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Gone Fission · 26th January 2003

I figure the answer has two essential parts: results and creature comforts.

A high end studio should put out high end product, in terms of fidelity, tonality, and musicality. Capable recording gear, great sounding rooms, and musical tools that facilitate creativity are part of the equation, besides capable, creative staff to help bring the results around.

Creature comforts would largely be a facility that gives everyone on the project what they need to be in the place they need to be for the task at hand. Comfortable surroundings, varied distractions (and management of distractions by the producer), sustenance in non-detrimental forms (a sliding scale for different people, I suppose), and whatever is needed to encourage the ultimate result. We don't always need to be talking about a resort studio; I think on one of the last two Soundgarden albums they brought Kim Thayil's ratty couch and other accoutrements to make him feel more at home in the studio when he was doing his overdubs.

The $2k a day sort of places tend to have what a large body of people would consider high end facilities. Some of the more homey, quirky places folks around here run might be more high-end in terms of the results they can pull out of a particular band. Mixerman's decoration strategies seem to be largely about taking the clinical, intimidating feel out of studios which might be intimidating and distracting to many musicians, so you might consider that sort of high end vibe doesn't help get results for everyone.

Me, I've plain and simple got a shit-hole.

Bear

26th January 2003	#3
Gone Fission Gear addict Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Terra Incognita Posts: 494	I figure the answer has two essential parts: results and creature comforts. A high end studio should put out high end product, in terms of fidelity, tonality, and musicality. Capable recording gear, great sounding rooms, and musical tools that facilitate creativity are part of the equation, besides capable, creative staff to help bring the results around. Creature comforts would largely be a facility that gives everyone on the project what they need to be in the place they need to be for the task at hand. Comfortable surroundings, varied distractions (and management of distractions by the producer), sustenance in non-detrimental forms (a sliding scale for different people, I suppose), and whatever is needed to encourage the ultimate result. We don't always need to be talking about a resort studio; I think on one of the last two Soundgarden albums they brought Kim Thayil's ratty couch and other accoutrements to make him feel more at home in the studio when he was doing his overdubs. The $2k a day sort of places tend to have what a large body of people would consider high end facilities. Some of the more homey, quirky places folks around here run might be more high-end in terms of the results they can pull out of a particular band. Mixerman's decoration strategies seem to be largely about taking the clinical, intimidating feel out of studios which might be intimidating and distracting to many musicians, so you might consider that sort of high end vibe doesn't help get results for everyone. Me, I've plain and simple got a shit-hole. Bear __________________ Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.