RECORDING PROCESS
The recording process is traditional. A simple recording chain will always bring about the truest nature of a voice or musician rather than multiple layers of synthetic processes.
I encourage you to bring in your own instruments as you will have familiarity with them and they will already be part of your style and sound. You are also welcome to use any of the studio's instruments on the studio equipment page. This includes guitars, bass, electronic drums, keyboard, amplifiers and more.
A microphone will be carefully chosen and placed to render the best sound of your instrument. The microphone signal then moves through a preamp and finally straight to the audio recorder. The preamp prepares the microphone for recording by amplifying the microphone signal and adding it's own pleasing effect to the nature of the microphone. Compression, reverb and other effects can be added to this chain during or after recording as needed.
Though this process sounds relatively simple there is a great amount of minute detail and physics(!) involved: A microphone moved or aimed an inch from its source can have a tremendous affect on the final recording; one model of microphone can render an entirely different tone on a voice or instrument than another.
Once all the instruments/voices are recorded they are mixed together with your full involvement and then recorded to a compact disc that is yours to keep. You can then make copies for release. The studio can also create MP3's of your work and send them to you via email.