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Booking
Thank you for your interest in Double O Records. Our goal is to provide you with professional recording services at affordable rates. In order to better serve you, we have a few ways in which you can set up a date and time for your session:
While both methods are available for booking options, contacting us by phone is the preferred method and will ensure you get your date scheduled sooner.
Rates
Our hourly rate is $35 per hour. However, we offer discounted packages based on the number of hours you wish to record.
- Day Package - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. - $250
- Night Package - 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - $125
Studio Tips
To help your recording session run as smoothly as possible, we recommend the following:
- Have all songs written and parts figured out and assigned before coming into the studio. Don’t waste valuable studio time and money on things you can easily do at home or at your rehearsal space. This point cannot be stressed enough.
- If you are sequencing tracks or using beats, have them ready to go on a CD or hard drive before coming in.
- Practice, practice, practice! The tighter your songs are, the smoother the recording of them will be and the better the end result.
- Come into the studio well rested, clear headed, and ready to work. Recording is a physically and mentally demanding process. Bring plenty of water and food.
- Change guitar strings and drum heads the day before coming into the studio and bring extra sets of everything, including drumsticks.
- Discuss production ideas ahead of time, and set aside reference Cds that serve as good examples of production styles you are striving for. Map out track assignments if you are recording to tape.
- Mentally block out all of the microphones and gear surrounding you. Stay relaxed and play naturally. Put emotion and feeling into your performance.
- When you think you have a song in the can, come into the control room and listen to each take of it before moving on. Do not assume a take was good enough without listening to it just because “it felt right”. Get the sound and performance you are looking for. Don’t assume that you can fix things in the mix.
- Tune up in between each take.
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