Abstract: Many people with music dreams want to go to a recording studio to record a song of their own, which can be kept as a souvenir and recommended to record companies. But this involves a practical question: How much does it cost to record a song in a recording studio? The cost of recording songs in a recording studio includes not only the use time of the equipment but also the post-maintenance costs of the songs. If the requirements are low, the price will be relatively cheaper. For example, in a small recording studio, it is about 200-500 per song. Let’s learn more about the relevant knowledge of recording songs in the recording studio! 1. Will singing in a recording studio really sound good?
Several elements of singing, including pitch, rhythm, emotion, and timbre, are indispensable. If your singing skills are not good, you can adjust the pitch later, and the timbre can also be made better by adding effects. Therefore, many friends who go into the studio to record songs will find that singing in the studio sounds better.
This is because the recording studio can provide singers with complete facilities, and singers have sufficient time to become familiar with microphones, headphones and other equipment to better present their voices. During the song recording process, the singer can discover problems at any time and make improvements. For example, if he feels that a certain sentence is not sung well during or after recording, he can completely interrupt and start over. If he is still not satisfied in the end, he can even adjust the song through post-production adjustments, modifications, etc. Almost perfectly presented.
2. How much does it cost to record a song in a recording studio
Different studios have different prices. There is no constant standard for charging for recording songs in a recording studio. There are two ways. The first is to charge based on time. For example, a small and medium-sized recording studio charges 100 yuan for an hour of recording. The other is to charge per song. For example, no matter how long a song is recorded, the fee is only one-time. Overall cost of $1,000. So what many singers want to know most is which recording charging method is suitable for them. The above prices are for reference only.
Time-based recording method
Time-based charging method is more suitable for veteran singers. Because singers who often go in and out of the recording studio don't have the problem of being nervous, recording will be very smooth, and they all know how to save time. You must know that every minute needs to be exchanged for money, and the sound engineer will try his best to delay the time. This does not mean that the sound engineer is bad, but this is survival.
The overall package recording method
The overall package charging method is more suitable for new singers. The first thing to make sure is that new singers will be more or less nervous when they enter the recording studio for the first time. Even if you are very familiar with the songs, you will still be nervous. Nervousness will cause abnormality. You will record the bad parts over and over again, and then listen to them again and again. This will take a lot of time on this. Then the overall package is different. You don’t have to consider the issue of time. The sound engineer will try to find a way for you to record the best vocals as soon as possible. In this way, both you and him are relieved and don’t have to worry about each other’s time. .
3. The price of a set of professional sound card equipment in the recording studio
The recording studio mainly chooses the sound card based on stability and scalability. All the sound cards related to the choice of the sound card in the recording studio are completely based on personal needs. Different, the main task of choosing a sound card is to ensure stable and normal signal output and input. Recording studios rarely use the microphone preamplifier that comes with the sound card for recording. In addition to acoustic decoration, more budget is spent on microphones, microphone preamplifiers, and these pre-amp effectors. , monitor speakers, monitor headphones and spend a lot of money on them. Therefore, sound cards in recording studios are not very expensive.
Beginners can choose cheaper cards for entry-level cards, which cost around one thousand. Entry level, the quality can be imagined.
Better brands cost about two to three thousand yuan. There are more inputs and outputs, and the quality is relatively better.
Better sound cards have stronger processing capabilities, better sound quality, and better preamplifiers. Less than 10,000 is almost the same.
The top-end ones cost from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and that’s just the audio processing card and software. Excluding the microphone preamplifier and I/O, which is the audio interface, the price of the audio interface, taking 192 as an example, with 8 inputs and 8 outputs analog channels, the price of one is about 20,000-30,000. They can be connected in series according to the needs of recording studio work, and the microphone preamplifier is also optional.