Recording Studio Tips | Bring a Back-Up Hard Drive

A good rule of thumb is to always bring an external hard drive or flash drive as a back-up for all your studio recordings. You've invested your heart, soul, time, and money into the recording, so be sure to make an extra copy (or two) of your session files. Things happen and you don't want to loose all your hard work only to wind up starting over from the beginning. Now that storage media is so affordable, there is really no reason you shouldn't back up all your work. There are lots of great websites to get a good price on storage media. Check http://www.macmall.com or http://www.amazon.com for great deals. If you need any advice on purchasing storage media, just contact the studio.

Pro Tools Lessons at a pro studio

Now is a great time to start your Pro Tools education and kick-start your audio production career. Learn the basics all the way up to advanced mixing & mastering. Get a hands-on feel for how the audio production industry works on a daily basis by sitting in on live recording and mixing sessions. Shine On Studio offers many different options for ProTools lessons.

Our hourly lessons allow you to pick up or start wherever you are with your Pro Tools knowledge. You can set up time to meet with an engineer and review any part of ProTools recording or mixing techniques that you would like to learn. This is a great option for those that just need to fine tune certain skills or that just want to get into the Pro Tools community.

For those that are looking for a more in-depth approach to their Pro Tools education, our apprenticeship program is a great opportunity. Apprentices will get plenty of one-on-one time with an engineer to build their knowledge of how to set up sessions, place microphones, use digital and analog effects, build multiple mix templates, and a whole lot more. Apprentices get to sit in on recording and mixing sessions to see exactly how an engineer handles the daily workflow.

Please visit our webpage on ProTools lessons or contact the studio for further details. Now is a great time to start your ProTools education and move your career in a new direction.

Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas

For one reason or another, you find yourself at the last minute looking for a gift. There are many options and you just don't know what to get. You could go with a gift card...those are always popular. Why not surprise them with a gift that will capture their creative essence? A gift certificate to Shine On Studio is more than a gift, it's a self-esteem boost. It's a statement that you believe in someone else's musical talent and want to encourage them to create music they can share with the world.

The holidays are all about giving and showing how much you care. That's exactly how we feel about each client that records at Shine On Studio. We're offering discounts on all our gift certificates up to 20% off. Our $500 gift certificate is on sale for only $400! That's an extra $100 we're throwing in to sweeten the deal. Our way of saying thank you for choosing us to work on your creative expression.

Our gift certificates can be redeemed for any studio service: recording, mixing, mastering, pro tools lessons, guitar lessons, drum lessons, rehearsal time, & beat making classes. They never expire and always retain their value, so your musician can take their time creating their masterpiece.

Visit our "Booking & Rates" page for more details.

Pro Tools Lessons & Audio Recording Tips

Now is a great time to learn about audio recording. The world is moving communication faster and faster everyday. When you have a deeper knowledge about digital audio recording, you can keep pace with all the technology that is being incorporated into human society. Pro Tools is not just for musicians, but is for anyone working with audio.

For a limited time, Shine On Studio is offering limited quantities of Pro Tools lessons up to 59% off our standard rates. Learn fundamentals of audio recording with the industry standard DAW. We'll teach you techniques that can be used with most digital recording programs. You'll learn about configuration and monitoring setups so that you can be a master at hooking up your dream home entertainment system. Plus we'll cover recording and mixing techniques used by professional audio engineers around the world to make great sounding audio tracks.

For more information, please contact the studio.