Recording Studio

[moaner]

I've always dreamed of setting up a recording studio when I'm older. However, I hear people like kkk who are doing courses in producing etc. Is it neccessary to actively be taught the things you need to know about working a studio? See, I can't think of a lot I wouldn't know how to do practically, but is there a lot you need to learn?

[KKKKKocaine]

I've always dreamed of setting up a recording studio when I'm older. However, I hear people like kkk who are doing courses in producing etc. Is it neccessary to actively be taught the things you need to know about working a studio? See, I can't think of a lot I wouldn't know how to do practically, but is there a lot you need to learn?

It will probably help with things like mics, really the best way to learn about those is to actively use them and distinguish truth from marketing garble, i.e. a bass drum mic will often out perform an SM57 on an acoustic guitar. There may also be a few other things you'll want to learn that you do not currently know, especially on the theory side of things.

Finally, if you want to build your own studio, acoustics will be essential to work out what effect certain objects will have, and what acoustic enviroment will be the most gracious to your recording equipment.

All in all, If you want to build your own studio, or work as a producer, a course in music tech or something else can't do you anything but good, and doing it at a music college naturaly increases your ability to experiment more in the studio with other bands and artists.