+1 there. Evaluate what you really want. Then, once you're sure, re-evaluate. It doesn't seem like there's anything forcing you to rush any of the particulars of this situation. Time spent setting up shop can be valuable time wasted--time where you could be promoting your band, getting gigs, recording music you've already written in someone else's space... all of which might produce better results than your own studio would. OTOH, time spent setting up your own studio now might save you a lot of headache later. It's a really good idea to have a really clear vision of where you are going as an artist/musician before setting off on an ambitious undertaking.Danly wrote:The more time you spend learning how to make your recordings awesome, the less time you are spending practicing instruments. The studio is an instrument too, however.
....[S]eriously consider just having a medium nice practice space, buy some gear you are lusting after, and go to the studio to do your music.
If I had it to do over again, I definitely would not have followed the nickel-and-dime route... although if I hadn't followed the nickel-and-dime route, I wouldn't know that. Early on someone gave me about 30 seconds to decide whether I wanted a bunch of free gear or a bunch of recording time (it was only worth a couple hundred bucks, but that was a small fortune to me at the time). I went with the gear. I'm not sure I'm sorry I did. But looking back I can see that this one decision made all the difference in the world to the way I wound up doing music. By focussing on my own development as a gear-geek I limited my options as a musician in ways I could not understand at the time. A half-decent demo would have changed the way I saw myself, my goals, and how others perceived me as an artist. The DIY thing may suit me better in the long run, but I'll never know, all because of that one 30 second decision.
How's the process been going?