To the average person, the recording studio can be one of the more confusing creative spaces to imagine, due to the daunting technological aspect of our trade. Most people can conjure up a mental image of an artist's studio, with an easel for painting, or a wheel for throwing pottery. Many have even seen glass blowing in action, or a mural being painted. When they read a book, most will imagine a writer sitting at a desk with a laptop, or even a typewriter, in front of them. But what magic happens in a recording studio? What is the definition of a recording studio even, when so many projects happen in homes and private spaces? As we know, records are captured all over the place, especially in the unusual times we live in right now.
Almost everyone across the world likely listens to recorded music daily. Songs that were created somewhere; yet most listeners have no idea what a studio or a tracking session really feels like, how a recording session goes down, or how and why technology was utilized. Most non-recordists have massively incorrect assumptions about the process, likely fueled by movies, music videos, and other distorted information fed to them
