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Two Floor, 2000 sq foot facility in Charlestown -- building is co-owned by 2 Producer/Engineers. One partner has moved and wants to sell his half of the property. Floated Control Room/Live Room/Iso Booth and full basement with a 7 foot Yamaha Grand Piano. Lots of instruments and gear, Hammond C2/Les...

I have completed an album for a band and they want to do a limited vinyl release in addition to a digital release. The mastering was done for digital, or rather not specifically for vinyl. They chose a vendor and we got the test pressings back. The test pressings are not really to our liking and the...

Chillhouse is looking for a new partner/owner. The studio has been in busy and successful operation for 10 years and one partner is moving to pursue another area of the biz. We are looking for a busy local engineer/producer that would be interested in leasing or purchasing half of the property (real...

i had a guy call yesterday who asked what the hourly rate and the day rate was. he then said he wanted to pay the day rate but show up for a succession of 2 hour sessions, paying as he goes. it was friggin impossible to get him to understand that THAT is what the hourly rate is for. it was such a co...

did you guys do the new 28 degrees taurus? jinsen is single-handedly responsible for getting my band back together... Kurt Schneider did 28 Degrees Taurus here awhile back. not sure about the new record. a lot of the folks in that scene have passed through here in the last couple of years with Kurt.

check us out at the Chillhouse too!

thanks,
will

Chillhousestudios.com

hi tech electronics in lawrence, mass fixed my pcm90 when it died. they're nice people and do good work.

http://www.4hightech.us/

no problem. i love the TOMB and tape op and am more than honored to be mentioned in the pages of TO.

He tracked the Pixies and Dead Can Dance stuff onto Alesis HD24s. These things have a "Track Slip" function that allows you to move individual tracks forward (or backwards) in milliseconds. When mixing he (or I) moved the ambient mics around to line them up better with the other tracks. The snares a...

why am i losing phantom power capability on my live room tie lines? one by one they are going. i'm up to 7 out of 24 that won't transmit phantom. the tie box is connected to a tt patch bay via balanced mogami cabling. the problem is not a loose or disconnected wire on either the patch bay or tie box...

well, you have to do it for the love. sounds like you are. i did it. i rented (built out) space for some years and then bought a building (also built out) with another guy. i don't think there is a general "formula" as such. it's like setting up any business as far as insurance, etc. goes. are you b...

easy there cowboy. my post was not whiny, and i still think it valid, regardless. good discussion was generated. this is stuff i think about all the time: keepin' the studio busy. very unpredictable business with a lot of competition...

the thread grew! that's good. since writing the original i have implemented a couple of new strategies. i agree with the advertising thoughts, and i also agree with the phone book ad thoughts. phone book ads are really expensive, and i've had better luck anyway with ads in local music/scene rags. i'...

hey, i just saw that you are in boston. i have a music shop in melrose, ma on the northshore. pay me for a setup and i'll teach you how to do it on a saturday afternoon. $25 plus strings. what a deal! contact me if interested.

not that i know of off of the top of my head, but -- go to the coolest local guitar shop (not the mega store) and ask if you can pay to have a setup and if you can watch and learn. i do this for people. some of the common issues are better seen and explained in person. setups are hands on operations...