The Fabulous Environment of the Recording Studio
Friday, October 2nd, 2009In the musical business, the recording studio is one of the most important elements. At this time, it’s no longer enough to know how to write and play music if you are an aspiring musician. You must also know how to record it. The music labels no longer send their A/R guys to clubs to look for fresh talent. What they do, however, is to check out itunes.com or taxi.com, and keep track of downloads. Know that without recording your music, you cannot have other people download it. If your music can’t be downloaded, you might as well be singing to yourself.
The digital revolution and the internet have a significant impact on how music is being distributed nowadays, but their effect on the recording studio is complementary. For example, the use of Pro Tools and Reason allowed more creativity while making it possible for the middle-income individual to afford the equipment necessary to do a multi-track mix right in his very own home.
However, the recording studio still offers a lot that is beyond the average musician’s resources: specialized microphones, acoustically enhanced recording rooms and booths, musical instruments (how many of you own and have room for a piano, drum kit and standup bass?) and perhaps most importantly: knowledgeable and professional audio engineers and music producers.
You see, it is not sufficient to own Pro Tools and a computer and a microphone. Most of all, you have to know how to capture the sound that you’ve conceptualized. This isn’t something you can see from a manual. It is rare for the do-it-yourselfer to be able to capture the exact sound they’re looking for. This is where the Recording Connection is highly needed.
At Radio Connection, you will be taken under the mentorship of a professional or audio engineer - who will give you the opportunity to work in a real recording studio. The institute has everything you need to know about the craft: from theories to business applications.
But mostly, the Recording Connection music curriculum is about access. Access to real recording jams featuring renowed and not-so famous recording artists; access to fabulous equipment that you get to work with and familiarize yourself with; access to some of the finest talents to sit behind a mixing console as your own private instructor; and perhaps most importantly, access to musicians, engineers, producers and other music professionals who are treading the recording studio where you are training…the very contacts you’ll need to make it in the music business.
The goal of the Recording Connection is not to teach you how to play music, but rather to teach you how to record your music so you get the sound you are searching for. With that in mind, we’ve even included your very own Mbox in the learning investment of $7750 so that you can try different mix downs of music in your home recording studio. Truly, enrolling at the Recording Connection is an endeavor that you’ll never regret if you are serious about getting into the film business.