Young Love Studio

	Does the hourly rate include an engineer? Yes, the engineer's fee is included with the studio rental. What are the hidden costs? There are no hidden costs. We provide CD-R, DVD-R or a FireWire drive to record to. You are welcome to bring your own recording media. You will not be charged to use any instruments or gear. Do you have a demo CD of tracks recorded? Yes, just email gary@settingsun.cc and we'll send you one. Can you get other musicians to play on my stuff? Yes, I'm sitting near a string player right now. We have #'s of many local players who are good in the studio. Drummers, Bass players, Keys, guitar, String players, Vocals (male and female), even a French horn! Do you do mastering? Yes. We have mastered many of the recordings found on this site and more. How will my recordings be stored? Since we’re using Pro Tools and a Mac we recommend you bring your own FireWire drive. This will speed up backup time. Sessions can be backed up to CD-R or DVD-R but it takes much longer. We will provide a hard drive to work off of, but cannot be responsible for backing anything up, which we STRONGLY recommend. Think of the hard drive like your tape or reels. they are yours, you own them. Do you do voiceovers, music for tv/film or radio spots? Yes, we can and we would love to see what you've got in production. Can you transfer my old vinyl/cassette/reels/etc. to CD-R? Yes Can we all play live in the studio? Yes, We can do basic tracks live with bands. We can isolate the drums, guitars and bass or run them live in the same room. Doing live tracks with acoustic guitars is possible, but remember that if you are singing a foot away from your guitar, the mic on the guitar will pick up your voice as well and that recording acoustic guitar in the same room as a loud drum set is difficult. How long will it take to record my album? I don't know. It really varies. A well-rehearsed band can lay down most of the basic tracks for an album in two days. Overdubs can take anywhere from one to seven days depending on the amount of work and pickiness. For quality mixing, budget two hours per song or so at least. A guitarist-singer who has their tunes down can track hours of live stuff in one day, mix it all the same day and have a decent live demo. It really depends what you are looking for. We've made albums in one day, one month and longer. Just don't try to make The Beatles White Album in three days! Basically the more time you spend, the better recording you will have. Do you work weekends? Of course. In fact, weekends are usually booked sooner than weekdays. What's a producer? In general terms: A producer is someone who is heavily involved in your project, working on arrangements, checking out your equipment, recommending outside musicians, deciding what songs to record and more. They will see your project through completion, and help you get the best takes. A producer doesn't have to be an engineer, and you may see sessions where a producer and engineer work together. One would hire a producer based on the quality of the previous work this producer has done, familiarity with their style and an understanding that they will be calling the shots and raising the quality of the album project. What's a co-producer? In general terms: A co-producer is someone who will engineer your album and make suggestions and subjective comments in order for you to make the best recording possible. They will be active in assessing takes and suggesting sounds, arrangements, etc. Usually they will jump into the session cold on the first day. Generally they will be the sole engineer as well. One would hire a co-producer based on work they've done before and their familiarity with the studio being used. What's an engineer? In general terms: An engineer is someone that knows how to operate the recording equipment in the studio, get sounds and accommodate the requests of the artist or producer. One would hire an engineer based on a recommendation from the studio, work they've done before and their familiarity with the studio being used.

Does the hourly rate include an engineer?
Yes, the engineer's fee is included with the studio rental.

What are the hidden costs?
There are no hidden costs. We provide CD-R, DVD-R or a FireWire drive to record to. You are welcome to bring your own recording media. You will not be charged to use any instruments or gear.

Do you have a demo CD of tracks recorded?
Yes, just email gary@settingsun.cc and we'll send you one.

Can you get other musicians to play on my stuff?
Yes, I'm sitting near a string player right now. We have #'s of many local players who are good in the studio. Drummers, Bass players, Keys, guitar, String players, Vocals (male and female), even a French horn!

Do you do mastering?
Yes. We have mastered many of the recordings found on this site and more.

How will my recordings be stored?
Since we’re using Pro Tools and a Mac we recommend you bring your own FireWire drive. This will speed up backup time. Sessions can be backed up to CD-R or DVD-R but it takes much longer. We will provide a hard drive to work off of, but cannot be responsible for backing anything up, which we STRONGLY recommend. Think of the hard drive like your tape or reels. they are yours, you own them.

Do you do voiceovers, music for tv/film or radio spots?
Yes, we can and we would love to see what you've got in production.

Can you transfer my old vinyl/cassette/reels/etc. to CD-R?
Yes

Can we all play live in the studio?
Yes, We can do basic tracks live with bands. We can isolate the drums, guitars and bass or run them live in the same room. Doing live tracks with acoustic guitars is possible, but remember that if you are singing a foot away from your guitar, the mic on the guitar will pick up your voice as well and that recording acoustic guitar in the same room as a loud drum set is difficult.

How long will it take to record my album?
I don't know. It really varies. A well-rehearsed band can lay down most of the basic tracks for an album in two days. Overdubs can take anywhere from one to seven days depending on the amount of work and pickiness. For quality mixing, budget two hours per song or so at least. A guitarist-singer who has their tunes down can track hours of live stuff in one day, mix it all the same day and have a decent live demo. It really depends what you are looking for. We've made albums in one day, one month and longer. Just don't try to make The Beatles White Album in three days! Basically the more time you spend, the better recording you will have.

Do you work weekends?
Of course. In fact, weekends are usually booked sooner than weekdays.

What's a producer?
In general terms: A producer is someone who is heavily involved in your project, working on arrangements, checking out your equipment, recommending outside musicians, deciding what songs to record and more. They will see your project through completion, and help you get the best takes. A producer doesn't have to be an engineer, and you may see sessions where a producer and engineer work together. One would hire a producer based on the quality of the previous work this producer has done, familiarity with their style and an understanding that they will be calling the shots and raising the quality of the album project.

What's a co-producer?
In general terms: A co-producer is someone who will engineer your album and make suggestions and subjective comments in order for you to make the best recording possible. They will be active in assessing takes and suggesting sounds, arrangements, etc. Usually they will jump into the session cold on the first day. Generally they will be the sole engineer as well. One would hire a co-producer based on work they've done before and their familiarity with the studio being used.

What's an engineer?
In general terms: An engineer is someone that knows how to operate the recording equipment in the studio, get sounds and accommodate the requests of the artist or producer. One would hire an engineer based on a recommendation from the studio, work they've done before and their familiarity with the studio being used.