FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
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- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Time is valuable and can become costly in any studio environment when the client is unprepared and unaware of how the recording process works. The best sessions are when the artist has had plenty of time to practice and comes in ready to give their best performance. Typically we will try to have your songs loaded and ready to record before you arrive to the studio. We tend to have a few min’s of getting the headphone mix and volumes to our liking be then are ready to go. We typically try to get at least two good takes of every performance. When doing vocals we often layer performances creating depth and unique spatial placement. Some vocals are done line by line or punched in as well. With recording Electric Guitars we almost always try to get two identical takes and pan each take hard left and hard right creating a powerful stereo image. Bass is typically mixed with one track and the bass is edited to play in the pocket with the drums. We try to do all the editing after tracking is done but from time to time we will make composite tracks while recording is in progress. Having practiced as much as possible and being prepared to record to a click track will save time and frustration when recording. Live Drums are always recorded to a click track that is played in the drummer’s headphones. This allows sections of the arrangement to be edited with ease. If you are coming to record in our studio please arrive on time as we bill hourly and exactly as time has been scheduled. We require a $100 deposit for all sessions. Files are released ONLY after being paid in full.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I graduated with High Honors from Madison Media Institute in 1999. After graduation I worked as Troy Stetina's engineer for 10 years at Artist Underground Recording Studio in New Berlin Wi.