just a little "small" . keep going in the same direction.

[TexRoadkill]

As a 15yr old you are unable to enter into any contracts without your parents signature so be careful. Only guys your own age will be willing to pay you so market your services to them and you can probably make some cash. Make sure that their parents sign any agreements also.

[MISTERQCUE]

Just remember grass-hoppa', you got your WHOLE life in front of you! If you are willing to sacrifice, save your money, spend endlessly long hours learning the craft, you can do it!! As a matter of fact, you can do ANYTHING once you have your mind set to it!

Good Luck Home-boy!

[SPINSTERWUN]

I agree with the big Q.

[knightfly]

Shee-it man, "Loser" you AIN'T - I'm 57, and if I'd had that much together when I was 15, I'd be GOD by now - Right, you definitely need drums (even electronic ones like Roland if you can't make big noises where you are) BUT... I've heard shit-box bands on late nite shows that would kill for what you've done (if they were smart enough to realize just how bad they sucked)

MisterQ is right - there's another old expression (almost as old as me) - "whether you think you Can, or think you CAN'T - you're right... In your case, you obviously CAN, keep at it... Steve

[shackrock]

nice.
i'm only 16 (started when i was 14)...

now i just ordered my delta 44 and new comp and new mics.

my sound with my old gear is at www.mp3.com/fightorflight (just an example).


but the answer is YES you can, ha. Then again, I have (and have had since i was 12) a gigantic beard...and as long as people dont ask my age, they take it that i'm at least 20..ha.

i've recorded a few bands (terrible ones...ha) in the past, and one that was my friends band that was real nice, the recording turned out great, and they sent it away to burn 500 copies, and its sellin like crazy now.

the key is charge as little as you can, and start with rtecording your friends - get them to release some demos or somethin. and if it rocks, and if its cheap for others, people wll start emailing you and calling you up (happened to me).

[BrettB]

I think the most difficult part when beginning with a homerecording studio is to find people who want to invest in a recording at your studio. Satisfied customers create new ones off course, but you have to begin somewhere off course. I really suggest starting practicing heaps with young and beginning bands and slowly getting the extra tricks of the trade.

You have to convince people that you can record them the best...

[ad0lescnts]

sweet dude...
I'm 15 too man it's cool to see people my age here.. i give respect!! i know some guy who thinks he knows his shit and pretty much just sets up a microphone in a room..and thinks he's bad ass and wants "$600 upfront and 50% of all 'cdr sales'" it's people like you and me that will take over the world! muahhahaha



how did you get that guitar sound??


T

[Tukkis]

how did you get that guitar sound??

with a behringer v-amp believe it or not

[ad0lescnts]

sweeet

[James Argo]

Gosh... I couldn't believe it. Tell me boy, how can you get that sound with Behringer ? Tell me more about your micing, setting, and so on...

[Tukkis]

I just plug my v-amp straight into my soundcard

Tukkis

[James Argo]

...hmmm pretty smart. It was a long time ago since I do direct things. I totally forget if it still can work with my Zoom.
hmmm...
Thank's...

[Alchemist3k]

I feel a song coming all.

'All the young dudes... carry the news...all the young dudes... carry the new-hews'

[thecongo]

Im only 17 and I've already recorded,mixed, and mastered demos/lo-fi albums for 7 bands around here. I just have them pay me for tape and a flat rate at the end of the sessions. They really appreciate that it's cheap and the quality is something that can rival something that they can hear on the internet by another band. Just ask around your area for local bands and friends trying to make a cheap demo that they can shop around with for gigs and indie labels. Just have fun with it and keep rockin the mix.

[ambi]

you defintaly don't "sound" 15, and honestly most of the stuff i hear people post up on the net boasting shit on board s is utter crap. But honestly this is really really good, and coming from me thats a compliment. Ive never complimented anything online like this. Seriously it sounds really great, yea, drums could use a little work, but its fruity loops, i use that program i can understand. Im only 18, ive been doing it on and off for a few years now, only really recording things here and there for fun and doing hip hop ish jazzy rocky stuff for about a year. VERY on and off, not enough time and no equipment. I have a computer, with a sound blaster live, a shure sm58, an art mp studio, and a bunch of softwear. im planning on dropping a lot of money on equipment and music instruments (and learnign to play them), fairly soon. But until then im just kinda working and doing little things every once and a while. But, really, sounds really good. I liked the actual song a lot too, not just the recording, great stuff.

[ambi]

btw, do you have your stuff mastered at a pro place? or is that just your work at home? Im curious how you get your kick drum to sound punchy and nice. And your drums sound kinda complicated for fruity loops now that i listen, like, the way they're done, doesn't sound like fruity loops, the way there are fast rolls etc... anyways.