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There are sure to be plenty of musicians out there who are simply fed up with the music industry today, tired of shelling out thousands of dollars for making their recordings, and getting little in return for it. What’s the solution to this? With new technology today, you can reinvent the recording studio, turning your computer into a virtual sound system. With today’s computer technology, much of the extra expensive equipment used in large studios has simply become obsolete. This is certainly bad for industries making millions a year, but great for the individual musician, who just can’t afford the large fees in pursuit of an art which in reality demands freedom and expression. It is now much easier to have a recording studio at home—with sounds that often match some of the best studios—simply by turning on your computer and clicking ‘Record’.

There are tons of reasons why you should choose to get recording software for the computer. In the first place, much of the software out there is free to try, which means you can first test it, and then if you like, buy it. There is the second issue that unlike recording studios where you first pay and then you receive a product that you hope is worth the money, with music production software you’re the one in charge from start to finish, ensuring that your music sounds the way you want. On top of all this, much of the software is easy to use, equipped with help contents and manuals for those of you who have a hard time using computers.

Some other reasons for getting music recording software is due to the fact that once you record and save it on your computer, you can immediately distribute it. This is due to the advantages of digital music recording, simply the best way to get your music out there in today’s digital world. The fact of the matter is that most of your listeners will first get in contact with your sound through various media outside of traditional venues, and this means that digital is definitely the way of the future for the independent musician.

Much of the recording software out there has also additional features for those among you who are just getting into music, such as music education and instruction, and so when it comes to learning, using the computer to do that is a great tool toward making progress. You can record your own music, listen to yourself with playback, and use many of the available instrumental sounds, such as guitar and flute, for composing your own music. Music software is thus a great asset for the aspiring musician.

Finally, for those among you with years of experience, recording software is perhaps the best way to save your money, a way to make your music, record it, distribute it, and get the responses that you’ve been waiting for. So whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned musician, whether looking to create something new or to fine tune old creations with audio mastering software, you’re sure to win with the newest technology out there, while saving money in the process.

There are hundreds of recording studios in London, but finding the right one for your project presents a problem due to the ‘all or nothing’ nature of the industry. With the explosion of home based set ups, many of the larger studios can not afford to continue so we are left with void, studios that are either well established larger establishments such as Abby Road and Metropolis or home set ups.

The problem for the everyday musician trying to get a high quality recording with an experienced engineer is obvious, either pay top whack for the larger studios, or risk working from a home set up and potentially come away with something you wouldn’t play to the dog!

A London based company called Apple Beam Studios is bridging the gap by building a small group of professionals who have excellent quality residential or small commercial set-ups. The focus is on the engineers themselves as Apple Beam believe, “experienced engineers combined with talented producers are what create professional results for musicians”

As well as affordable rates, they have a range of services that work well for today’s musicians such as their ‘one-stop-shop’ music video production, which offers high quality video directors for you music, something that until now has cost bands thousands of pounds to do.

Apple Beam producer Darren comments, “we are growing, but at a slow manageable speed. Our aim is to keep things consistent and to a high standard, making sure the engineers and producers are working to their own strengths. Whether you are into Hip Hop, House, Rock or Techno, the Apple Beam engineer will specialise in that particular genre”

So I guess that is the key, a ‘team’ studio environment. Could this be the answer to the ‘recording studio void’ problem? Maybe we will see more of this, groups of producers creating an alliance so as to provide better quality at lower costs. A syndicate like this can advertise more effectively and use one another’s main skills for particular sessions, instead of trying to be everything to everyone.

It used to be that a song was created by a team of people from lyricists to engineers and arrangers. Might we be seeing a modern day version of this with four or five producers working together to create a modern studio businesses?

What’s for sure is that the home studio is here to stay, and what is more important than ever for those thinking of recording is to hear examples of producers work before you pay. Make sure the songs they play you were produced within the number of hours you can afford as many producers will spend a week on a song and say, ‘this is what I can do for you’ … sure, if you can afford a week, but then you may as well have gone to Abby Road!