Tracking

Tracking (recording) the instruments and vocals is the largest, and often most technical step.

The studio has at least one of every typical instrument: drums, guitars, keys, amps, etc; but of course feel so free to bring in your own tools and instruments, just keep in mind, setting up other instruments takes time so we can square away expectations later in the process.

This step is best done in full day increments (8hr), especially if you have a full band and/or several songs. Albums are epic but can easily take a dozen sessions, but sometimes you nail it on the first go. The price will reflect time spent so don't worry if the project went too quick or too long, we will assess once the project is "done" what the best price is based on the turnout. 

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If you are just wanting to track one instrument for a song that someone else is producing, you'll generally pay by 1/2 day (4hr) increments. Drums can occasionally be an exception just because the setup and mic-ing can take hours to get it dialed, especially if you bring your own kit. All that to say this step can be very labor intensive and repetitive, but the reward is great!

Mixing

Half of the entire studio is the Control Room. The mixing stage is when we take those tracks and start adding compression, eq, and effects to bring out the best in those recordings. For a full production, this step can be very time consuming but the more time you spend getting the best sounding recording, the less we have to "fix it in the mix".  This step takes your performance and glues it all together into a stereo track which will be mastered in the next and final step. Mixing is also very genre dependent; if we're recording a more dry, folky track, the mixing stage wont be so technical; however, CCM or Pop/Hip Hop can be more post-production heavy to get that Hi-Fi radio sound. This step is often done by me alone, but i believe having the artist in the room can really help nail the mix on the first round. However, sometimes you may want some tweaks to the mix after i send it to you, in which case you will have unlimited mix revisions and I'm very open to feedback!