What's the best recording studio in Los Angeles? Where would you record your debut project?

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Now with all these options,

Larrabee Studios
Paramound Recording Studios
EastWest
WestLake

How can I be sure I find the right engineer right off the bat?

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Now with all these options,

Larrabee Studios
Paramound Recording Studios
EastWest
WestLake

How can I be sure I find the right engineer right off the bat?

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check to see who tool's engineer was on, their last three albums.


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check to see who tool's engineer was on, their last three albums.


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Apparently this guy, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barresi is cool enough to be credited as "Evil Joe Barresi"

Richard "Segal" Huredia is partially responsible for both 2001 and MMLP - Eminem Show was the last album that was all analog out of the Aftermath camp, then Dr. Dre immersed himself into the digital world. I would like to preserve that analog sound . . at least on the drums, I've actually contracted the services of a studio drummer who's worked with Dr. Dre and I plan to port these over to a Studer A-827 (arguably the best tape machine in the world, utilized by Dr. Dre) before using them in the mix. Audio fidelity is a top priority here, I know that takes time but if I'm going to be dedicating time to something I can't stand inefficiency along the way
 

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Also in regards to the home studio. Dr. Dre use to have a world class home studio and then he got rid of it, his reasoning was "I kind of got tired of having a home studio because you get to the point where you want to feel like you're going to work. Plus, sometimes you have to work with people and there's just some people you don't want in your house"
 

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nikkas still going to recording studios .. shyt you can engineer that shyt at home and the same sound quality if you have a good engineer .. Recording studios are going out of business anyway cuz home studios are cheaper or free these days

Don't you wanna feel like you're going into work? Investing in something.

Trust me, I spent the whole last year working with an engineer online, he mixed my work down from Europe and we went into business selling mixing services to artists from around the world. He eventually moved on to sound design for a German toy company, his quality wasn't bad by any means

but when it comes to actually being in the studio, putting up $55 an hour (the studios in this thread that've been mentioned so far are upwards of $100 an hour) . . you begin to take on the seriousness of the business
 

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Don't you wanna feel like you're going into work? Investing in something.

Trust me, I spent the whole last year working with an engineer online, he mixed my work down from Europe and we went into business selling mixing services to artists from around the world. He eventually moved on to sound design for a German toy company, his quality wasn't bad by any means

but when it comes to actually being in the studio, putting up $55 an hour (the studios in this thread that've been mentioned so far are upwards of $100 an hour) . . you begin to take on the seriousness of the business


if youre putting in $55 an hour in studio time you better have a record deal..if not:ufdup:

that $55 an hour will cost you around $5000 per album
 

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if youre putting in $55 an hour in studio time you better have a record deal..if not:ufdup:

that $55 an hour will cost you around $5000 per album

That's how I started out man, but that experience I have now is priceless. Like I said earlier in this thread, you'd be hard-pressed to find an engineer who charges under $55 an hour that I'm not able to teach stuff to. The experience of working with that engineer is like ten-fold, if I died and went to a positive purgatory before reaching heaven it would have me waking up everyday in that studio searching in myself for that hit record to appeal to the masses that never accepted me
 
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Could someone name a good way to get experience in a studio after you get your degree get a audio Engineering degree . I dont wanna bring donuts and coffee I want to be an apprentice.Any advice ?
 
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Could someone name a good way to get experience in a studio after you get your degree get a audio Engineering degree . I dont wanna bring donuts and coffee I want to be an apprentice.Any advice ?
Ask if they need an assistant.
Unfortunately you will be working for free and will be getting donuts and coffee but it will pay off in the end and you will get free studio time.
 

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Could someone name a good way to get experience in a studio after you get your degree get a audio Engineering degree . I dont wanna bring donuts and coffee I want to be an apprentice.Any advice ?

Where are you from?
 

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Yes, I can. I'm a former reality TV show celebrity. I don't have the ability to commit to a home studio at this point. The upstart is too much and quality results would be far off, I'm looking for the best
what show?
 
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