I've come to realize how essential the layout is when it comes to setting up a professional studio. Usually when I walked into a studio it would seem jambled, and most things seemed to just be thrown down. However, the past couple weeks I've noticed that the instruments in the studio and seating positions were all placed in specific locations that were thought about thouroughly. Since lesson 7 I have taken into consideration other people's layouts, and have tweaked my own based off of their own studio maps. Mapping is a life-long process which is learned through experiance. Therefore I'm not rushing to have the biggest or best studio because no matter how much equipment you have, if you dont know where to put the equipment it loses value anyway.
Chris Alicea — Philadelphia Recording Connection
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