On 12/8/2020 11:43 PM, James Price wrote:
If it were no longer a viable career path, recording studios would
occupy a niche market on par with typewriter repair.
That's exactly what they do. Most of us here think of a recording studio
as a place where music, and nothing but music, all the time, is
recorded. That's what's shrinking. Since there's still a whole lot of
music being recorded, so it must be a product of home studios of one
form or another.
There are still studios making good money recording music, but they
specialize (and have the facilities for) in recording large groups like
orchestras, bands with a lot of gear ("we use a different drum kit on
every song, sometimes two or three") and there are also mid size
professional studios that have re-purposed themselves. Instead of bands
coming in to record demos or and album, or to use the piano or drum room
or a terrific vocal mic collection, they're working with spoken word
artists for podcasts, and doing production work in that field like
editing and producing music, usually electronically.
So, sure, if you have a lot of money to start with, you can make a
little money with a professional recording studio today by providing a
quality of service and sound that most bedroom studios can't - and
therefore only do work for their owners rather than take outside, paying
clients.
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