18-10-2015, 10:02 PM
@djbkcr
I had a studio in the 1990s as well; ran it for about 10 years. Have never given up the audio stuff, but had a new baby near the end days of the studio, so sold it to make sure I had a non-self-employed place in the world. I'm back to doing mixing/mastering now.
It boggles the mind the change in affordability since then.
Analogue to Digital Tape in those days cost me $3K per every eight tracks, and a top notch parametric equalizer (usable on only one track at mixdown unless printed per track as needed) cost the same! Now we all have unlimited tracks and a vast array of processing, useable to no end, for less than either of those by themselves. I mean, one could go top end parametric EQ, for example, today and be hard pressed to spend $500 (on the very highest end) for a VST 'unit.'
Absolutely mind bending.
The only downside is that this affordability means more accessibility, and since musicians think they can do everything themselves and tend to be control freaks, they all start doing the work themselves, and we all have to wait around for them to realize their mixes don't sound quite right in their car compared to the CDs they buy, for them to come back to us!
It takes more than solid gear to mix/master, and hopefully they figure that out sooner, rather than later!
Now I have unlimited amounts of great EQs and other processing, and unlimited amounts of tracks. Its absolutely mind bending!
I had a studio in the 1990s as well; ran it for about 10 years. Have never given up the audio stuff, but had a new baby near the end days of the studio, so sold it to make sure I had a non-self-employed place in the world. I'm back to doing mixing/mastering now.
It boggles the mind the change in affordability since then.
Analogue to Digital Tape in those days cost me $3K per every eight tracks, and a top notch parametric equalizer (usable on only one track at mixdown unless printed per track as needed) cost the same! Now we all have unlimited tracks and a vast array of processing, useable to no end, for less than either of those by themselves. I mean, one could go top end parametric EQ, for example, today and be hard pressed to spend $500 (on the very highest end) for a VST 'unit.'
Absolutely mind bending.
The only downside is that this affordability means more accessibility, and since musicians think they can do everything themselves and tend to be control freaks, they all start doing the work themselves, and we all have to wait around for them to realize their mixes don't sound quite right in their car compared to the CDs they buy, for them to come back to us!
It takes more than solid gear to mix/master, and hopefully they figure that out sooner, rather than later!
Now I have unlimited amounts of great EQs and other processing, and unlimited amounts of tracks. Its absolutely mind bending!