Saving money at these big studios

Philly Stress · 23rd March 2006, 06:49 PM

I was venturing out of my Bedroom for the first time in a long time.

I'm going to track a one of the Bigger studios in Philly with the SSL consoles (either The Studio or Indre I'll know within the hour!) Any suggestion?? Btw I'll just be tracking music out of MPC 3k thru Neves into protools.

Thanks in Advance

thethrillfactor · 23rd March 2006, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Philly Stress

Any suggestion??

Like what?

**TonyBelmont** · 23rd March 2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Philly Stress

I was venturing out of my Bedroom for the first time in a long time.

I'm going to track a one of the Bigger studios in Philly with the SSL consoles (either The Studio or Indre I'll know within the hour!) Any suggestion?? Btw I'll just be tracking music out of MPC 3k thru Neves into protools.

Thanks in Advance

Why bother? Those studios should be used for mixing not tracking your MPC.. save the money and do it at home, or better yet buy a pair of Neve's with the money it would cost you to record there.

con?one · 23rd March 2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

Why bother? Those studios should be used for mixing not tracking your MPC.. save the money and do it at home, or better yet buy a pair of Neve's with the money it would cost you to record there.

agree

23rd March 2006, 10:52 PM

How much are you paying per hour? I'm in Philly and I'll track the song for you for cheaper than their rate. I got Protools HD/Apogee rosetta 800, a pair of CIBs, Adesign MP2, a few dbx 160xts, a distressor, CL1-B, and a few brands of direct boxes etc....

If you absolutely NEED Neve flavor, I'll rent some Neve channels.

djui5 · 23rd March 2006, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by no ssl yet

How much are you paying per hour? I'm in Philly and I'll track the song for you for cheaper than their rate..

Hell yea..haha! That's how it get's done. "I got you for less than they can".....

jlotto · 23rd March 2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Philly Stress

I was venturing out of my Bedroom for the first time in a long time.

I'm going to track a one of the Bigger studios in Philly with the SSL consoles (either The Studio or Indre I'll know within the hour!) Any suggestion?? Btw I'll just be tracking music out of MPC 3k thru Neves into protools.

Thanks in Advance

if u gonna wind up mixing there thru that console no need to trk there. just bring ur pt file. u still gonna get what u trying to get from that console

robmix · 23rd March 2006, 11:55 PM

just rent some neves and track at home.

24th March 2006, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by djui5

Hell yea..haha! That's how it get's done. "I got you for less than they can".....

Randy I'm not undercutting. I imagine an SSL room would have to charge more than I would. And as it stands he'd be paying for more than he needs. So it would make sense to track @ home or a smaller spot.

LOL Great Rooms are a plus, but they have little effect when all you are doing is plugging up the 8 outs of an MPC and pressing record

themaestro · 24th March 2006, 06:18 PM

thats real talk bro! the only benefit of tracking in the big studio is getting to smoke up THEIR equipment! i was in philly recording and was disappointed to find that the A room was WACK!!! my basement setup has better converters and i could rent the outboard stuff that i needed! 001 in the B room of a major studio? GET REAL....'phillystress', next time you have money to burn holla at 'nosslyet' he knows what he's doing!

djui5 · 25th March 2006, 01:23 AM

I see :)

silly me....

Switchcraft · 25th March 2006, 07:02 AM

ill do it for cheaper than SSL. Chandler/neve fatso lavry smart C2langevin. Cheaper cheaper cheaper. West philly. hahah
sike, I would go to 'the studio' to mix( if thats the type of advice you want) , I did alot of work at crash and some people migrated indre to crash. it was prolly the other way around as well tho.

Philly Stress · 30th March 2006, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Switchcraft

ill do it for cheaper than SSL. Chandler/neve fatso lavry smart C2langevin. Cheaper cheaper cheaper. West philly. hahah
sike, I would go to 'the studio' to mix( if thats the type of advice you want) , I did alot of work at crash and some people migrated indre to crash. it was prolly the other way around as well tho.

Does anyone Hee From Phily do Tracking?? Let me know??

jslevin · 30th March 2006, 02:53 AM

I will take care of all of my Philly slutbrothers. Just shoot me a note.

I have heard plenty of really good stuff and the occasional bad stuff out of both Indre and Crash. From what I understand, both are certainly good enough facilities that the engineer is going to be the key factor as to whether an artist or outside producer has a good experience there. And the same is true here at Turtle. Of course, my guys are outstanding, and world-class musicians to boot. That's why I hired them.

We have a bunch of great DI flavors and/or we can always patch line-level straight into the AD-16x into Pro Tools HD. No big deal. We charge a reduced rate for transfer jobs like this, because the setup and teardown time are next to nothing, and also because it's a chance to meet and make connections with our fellow Philly producers and musicians. That's a good thing for everybody.

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23rd March 2006, 06:49 PM	#1
Philly Stress Gear nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 124	Saving money at these big studios I was venturing out of my Bedroom for the first time in a long time. I'm going to track a one of the Bigger studios in Philly with the SSL consoles (either The Studio or Indre I'll know within the hour!) Any suggestion?? Btw I'll just be tracking music out of MPC 3k thru Neves into protools. Thanks in Advance

23rd March 2006, 11:55 PM	#8
robmix Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,984	just rent some neves and track at home. __________________ Rob Hoffman -------------------------- http://www.elicitmusic.com http://dartone.org/

24th March 2006, 06:18 PM	#10
themaestro Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATL Posts: 509	thats real talk bro! the only benefit of tracking in the big studio is getting to smoke up THEIR equipment! i was in philly recording and was disappointed to find that the A room was WACK!!! my basement setup has better converters and i could rent the outboard stuff that i needed! 001 in the B room of a major studio? GET REAL....'phillystress', next time you have money to burn holla at 'nosslyet' he knows what he's doing! __________________ I make beats!

25th March 2006, 01:23 AM	#11
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23rd March 2006, 10:52 PM	#5
no ssl yet Guest Posts: n/a	How much are you paying per hour? I'm in Philly and I'll track the song for you for cheaper than their rate. I got Protools HD/Apogee rosetta 800, a pair of CIBs, Adesign MP2, a few dbx 160xts, a distressor, CL1-B, and a few brands of direct boxes etc.... If you absolutely NEED Neve flavor, I'll rent some Neve channels.

25th March 2006, 07:02 AM	#12
Switchcraft Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Philly Posts: 969	ill do it for cheaper than SSL. Chandler/neve fatso lavry smart C2langevin. Cheaper cheaper cheaper. West philly. hahah sike, I would go to 'the studio' to mix( if thats the type of advice you want) , I did alot of work at crash and some people migrated indre to crash. it was prolly the other way around as well tho. __________________ my hands work mad good http:/www.RadioRecession.com www.RadioRecession.blogspot.com

30th March 2006, 02:53 AM	#14
jslevin Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,688	I will take care of all of my Philly slutbrothers. Just shoot me a note. I have heard plenty of really good stuff and the occasional bad stuff out of both Indre and Crash. From what I understand, both are certainly good enough facilities that the engineer is going to be the key factor as to whether an artist or outside producer has a good experience there. And the same is true here at Turtle. Of course, my guys are outstanding, and world-class musicians to boot. That's why I hired them. We have a bunch of great DI flavors and/or we can always patch line-level straight into the AD-16x into Pro Tools HD. No big deal. We charge a reduced rate for transfer jobs like this, because the setup and teardown time are next to nothing, and also because it's a chance to meet and make connections with our fellow Philly producers and musicians. That's a good thing for everybody.

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