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20th November 2005
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| Gear Head Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Santa Monica
Posts: 69
Thread Starter | Recording studios in Santa Monica/West LA
I'm not sure what the correct section for this post is. I've been doing home recording for a long time, but feel it is time to pay for studio time to record a solo acoustic guitar CD. Do any of you have recommendations for a studio in the Santa Monica area? I've investigated a few, but the prices have been a bit shocking. I'm looking for a studio that has a good sounding room and experience recording solo guitar performances. Thanks, Bryan |
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20th November 2005
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Orange County, CA
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I think it would be more cost effective and easier for you to rent the gear to record solo acoustic guitar, record at home and the take it to the big studio for mixing, reverb, eq, compression. I like live rooms for drums but not acoustic guitar.
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20th November 2005
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| Gear Head Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Santa Monica
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The main thing that I grapple with at home is environmental noise. I live in an apartment on a street that is busy during commuting hours, so most of my recording is limited to nights, and even then I have issues with cars, car stereos, car alarms, neighbor's TVs, and other racket. I've tried recording in other locations, but I'd really like to record in a room that has been acoustically treated and is pretty well isolated from external sounds. There is also the curse of the home studio: If I've got all the time in the world to work on a recording, then I end up taking it. Having a deadline to finish would be a good motivator. Thanks for your input, Bryan |
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20th November 2005
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| Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Whittier, CA
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You can check out my spot... Quality analog front end, high end apogee converters, protools for easy quick editing. What more do you need? :-) I am an acoustic guitar player as well so you might say I have an ear for it www.earwitnessstudios.com thanks sam |
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20th November 2005
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| Head of Bumping Security (B.S)  Joined: Feb 2004 Location: in the hills of Southern California
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I freelance at a nice studio in Hollywood. Sent you a PM.
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20th November 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Lost Angeles
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The Village Recorder. Good peoples.
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22nd November 2005
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| Gear addict  Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles
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22nd November 2005
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| Gear nut Joined: Apr 2005 Location: los angeles
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Bryan, You may want to give Arthur Barrow a call at Lotek studios in Venice. I've been making music with him for a decade, he's a monster...one of the Zappa alumni, worked with the Doors, etc. Here is a link to his site > http://pw1.netcom.com/~bigear/awbpage1.html. The real deal. Email me for his #. |
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22nd November 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles
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23rd November 2005
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| Gear addict  Joined: May 2005 Location: Bay Area
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Check this place out: www.4thstreetrecording.com Great place next to 3rd street. Jim Wirt is an awesome guy and has tracked and mixed alot of very cool bands. |
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23rd November 2005
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| Gear interested Joined: Nov 2005
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23rd November 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago
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4th Street studios on 4th street in Santa Monica comes to mind... cool vibe, 1073's, Telefunken V72s', great location, and great people...give Kathleen a call. |
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