College Work - Please Help Me!

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Hi there guys ive hovered around here the last couple of days and have taken odd bits of information from here to help out with an assingment for college... And its reaching breaking point now I have only hours left to write another 2000 words (with 1000 already done out of a 3000 minimum) And I need your help. My investigation I have given myself the primary question

"What does it take to start an efficient Home Recording Studio?"

and the secondary questions

"What qualifications are ideal for the job, and what education will I need to know what I’m doing with all the equipment?"
"How much money needs to be spent?"
"How much equipment is needed and which ones are better to get than others? etc."
"If there is any legal processes to go through regarding noise levels in built up areas? etc."
"Is there a way of making money with a studio?"

If any of you can shed some light and give me some "research" into finding my answers thus allowing me to stay on my college course, I will be forever in your debt.

Thankyou :eek:

P.S: See me refresh this page frantically looking for answers.
 
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"What does it take to start an efficient Home Recording Studio?"

A good space to set your equipment, a decent knowledge of how to record all types of instruments, some decent equipment. There's a ton of answers to this one question.


"What qualifications are ideal for the job, and what education will I need to know what I’m doing with all the equipment?"

I don't have any formal education in this stuff. "Learn as you go" worked for me. Need to find out about a piece of equipment? Look up everything you need to know about it. Need to learn how to use your software? Download some tutorials.


"How much money needs to be spent?"

How much equipment are you looking to buy? Home studios can be pretty thin as far as equipment goes and still get by. There are home studios with hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment. It all depends on your budget and goals.

"How much equipment is needed and which ones are better to get than others? etc."

See above answer.

"If there is any legal processes to go through regarding noise levels in built up areas? etc."

Look up the laws reguarding noise levels in your area. I'm sure every area is different. Most people put a little work into "sound proofing" the area they're going to be loud in.

"Is there a way of making money with a studio?"

Of course. If you get good enough and confident enough, start getting your name out there locally. Invite a couple bands to record with you for real cheap. Get some experience and keep at it. Lots of people make a living recording people in their home studios. I'm not at that point just yet, but if I keep doing this for a few more years ya never know. But it depends on what you mean by "make" money. It'll take years for me to recoup my investment into the studio, so like with starting any small business you won't show a profit for years.
 
Thanks Man that'll be useful. I know these are all very generic questions... So im going to change my project around a bit to say im recording my own band(s) and my own acoustic guitar stuff. The bands will be Rock/Heavy Metal.

And when it comes to what kind of level of equipment, could someone post something like what I could get in each £/$1,000 increments... as in if I was spending less than 1000 What could I get?.. and then 2000, 3000. With kind of run of the mill equipment specifics... Like basically what you'll find in possesion of anyone who is recording properly.
 
All that in 3,000 words? That's like 6 pages? You are taking on a topic of book length. Any one of those questions could take 3,000 words to address adequately.

I should show you my undergraduate thesis, I won't, because you would die of boredom, but it was 55 pages, plus tables and notes, on a question narrower than any one of those above.

Questions 3 and 6 would require a business plan complete with spreadsheet analysis. I would drop those two right off.

Question 5 is relatively trivial with respect to the others, I would drop it. Of course there are probably noise ordinances in any developed area. But the biggest reason for soundproofing is keeping noise out, not in.

On question 4, drop the latter part about which equipment is better. This is an essay, not a gear review, and the big gear decisions are largely subjective. Try to concentrate on describing the basic options available, such as recording media, outboard equipment, computers, and so forth.

When reading this site for information on efficiency, keep in mind that many people here are hobbyists solely or primarily, so their decisions are not influenced by that criterion. Even pro studios seem not to mind have a bit of excess gear around if you know what I mean. A lot of this stuff is toys that big boys (and girls) like to play with.
 
If any of you can shed some light and give me some "research" into finding my answers thus allowing me to stay on my college course,
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Now is a FINE time to start. :rolleyes: You want US to GIVE you the knowlege that YOU are supposed to RESEARCH YOURSELF?????????? Some of us have spent YEARS researching this stuff and you want it handed to you on a silver platter. Fuck off.
 
Well I didnt just come on here and ask, ive tried so many sources. Of course none of yo uhave to say anything, I just thought a few good samaritans out there could help. I dont need to be re-told how shit and lazy I am, Im beating myself up about it right now.
 
999chris said:
"What does it take to start an efficient Home Recording Studio?"
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MOney/equipment, knowledge, experience, a quiet place to record, and creativity.

999chris said:
"What qualifications are ideal for the job, and what education will I need to know what I’m doing with all the equipment?"
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Experience.

999chris said:
"How much money needs to be spent?"
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Anywhere from $99.95 to $1,000,000.00.

999chris said:
"How much equipment is needed and which ones are better to get than others? etc."
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That depends on your experience, your budget, your potential clients, and your space.

999chris said:
"If there is any legal processes to go through regarding noise levels in built up areas? etc."
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Check your local municipality for noise laws and so forth.

999chris said:
"Is there a way of making money with a studio?"
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Yes, several.
 
frederic, do you still have that essay you posted here on how to run a studio? That helped me a lot.
 
RICK FITZPATRICK said:
Fuck off.
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Wow, tough crowd. Well ya know, I actually do agree with what you said now that I think about what he's asking for and how easy it is to find answers to all his questions.

Maybe what you should be asking for is for us to point you in the right direction to find all these answers yourself. Rick is right, we really shouldn't just had it to you, from an ethical standpoint as far as college is concerned, and because we've (well, not so much me, but a lot of the guys here) spent years gaining the knowledge to be where we are right now.
 
I have no problem whatsoever helping people who at least make an initial effort to research their issue or question themselves. This applies to this studio forum, various truck-related forums, machining and welding forums, and several forums I host myself.

There is a huge difference between "My engine died, what do I do?" and "my engine died, the crankshaft is cracked, can I have it rewelded or should I replace it with a stock crank, or an aftermarket forged 4340N crank?"

The latter always gets more responses.. because most of us who participate in forums like this have limited time as it is... so typing long-ass disserations in response to vague questions might not even answer the real question(s) that are buried under the effort-free one liner question in the first place.

And I don't mean to be a prick about it... I just don't have 40 hours a week to spend here encouraging people who are asking questions down to a finer detail of specifics, which can be addressed appropriately.

Every so often (as an escape from stress) I do a mental "core dump" on here and other forums, such as my "how to run a studio" thread that Brad linked to this one, and my "DIY Analog Console" project that is on another thread (and very slow going I might add). But that's different. I unload the brain in quantity when I have time, which is almost nill these days. I spent 4 hours today of time I didn't have welding a broken spring shackle on my truck. Why? I needed the truck to pick up the new fridge because I'm too darned cheap to pay for delivery. So with my wife hovering over me "is it done yet?" I disassembled the rear suspension in the driveway, welded the bracket (2 minutes tops), then reassembled the suspension and aligned it.

Anyway, I don't mean to be a prick about it... but there are my reasons for "being a prick" to vague, effort-free questions.
 
Very well-writen response. :)

I hate working on my cars... I take them to the garage. haha.
 
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