Recording Costs- What are YOU paying?

[Briza]

Just out of pure interest, I was wondering what any of you are paying for recording in a studio. Be it day rate or complete cd package I would like to get an idea of what others around the globe are paying.

(be sure to let me know where you are so i can convert to my currency)

[Briza]

Anyone?:verysad:

[SG_74]

Hey! All the studio work i've done before has been either free or payed for by someone else (a.k.a my school lol) I know, i'm a cheap skate :p I would expect to pay for an average studio (and by that i mean like a 32 track with the computer and all the effects, overlooking a live room thru perspex window etc... but nothing too special) to cost something around 50 to 100 quid for a day in the studio, thats about an average from all the studios around where i live...

hope this helps
I'm in England so the currency is Pounds

-< O's >-

[chops mcgavin]

I payed 1,200 dollars for a 4 song demo, I know thats alot of money buts you get top quality recording..

[JimmyBlood]

The studio I am recording in now is $25 an hour, but I'm getting a buddy deal since the engineer is playing drums on my cd and doing production, not to mention he's my buddy. The last two studios I used were $40 an hour and $50 an hour, and the more expensive of those was a Pro Tools studio, and nowhere near the quality of the one I'm using now, but most of that comes from the engineer having a great set of ears and experience with his gear. When I get it all done I will post some clips up here.

J.

[Briza]

Sweet, thanks for the input guys. For the record my band paid $1200 for 3 days in the studio to record our last CD. While i suppose it was OK for our first recording as a band there were alot of things i was unhappy with. Our sound engineer was highly disorganised , and that really made Things a little uneasy. I mean recording can be tough in the best environment.( a sample of the recording is here the track- " Skulls and bottles" http://fb.dmusic.com/ )

So about a month or so ago we cut a new track at a different studio, ( the track was for a local compilation you can find it here its called "shaolin drunk".http://fb.dmusic.com/) The track is still unmastered and has also had some backing vocals changed since this version. The studio we did it at has made us an offer to do a full length CD For $2000.(aussie dollars)

I want some input on the quality of the recording and the price offer if possible.:smoke:

[motorhead_6]

Finally the day has come when I have unlimited free studio time. Its my stuff. And it is freaking sweet too man.

I will tell you how much we paid in the 80s just to let you know how good you have it. $120.00 per hour for 24 track 2 inch analog recording. Thats $120 bucks for every hour that goes by even if you spend 2 hours setting your stuff up it cost $240.00. Times have changed. We have it a lot better now. I probably have 10 grand total in all my recording stuff but to have been able to do what I do now back in the 80s it would have been $500,000 worth of stuff and harder to use too. Although analog does sound better digital sounds pretty good and it a million times more flexible.

I record going into a Mackie 24 X 8 studio console then into a MOTU 24 track interface then into the MOTU sound card inside the computer. I can do 24 tracks simultaneous but I can do a total of 136 tracks. I use audition BTW for my software. In the 80s I couldnt have even imagined being able to do that much less being able to afford to buy my own stuff to do it.

[mik]

£200 a day in bedford england!!