How to Write Independent Music : How to Find & Choose a Recording Studio

[HU0Sproductions]

44.1-24 is what most professional studios run on

[KKinsane2009]

um, indie involving going to a pro studio, kind of defeats the point of it being indie don't you think?

[KingCashQuan]

IM LOOKING FOR ONE IN TORONTO

[pturner561]

anybody know of any studio in Palm Beach to Miami area?

[bflippsytrance]

Another producer (who does a lot of mastering for other artists) told me that converting 48K 24bit into 44.1 16 bit (to put it on CD) will not be good for the soundquality and will make it sound slightly different... He advices people to produce on 44.1 for this reason... Any input on this would be appreciated...

[Ang197O]

Yes, converting from 48k to 44.1k will be much more detrimental than either staying 44.1k or performing an easy-math conversion from 88.2k to 44.1k. Furthermore, the quality difference between 44.1k and 48k is almost negligible to begin with. To see for yourself, do some recording at both sample rates and then try to even tell the difference between them.

The 16bit-24bit difference is MUCH more important and you should always start projects at least 24bit.

[MistaSmoove16]

nice..i need to talk to u im upcoming artist im just tryna get all this mixing down to where it sounds good in my car..sometimes it does sometimes it doesnt..idk if it my program or wat but can u get back me bruh appreciate it

[flashbulb22]

It is better to record at 32bit/192k to minimise quality loss between the master CD, The glass pressing plate then the final pressings. But even then it will never be as good as the original master. This is why 2" analog tape to vinyl rules. In fact Tupac recorded on a 2" Otari MTR-90 tape machine. Listen to his vinyl albums/singles it will prove my point. Besides can you drive your levels up to +9db on digital? No! exactly. With digital you "hear" music with analog you "experience" it

[Dzoni73]

@flashbulb22 Whats your source that 2pac recorded on Otari MTR90?

As i know, he tracked his vocals on almost every industry standard 2" machine

studer a800, a820 24 track, studer a827, and sometimes MCI, but Otari MTR90? Hmm.. I remember Can-Am studios having one in their Room A.

Otari MTR90 was sitting next to Studer A800...Then they mastered everything to Studer A820 1/2" 2 track.

[or0n]

honestly I don't like how he emphasized recording at 24 bit/48k. CD's are 44.1 so I would rather record at 44.1. Much more important than the A/D converters (the least important link in the chain) is the overall sound achieved. In order of importance from highest to lowest: room, mics, preamps, outboard gear like compressors, and finally converters.

[Ang197O]

Respectfully, I disagree about converters. Crappy converters will put a noticeable limit on the quality of the overall sound. Compensating for mediocre converters steals time from mixdown. But nowadays most converters are pretty decent. And many multichannel interfaces also give you AES or s/pdif input, so you could have a bunch of mediocre ADC's and 2-4 channels of something phenomenal.

My ordering would go as follows: player, instrument, engineer, ADC, preamps, mics, outboard&plugins

[cobb864]

take dudes advice when he says "listen on a system that you are familiar with" -- happened to me and my group -- sounds great on the studio speakers but wasn't adjusted to sound great on all lower quality decks and what not. Thanks for the info. Helpful video.

[kotykolter11]

yo man hit me back, i wanna talk to you.

[vicha777]

THANKS ! i remember when i has started i wasnt sure about nothing at all ! i didnt know what to do ! and i find it what you saying realy helpfull for amateurs ..(im not saying im a pro.)

[impablo90]

good advice!

thanks fo that..

[FootLongSub]

48K 24? 44/16bit? what do you mean by that?

[flashbulb22]

his referring to the sampling rate and bit depth.

[TheHighVic]

maan thanks.. I've just been "signed in" to a studio, but it'll take time before we'll be albe to rap some shit..I'll keep in mind what you just said and thanks for all the videos:D peace n love 5 stars