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Studio9 offers a complete range of audio recording services for corporate, mnc’s, private and small businesses on IVR, message and unique tune on hold. With access to the largest bank of voice artists in various languages, Studio9 through its IVR delivers you the best professional profile for your organisation, an efficient communication channel to your clients. IVR system mostly is considered for big businesses and corporate that get calls on an ongoing basis that require prompt attention and to be answered at all times. This perception is changing with the rapid growth and competition among small businesses as well. While automating calls is one aspect, answering each and every call is important for any business. The rapid growth of any organisation today is due to its customers who reach out either through a visit or through a call. Hence, IVR for every small to big organisation is an essential requirement now a days which should work 24 hours a day providing efficient service. It should be automated in a way that every caller receives a prompt and valuable feel for its time. Studio9 is here to offer the best solutions for your organisation considering your requirements that suits your budget. Call us now for more info, happy to talk and provide the best quote…Blog
Having been deejaying, are you not fascinated with the artistic talent that sweeps you in with vivid ideas of remixing? If yes, then have you thought about adding a professional groove to remixing – A certified touch to your Remix. At Studio9, you will learn from the basics starting with the one month course, concentrating on your remix production skills from setting up your DJ gear, integrating effects units, pc’s and other devices. You will learn remixing on your very own tracks on the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) of your own choice. Our course covers all you need to know to get started and further move on to the advanced skills on production, we cover the maximum topics that then move you to further advance yourself in production. Our topics are:- Introduction to DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) / Music production software
- Understanding time codes & musical structure
- Basic principles and creative tips in mixing
- Structure of a song (Bar, Beat matching, Syncing the song with your remix project)
- Arrangement (How to arrange your samples, tunes, compositions in the arrangement window in the DAW)
- Introduction to Virtual Instruments
- Understanding levels of various sounds
- Using effects in the mix
- Eq’ing tips and tricks
- Mixing, Mastering & Marketing your remixes
Join now and learn from the master Digital Guru in remixing…
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Deejaying is fascinating! We see a lot of people choose to be DJ’s, some choose as a career; some do it as a hobby, some towards their passion for music, and some just to add an extra income to their earnings. Many hang out at the dance floor waiting someday to blend, mix, tweak, scratch and beat. Some go to extents of standing around the consoles with their DJ friends following them through their sets, and capturing in their minds as every track that changes. One can certainly watch someone and learn the basics, but if you really have the passion and the appreciation for music – How about reinventing yourself as a deejay with an introductory course? Beginners can learn to DJ using DJ software with our Digital DJ Introductory Course for Beginners with live recording detailing your learning moves techniques and combinations. DJ introductory course is all you need to get started, watch out a few of our In house DJ Tutorial Episodes – 1, 2, 3 & 4. The DJ Introductory course covers all you need to know about DJing starting with the principles within which music itself is created, to how it is mixed and even manipulated through EQing, effects and loops. This DJ Introductory course also provides a focus on beat matching without using any automated features within Traktor, Virtual DJ or any other software. Learn transferable DJ skills in the digital environment, as well as how to integrate midi controllers, other DJ equipment and even set beat grids.Topics covered will be:
Various ways to setup, manage audio flow and creative potential Understanding time codes & musical structure Basic principles of mixing, the BPM counter Beat matching & breakbeats without automatic synchronisation EQing tips & tricks Traktor Setting Beat Grids in Traktor DJ software Creative tips for mixing, music selection & set development Recording professional sounding mixes on any device Compressing recordings to share but maintain quality Promoting yourself for DJ work and your own events Integrating Midi controls
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Ever wondered before stepping into a recording studio first time in your life what all you should be prepared off? Yes, I am telling you and sharing this piece of information through our blog so that it might help you save your money, time & make you a professional in front of the producer or the engineer when you go for your recording to a studio next time.
Factors you should consider before going for recording vocals
- Make sure you call up the recording studio & get detailed information about your recording sessions
- PRACTICE, yes practice as much as you can your piece of song which, you are going to record
- Select the best time which, you sound good. Every hour of the day, every mood of yours counts while singing; make it sure that you are in a good and proper mood before your recording session
- Vocal training – is a must before you prepare for any recording session. Let your muscles loosen up, don’t strain too much. If you are learning to sing or recording to learn from your mistakes – what matters is how you sing on what notes you sing, so relax and let it go
- Don’t be scared of the booths, microphones or the producer. Make yourself comfortable with the environment & take your time to settle down before your recordings
- Food or Liquid you should eat or drink – These have been always a norm that has troubled singers worldwide. Should i drink this before i go form my recording? Should i record on an empty stomach? Well, it does matter if you record on a full stomach or an empty stomach, but what remains the fact is – how do you sound with an empty stomach and how would you sound with stomach full? It all depends on you and your body characteristics…
Factors you should not do before recording vocals
- Temper – is a very important factor when it comes to an artist. You should always keep yourself up to the mood of the song which you are about to record.
- Friends or Family – please try not to take your friends or family while you go for recording. No offense though, but it is the truth. Friends & family or too much of crowd can be a hindrance to your recordings. Minimize your people & go for recording by yourself or with the one who knows what you are up to and can support you with.
- Avoid Karaoke Versions – cheap karaoke minus one versions are a lot which, is available in the market. They are just looking to sell their product & not to make you as a singer. Remember one thing that the minus one versions what they make have already lost the quality or the original scales or the notes of the real song. So you will be actually practicing your cover on the wrong scale. You can easily purchase a good quality of minus one original music from the net for as low as 90 cents with original music and proper scales. Go for it, instead of cheap karaoke sing along versions.
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Google “Made US meet YOU”
Most of YOU who are here has come from one specific search – Google. When Google started their search engines have we ever thought about that will the world be same? Every query what you are searching for, answers can be found through Google search. If tomorrow we meet up for your project or for any kind of business or even maybe we will remain as just friends – “we personally thank Google for getting to you to us!”
We started our website in the late 2010. I have spent hours building it, optimizing it & working around for solutions by learning all through Google search. Today, i have found immense knowledge in sharing my thoughts on developing a website to get it SEO optimized so that you can find us in the first page in search engines.
Sitting at Studio9, when the phone rings i know it’s another artist or a client who is looking out to get services which, is affordable & doesn’t comprise on quality as well. The moment i talk to them over the phone and ask them – “where did you hear about us?”, the answer has always been – Google search.
Living in Dubai for more than 18 years and producing music for more than 9 years, i have never met this much of musicians, singers or an artist of various caliber just through one website. Google search has not only made our life easier, but it has even made US meet YOU.- Protools
- Logic
- Cubase
- Ableton Live
- FL Studio
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Which DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) or Mixing Software to use when it comes to your Recording, Mixing & Editing – Pro tools or FL Studio?
As discussed in our earlier post, you must have finally come up to a conclusion which DAW (Pro tools or FL Studio) you want to start your work with. Before you start buying other hardware’s and software’s for your studio, let us spend some time learning about our perfect DAW which, will help us setting up our studio as per our DAW (Pro tools or FL Studio) Pro tools is an industry standard DAW. It is widely used world wide in any biggest to smallest recording studios you visit for your recording, editing or mixing. To get your hands on Pro tools, you better make it sure you have that much of finance worked up with you as it might really get you spending more. But, to no wonder it the worlds best and the most powerful DAW. To start up with, if you don’t have much time or money to go around and spend or check which, DAW you want to work on with then, maybe it’s probably will be a good choice for you to try out FL Studio by image line. FL Studio gives you 30 days FREE trial before you purchase it. The only option which, is disabled is that you cannot save your projects unless you purchase it. But, it will help you out in learning your production skills and trying out the DAW actually before purchasing it if you are a newbie in production. You can get your FREE download for FL Studio by clicking HERE. Go ahead and download it and try out your new DAW.Blog, Electronics, Recording Studio
A brief description about a Preamp: A preamplifier or a preamp is an electronic amplifier that prepares a small electrical signal for further amplification or processing. A preamplifier is often placed close to the sensor to reduce the effects of noise and interference. It is used to boost the signal strength to drive the cable to the main instrument without significantly degrading the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The noise performance of a preamplifier is critical; according to Friis’s formula, when the gain of the preamplifier is high, the SNR of the final signal is determined by the SNR of the input signal and the noise figure of the preamplifier. In a home audio system, the term ‘preamplifier’ may sometimes be used to describe equipment which merely switches between different line level sources and applies a volume control, so that no actual amplification may be involved. In an audio system, the second amplifier is typically a power amplifier (power amp). The preamplifier provides voltage gain (e.g. from 10 millivolts to 1 volt) but no significant current gain. The power amplifier provides the higher current necessary to drive loudspeakers. Preamplifiers may be: incorporated into the housing or chassis of the amplifier they feed in a separate housing mounted within or near the signal source, such as a turntable, microphone or musical instrument. Now, depending as per your budget and need you can buy any kind of preamp from the market. The most commonly used by any home recording studios are from M-Audio. You can have a look at them over here.- Curtains – We will start looking at our room first. Do you have a window in your room? if you don’t, it’s fine and if you do, definitely you must have covered it with curtains. If your curtains are thin, i would suggest you to have it changed. Go to a local market and buy any cloth which, you will find thick enough that it will not allow light to pass through your window. Remember the more thicker / heavier cloth (much better), as heavy materials absorbs sound in a remarkable manner.
- Carpet – If you don’t have a carpet in your room, please do get one. Cover your room fully from one end to other with THICK carpeting. Now, we got more sound absorbing materials after carpeting the entire room. Stand in the center of the room and CLAP and listen if you can hear any echo or reverberation what you used to hear before changing your curtains & putting your carpet or rug.
- Soundproofing windows & doors – No matter how much hard we try to get our room soundproofed by heavy carpeting and curtains, the main culprits who lets the outside sounds in disturbing our recording sessions are the windows and the doors. As they have corners and access to get in sound and throw out sound from their corners, we need to seal them with soft foams which we get in the market for very cheap price. We can even use the window AC filter foams or if you can afford to spend a bit more then, you can find a bit thicker foams which, are already available in the local hardware store to purchase to soundproof the doors & windows. Once, you have sealed the corners, now we have to do something on the flat surface of the door. The door usually made of wood, but it’s smooth surface will hit back the sound and will not give the proper soundproofing. For this, if you have the extra carpet which, we used for our floor or extra cloth for the curtain; we can utilize that and stick it on the door. Or else you can even put a curtain in front of your door as a nice drape. After we have achieved this, once again stand in the center of the room and clap your hands and scream or shout and listen if you can hear any reverberation or echo. It must have drastically reduced now.
- Bass traps – This might be the last item which, will be a bit tougher for most of us to do. Let me give an idea about what bass traps are. “A BASS trap is simply a device designed to absorb low frequency sound and enhance your overall sound experience”. We can achieve this by building the corners of the walls of our room in a flat manner. Usually, when the sound travels, most of the sound gets into the corner and gets trapped over the corners. When those sounds reflect back we don’t hear much of clear bass. If you can build or get a carpenter to get this work done then, you can get a much better soundproofing.