Why is The Mansion the best recording studio value in America?
When you compare recording studios and packages it's important to compare apples to apples. Recording studios are no more alike than all cars are alike. Granted, all cars will get you from point A to point B, and all studios are capable of recording sound, but that's where the similarity ends.
The reason major artists of all genres record at high end facilities is not because they may have the disposable income to do so. It's because the equipment and experience to produce the very best sound is very expensive, and you must have a competitive sound to stand apart in an age crowded with "myspace artists".
After all, major artist ends up paying for the project and promotion through record sales before they make any money, so if they could get just as good a sound in their basement, they would do it.
It's not that each piece of high end gear is a lot better than its average counterpart. Here's the secret:
When you compare recording studios and packages it's important to compare apples to apples. Recording studios are no more alike than all cars are alike. Granted, all cars will get you from point A to point B, and all studios are capable of recording sound, but that's where the similarity ends.
The reason major artists of all genres record at high end facilities is not because they may have the disposable income to do so. It's because the equipment and experience to produce the very best sound is very expensive, and you must have a competitive sound to stand apart in an age crowded with "myspace artists".
After all, major artist ends up paying for the project and promotion through record sales before they make any money, so if they could get just as good a sound in their basement, they would do it.
It's not that each piece of high end gear is a lot better than its average counterpart. Here's the secret:
Let's take an example. While the numbers are subjective, some might say that an $8,000 microphone is only 10% better than a $1000 mic; $45,000 monitors are 10% better than $2,000 monitors; a $10,000 IZ Radar is 10% better than a $2,000 digital recorder; an $800,000 SSL console is 20% better than a $20,000 console, etc. And this only covers the gear. How much experience did it take to make you an expert on your instrument? Can a musical hobbyist perform at your level? What about an engineering hobbyist? You're a musical professional, do you want a professional capturing your sound?
In short, it's when you add up all of the 10 percents that your overall sound is noticeably better. You'll sell more records, and listeners will experience your art as it was intended.
Why is that important? First of all, as an artist that is trying to stand apart from the competition, you need to have the very best sound you possibly can. But beyond that, with the popularity of iPods and MP3 players and their very compressed music files, you need to start with the best possible tracks before they get 'squashed'. If you compress average sounding music it will sound totally lifeless on an iPod.
Back to apples to apples. There is one other studio in the country with a console like ours, an SSL 9000J/ 100 input console. There are minor differences, but it's essentially the same. Click on the link below and see what their daily rate is (and that's without an engineer).
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Our rate is less than 50% of that. Come experience the difference. Produce your next great record in The Mansion.
It’s the sum total of many little differences that end up making a big difference overall.