By Sonia MacOle


Imagine being a music producer in London. Your inspiration may come from the many talented artists that came to America during the British invasion of the 1960s. Very few music lovers would argue that the Beatles and the Rolling Stones changed music forever. It seems that influence will never fully dissipate. Now accomplished musicians and people who just love music can find a recording studio in London or in America and be their own music producer.

This dream is within financial reach. The cost of studio time is very affordable. You can book one hour for fifty pounds, which translates to approximately seventy five US dollars. There are price breaks for booking three, four or five hours. It will take a few hours or days of booked time for musicians and singers to walk away with a finished recording,

There was a time when a girl with a guitar would sit down and record a song. That is not the way it works anymore. Today music is produced with expensive equipment and people who know how to use it. The singer and the songwriter need technology to produce music. Luckily you do not need a contract with a record company to produce music. You just need to book a few hours in a studio and everything you need will be at your fingertips.

Music today goes through the processes of mixing and mastering. A recording or the same song recorded on different tracks are mixed together to create one finished product. The object is to refine the sounds of the singer or singers and the instruments in such a way that everything is clear. There is an art to this process. After tracks have been mixed by an expert, a listener can discern the sound that each instrument and each voice makes. Oddly enough, mixing in a way separates sounds.

After the tracks have been mixed, the mastering takes place. To put it simply, mastering is the art of putting on the finishing touches and making the sound ready for reproduction. This post production process is called mastering because the final cut is cleaned up to the nth degree and then transferred to a master server. All the reproductions of the music will be taken off this master, so it has to be the absolute best it can be.

Many amateur musicians spend their lives without ever hitting it big. This fact in no way diminishes the talent and devotion these artists have to their music. The opportunity to lay down some tracks and produce their own music is like a gift to them. They greatly appreciate being able to rent a studio room and all the necessary staff and equipment.

Other people just appreciate music. They do not necessarily have talent to perform, they just love everything about music. A day making music in a studio and an actual record to remember that day, makes for a great time and fun way to express themselves.

Music lovers and accomplished musicians are able to produce their own music thanks to these studios. They do not need a million dollar fully equipped studio, because now they can rent one. Not to mention the expertise of the staff technicians. No record company contract required. Go ahead. Live your dream and make your own kind of music. I:0:J




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