Imagine being a music producer in London. Your inspiration may come from the many talented artists that came to America during the British invasion of the 1960s. Very few music lovers would argue that the Beatles and the Rolling Stones changed music forever. It seems that influence will never fully dissipate. Now accomplished musicians and people who just love music can find a recording studio in London or in America and be their own music producer.

The cost of studio time starts around fifty pounds for one hour. For Americans, this amount equals approximately seventy six United States dollars, subject to changes in the exchange rate. The hourly rate decreases with the number of hours booked. The studios like customers to book longer sessions and have a finished product.

There was a time when a girl with a guitar would sit down and record a song. That is not the way it works anymore. Today music is produced with expensive equipment and people who know how to use it. The singer and the songwriter need technology to produce music. Luckily you do not need a contract with a record company to produce music. You just need to book a few hours in a studio and everything you need will be at your fingertips.

Recorded songs go through many processes before being finalized. The two main processes are mixing and mastering. Mixing requires a combination of equipment and trained talent to work well. The mixer takes raw cuts and mixes them together. The purpose is to create one clear sound comprised of many identifiable clear sounds. Without careful mixing, all the blended voices and instruments can become somewhat muddy and unclear. Sometimes computers and software are used for the process and it can be done online. More often it takes a roomful of equipment to mix the tracks.

Tracks that have been mixed are ready to be mastered. Mastering is a post production process, sort of like the final, final edits. Once the music has been mastered it is copied to a master server. This is how mastering got its name. Any reproductions of the music will come from the master. This process maintains the quality of the sound.

There are many amateur musicians who want to produce a recording. Amateurs can be quite talented. They just have not managed to make a living from their work. Nor do they have the expensive equipment or the trained staff to produce their music. The studio will provide all the equipment and services needed to produce their unique sounds.

Then there are other people who just want to experiment and have fun. There are accountants and lawyers and stay at home moms, with dreams of putting down some tracks. The studios in London are so popular for a reason. People just want to express themselves and have a great time doing it.

Music lovers and accomplished musicians are able to produce their own music thanks to these studios. They do not need a million dollar fully equipped studio, because now they can rent one. Not to mention the expertise of the staff technicians. No record company contract required. Go ahead. Live your dream and make your own kind of music. I:0:J