What benefit is there to going to a professional studio vs. buying my own recording equipment?
With recording gear sold online getting cheaper by the day (mostly made in China), the quality of individual circuits and components that give you the sound are compromised. Is there really a difference between a $3,000 Neumann Microphone and a $79.00 one? You bet and it all adds up in the end when compared to other CDs on the market. Pro studios have a war chest of microphones to get different sounds vs. using one mic for everything which is a bad thing to do. Another consideration is tapping the talent and knowledge of a good engineer/producer to help your project move forward to completion. Studios in the business are dedicated to providing the time, space, equipment, and know how to get the job done. If there are technical issues, you don’t need to worry about that, you just concentrate on performing. In the end, you’ll save money (and time) by going pro since it will take a considerable amount of investment and learning to get things up to par to be comparable.
