The New Nolit's Studio

Ok, So I decided to set up my nolit's studio again. But this time it wont be a full band studio, instead it will be a project studio. But it is digital and the resolution is in par with professionals at 24bit/96khz. I can go up to 192khz with my 1TB disk space and 2gb memory. But I would settle with the industry standard.

So what is a project studio and how does it differ from my old studio? Nolit's Studio used to accept bands who wanted to have a recording of their songs for demo or indie release. I had a band set up and can do live recording. But I choose to record them track by track so as to get a cleaner result and much easier to mixdown.

A project studio does not have that band set up and do not accept clients or walk-ins. All I will be working are projects I will be creating or will be working with partners. I currently dont have a booth so drum tracks using acoustic drums and vocals will be done in another studio.

So here is what I currently have. On a decent quad core PC, I got a lot of audio software for tracking audio, mixing and mastering. I am using an EMU 1820m digital audio system (PCI, daughterboard and audiodock) which I bought from Rey of Six Part Invention. He told me they recorded their first album in this equiptment. Also recorded "Steep" in Toni Gonzaga's new album using this equitment. I am also using my old fostex multitracker as a simple mixer. I love using this since it has full sized faders, 12 channels off 4 bus.For now I am using a Yamaha PSR keyboard as a midi controller. Later on I may be upgrading to a good digital mixer/DAW controller and a decent keyboard controller.

Here is what I can do right now. I could import elements from a drums recorded in another studio. Lay in bass, guitar and keyboards. Then pass it to another studio for vocal tracks. Then I can mixdown all the elements. And later master for production quality. I could also program drums using a redrum or any other sequencer since I have reason ver4 and EmulatorX. I also have tons of sampled sounds of percussions and drums.

This digital age has opened a lot of doors for me and revolutionized the capability of Nolit's Studio. Right now I am still undecided if I would set up a full studio like before. Technology is within reach of anyone with a PC. I would rather work on projects with people who want things done. Share my experience and knowledge . And hopefully broaden my network of friends.... Later create lots of albums may it be commercial or not. I am after the realization of dream and not much on the financial side of it. Success for me is the creation of a concept album with all details perfectly implemented. Its is a long journey and I am far from my destination.

Wish Me Luck!