Columbus Discount Recording's live room is a gargantuan 50ft x 30ft space,
designed to be as versatile, sonically, as it is spacially accommodating.
One end of the room is acoustically treated to be dead quiet with a flat frequency response,
in order to meticulously capture the sound at the source. The rest of the space is open, and can
be utilized to create anything from a subtle, natural reverb on the voice to big, booming,
thunderous drums. One isolation booth is also available, but due to the sheer size of the room
and modular nature of the sound-proofing, it is rarely needed.
The control room is large and
comfortable, with ample seating, wi-fi, and a mini-fridge.
The studio is located in
the bustling northern Olde Towne East district, and is easily within walking distance of several
restaurants, bars, and bodegas.
The Gear
At CDR we prefer to work in the analog domain. In fact, Columbus Discount Recording is one of the few recording studios
in Ohio where you can make a record completely in the analog domain. From mic to console to multi track tape machine
to 1/4" mixdown deck, your program material never has to become ones and zeros.
Analog recording has several advantages over
digital recording. The medium is time-tested, trusted, and has a permanance not found in digital recording.
In ten years, the top o' the line file formats and machines we now use to record digitally will be obsolete; Today's ProTools HD
files and hardware are tomorrow's ADATs. Tape machines will be mostly unchanged. They are, and will still be physical
machines with moving parts that don't "crash" like a computer can. Most problems can be solved with a multimeter and a
screwdriver. And, of course, analog recording just sounds better. It really does. Ask anybody who has recorded on both properly
maintained analog gear and digital gear, and they will tell you the same.
To that end, our tape machines are not the
typical pro-sumer model decks that sit in the corner, uncalibrated only to be used as pro-tools plug ins. Our high quality
tape machines are at the heart of our studio. They are well maintained and and calibrated. Much of our other gear is
either custom built or modified for better performance.
For a more detailed gear list, click here