When does a room become a studio?

[gremlin moon]

Another question would be is Reaktor a studio?

VST does stand for virtual studio technology. Just as the iphone has altered the definition of what is a phone/watch/computer/camera/dvd player/walkie-talkie is, I think VST has completely shifted what a studio now is -- as well as the fact that not a lot productions from the brutal honesty of a balance sheet perspective can remotely justify renting a traditional studio. Also, it seems that "knowing" your room is now a key factor versus having an optimized room that one rents. So in my mind there are traditional studios, virtual studios and hybrid studios.

A pure laptop or ipad setup is a virtual studio, a semi-treated bedroom or house with monitors and at least one synth other than a controller is a hybrid. Anyplace that feels like you are splurging is a traditional studio. Like this jealousy-inducing thread (seriously -- you've been warned ):
Had to be done - been in Real World studios for a couple of days.....

[ozy]

Originally Posted by audioconsult

definition..

when your bed is inside the room...its a room

when there is more equipment than anything else in this bedroom you can call it a bedroom studio

when this bedroom studio is next door to a real studio room you can call it studio B

but when you spend so much time in the studio you need to get a bed in it...

... it goes back to being called "a studio".

[Demokid]

I would call my music room a home studio but instead of using a porta-studio as many people used in the 80s I use a DAW. I have a decent pair of monitors (Yamaha HS-80m) but my room isn’t acoustically compensated.
I did however use white noise and a graphic spectrum analyzer to find some bass hot spots which I have compensated for using 31-band equalizer. It really made a different.

Regards
Demokid

[Grovestand]

Originally Posted by drethe5th

Its a studio once the room can complete its assigned task for proper recording.

If its just beats & mixing it looks a certain way.
If its live drums and guitar it looks a certain way.
If its just vocals, it looks a certain way.

If you must leave the space (go to another studio) to finish what YOU deem to be a final product, then its not a studio.

In short.
A studio is self defined, but must fully live up to the definition you gave it.

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This one gets my vote so far. I would say if you're making money making music in there then you've got a studio regardless of gear and room.

Caveat - Any room containing a Beatle automatically becomes a studio regardless of what is being done there.

Caveat 2 - Any room containing Miley Cyrus ceases to be a studio regardless of what is being done there.

Extrapolate caveats 3-1000000000 from the above examples.

[CJ1973]

Cool topic. For me it goes back and forth. For clients I call it studio. For my friends and family I call it room.

[gremlin moon]

Originally Posted by Grovestand

Caveat - Any room containing a Beatle automatically becomes a studio regardless of what is being done there.

In the back of my mind is the phrase: Sgt Peppers was done on a 4 track.

[tjporter]

Originally Posted by gremlin moon

In the back of my mind is the phrase: Sgt Peppers was done on a 4 track.

In Abbey Road STUDIOS with multiple 4-tracks.

[Saturn]

Hey my people remember a few years ago when the all in one studio or
portastudios were popular hey what about that carry around a studio
Hey man I'm gonna take my recorder home studio over mikes crib
and we gone jam I recall 25 years ago I bought my first 4 track
Fostex X15 that little sucker sound like a million bucks to me
It had a power pack held 9C battery's take it to the park
Anyway there are many definitions maybe the studio is inside
Of you!:-)

[JSt0rm]

This thread makes me go