6 . Describe your work day
It depends on how many projects we are working on at the same time , Ahmedabad is not known as a hub for indie music work . Since we have the space and the instruments , we typically don ’ t end up using MIDI and VSTs on our recordings , so a single , EP or album can take some time because we track everything acoustically . Our Live Sessions – a platform on YouTube where we release a live recording of original indie artists from all over India – are full day recordings , where we start at around 8 in the morning and get done at around 8 in the evening , which ends up being super tiring , but also very rewarding as we have worked with over 40 artists all over India at this point . It ’ s also so much fun , since the whole Compass Box crew is assembled for all the Live Sessions .
7 . How did you get past 2020 and the releases ? Tell us more
Our Live Sessions had to stop due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdown , so we did a couple of collaboration projects , and ended up releasing some music , including our compilation album featuring some of the artist from the Live Sessions , on all streaming platforms . Ultimately , none of this would be possible without the team we have here .
8 . What ’ s your next buy for the studio ?
The Cranborne 500ADAT will allow us to interface our outboard preamps like the Neve and SSL into the Apollo , that will ultimately give us 8 apollo channels and 8 outboard pres as well .
9 . Tips to aspiring owners of studios
Know what you want to make your space for . If your space is mainly going to be used for mixing and programming , then you need a very different approach to how you are going to be using your space versus creating the same space for live instruments . Do you want to record full bands ? Or just single session overdubs ? Knowing this will help with your budget as well as the size . Also know that while gear it important , it is the last contributing chain to your sound . As Bobby Owsinski puts it , 50 % of the sound is the instrument plus the musician , 20 % is the room , 20 % is where you place the mic and only the last 10 % is the mic , pre and other outboard gear .
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