Ever since I finished my home studio my main focus asides from actually creating music has been getting my engineering up to par and I'm finally gettin to that level where I'm soon gonna open it up as a studio for local Rappers and turn it into a side hustle. Because I finally feel confident in the final product I can give them and feel I can charge without mfs feelin ripped off. Prolly gonna start at $15 an hour.
Compression is still my major pitfall tho. And EQ to an extent. I can get a really clean vocal but gettin that "immersion" where the vocals sink into the mix seamlessly is where I struggle. It either sticks out a lil too much or sinks in too much. Usually the former cause I never let it get too quiet. But I can't seem to find that sweet spot yet and I don't know exactly what it is that I'm not doin.
You have no aspirations to move out of your moms place with your "studio" at $15 an hour. High goals. Go suck your moms tits while I cry about weed.
$15 is a fine starting price. I ask for $20. Its better to start low, and attrack customers, and then raise it once people start to see how much youre actually worth.
Ever since I finished my home studio my main focus asides from actually creating music has been getting my engineering up to par and I'm finally gettin to that level where I'm soon gonna open it up as a studio for local Rappers and turn it into a side hustle. Because I finally feel confident in the final product I can give them and feel I can charge without mfs feelin ripped off. Prolly gonna start at $15 an hour.
Compression is still my major pitfall tho. And EQ to an extent. I can get a really clean vocal but gettin that "immersion" where the vocals sink into the mix seamlessly is where I struggle. It either sticks out a lil too much or sinks in too much. Usually the former cause I never let it get too quiet. But I can't seem to find that sweet spot yet and I don't know exactly what it is that I'm not doin.
Compression is one thing thay could really ruin a mix. I try not to rely too heavily on compression, and just use light compression on tracks for mixes, with a master compressor with a limitor for overall level of the song.
EQ is still tricky, because I can never decide exactly what frequencies I want cut, so I still rely on EQ sweeping. Just mess with it.
Just saw somebody from high school who is apparently an engineer in the area.
My friend hates him with a passion, because literally every girl my friend had a thing for in high school and Jr high ended up dating this guy instead of my friend, but Im gonna see if I can make a connection because I need to start recording people or Ima lose what little skill I had.
You have no aspirations to move out of your moms place with your "studio" at $15 an hour. High goals. Go suck your moms tits while I cry about weed.
$15 is a fine starting price. I ask for $20. Its better to start low, and attrack customers, and then raise it once people start to see how much youre actually worth.
Exactly. I've never been an engineer for anybody before, so starting at a high price without any yet proven worth is ridiculous. At that, low rates actually make me more money. All these actual studios charge $30+ an hour. If I can get you a comparable sound at half the price, that gets me more clients. It's smart. But I'm convinced UP is legally retarded so he wouldn't grasp that concept.
You have no aspirations to move out of your moms place with your "studio" at $15 an hour. High goals. Go suck your moms tits while I cry about weed.
$15 is a fine starting price. I ask for $20. Its better to start low, and attrack customers, and then raise it once people start to see how much youre actually worth.
You have no aspirations to move out of your moms place with your "studio" at $15 an hour. High goals. Go suck your moms tits while I cry about weed.
$15 is a fine starting price. I ask for $20. Its better to start low, and attrack customers, and then raise it once people start to see how much youre actually worth.
Exactly. I've never been an engineer for anybody before, so starting at a high price without any yet proven worth is ridiculous. At that, low rates actually make me more money. All these actual studios charge $30+ an hour. If I can get you a comparable sound at half the price, that gets me more clients. It's smart. But I'm convinced UP is legally retarded so he wouldn't grasp that concept.
Plus even if you need to go to an outside studio, people are still willing to work with you with a studio fee because your fee is small. Say the stuido is $50 an hour, plus $15, $65 an hour isnt that bad for a group of people, especially if theyre a serious musician.
You have a leg up because you DO have a studio of your own.
Ever since I finished my home studio my main focus asides from actually creating music has been getting my engineering up to par and I'm finally gettin to that level where I'm soon gonna open it up as a studio for local Rappers and turn it into a side hustle. Because I finally feel confident in the final product I can give them and feel I can charge without mfs feelin ripped off. Prolly gonna start at $15 an hour.
Compression is still my major pitfall tho. And EQ to an extent. I can get a really clean vocal but gettin that "immersion" where the vocals sink into the mix seamlessly is where I struggle. It either sticks out a lil too much or sinks in too much. Usually the former cause I never let it get too quiet. But I can't seem to find that sweet spot yet and I don't know exactly what it is that I'm not doin.
Compression is one thing thay could really ruin a mix. I try not to rely too heavily on compression, and just use light compression on tracks for mixes, with a master compressor with a limitor for overall level of the song.
EQ is still tricky, because I can never decide exactly what frequencies I want cut, so I still rely on EQ sweeping. Just mess with it.
Only difference, as far as your point on compression, is you only mix Rock/Metal, no? The vocal presence is a lot more essential in Hip Hop/RnB, so compression on individual vocals in very important.
Ever since I finished my home studio my main focus asides from actually creating music has been getting my engineering up to par and I'm finally gettin to that level where I'm soon gonna open it up as a studio for local Rappers and turn it into a side hustle. Because I finally feel confident in the final product I can give them and feel I can charge without mfs feelin ripped off. Prolly gonna start at $15 an hour.
Compression is still my major pitfall tho. And EQ to an extent. I can get a really clean vocal but gettin that "immersion" where the vocals sink into the mix seamlessly is where I struggle. It either sticks out a lil too much or sinks in too much. Usually the former cause I never let it get too quiet. But I can't seem to find that sweet spot yet and I don't know exactly what it is that I'm not doin.
Compression is one thing thay could really ruin a mix. I try not to rely too heavily on compression, and just use light compression on tracks for mixes, with a master compressor with a limitor for overall level of the song.
EQ is still tricky, because I can never decide exactly what frequencies I want cut, so I still rely on EQ sweeping. Just mess with it.
Only difference, as far as your point on compression, is you only mix Rock/Metal, no? The vocal presence is a lot more essential in Hip Hop/RnB, so compression on individual vocals in very important.
Ive started experimenting with some electronic too, which that needs to be more compressed, but im open to trying with any genre.
My whole thing with compression, is that I personally dont like when a mix is squished. I like dynamic range. EQ, verb, delay, and even volume can go a long way with creating air and presence, without crushing the mix.
But yea, I dont mix much hip hop/RnB so I might be listening for something different.
Something Ive realized I dont really know how to utilize well is parallel compression. That would probably help with dynamics issues... I should look in to how to use parallel techniques better
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Compression is still my major pitfall tho. And EQ to an extent. I can get a really clean vocal but gettin that "immersion" where the vocals sink into the mix seamlessly is where I struggle. It either sticks out a lil too much or sinks in too much. Usually the former cause I never let it get too quiet. But I can't seem to find that sweet spot yet and I don't know exactly what it is that I'm not doin.
EQ is still tricky, because I can never decide exactly what frequencies I want cut, so I still rely on EQ sweeping. Just mess with it.
My friend hates him with a passion, because literally every girl my friend had a thing for in high school and Jr high ended up dating this guy instead of my friend, but Im gonna see if I can make a connection because I need to start recording people or Ima lose what little skill I had.
You have a leg up because you DO have a studio of your own.
My whole thing with compression, is that I personally dont like when a mix is squished. I like dynamic range. EQ, verb, delay, and even volume can go a long way with creating air and presence, without crushing the mix.
But yea, I dont mix much hip hop/RnB so I might be listening for something different.