Well, guys, having a recording 'studio' usually means that you have a room that is dedicated to audio recording. This term assumes a treated room that is properly balanced acoustically.
Too many times I see a collection of 'equipment' being called a studio. Folks should just say, "yeah! I've got some recording studio equipment!" but instead they say, "hay! I've got a recording studio!" Not true. -- Opinion of an old fart studio designer & engineer from the old days...
You don't need a console to have a studio but you do need a proper room. - I mean, seriously guys, would you go to have a family portrait taken at a professional photo studio or some guy's cluttered garage with photo equipment without proper lighting??? I hope you get my metaphor.
Cheers,
John
... but have recorded many a great band in mine.
Well, guys, having a recording 'studio' usually means that you have a room that is dedicated to audio recording. This term assumes a treated room that is properly balanced acoustically.
Too many times I see a collection of 'equipment' being called a studio. Folks should just say, "yeah! I've got some recording studio equipment!" but instead they say, "hay! I've got a recording studio!" Not true. -- Opinion of an old fart studio designer & engineer from the old days...
One of the reasons that I like the term {and some of the book} "Guerilla recording" is that it frees one from John's definition and eases one into gecko zzed's. That's not a slight on John, by the way, whose views I respect and whose posts I like reading and where appropriate being challenged by. I was equally interested in his photographer analogy because right around the same time I got into recording at home in my little one bedroom flat, I got into developing and printing black and white photos at home. My bathroom/toilet had no window, I used to stick a wooden board on the bath and with my crude set up, do my thing. The first year of pictures were lame to improving, the next 13 were good, even if I say so myself.This is what I would generally regard as being the perception of what a studio is.
However, times are a-changing. The idea can be twisted a bit, and I would now say that it means also a room configured for audio recording. These days I would think that "dedicated" is too narrow a word; it implies you do nothing but recording in the room.
i hope to have a lava lamp one day ;o
up yours! i live in the US and my walmarts selling it for $5.99!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "dude"
No matter what you call your recording area, a console is pretty much a requirement for recording to analog tape.