If you are reading this article you are probably investigating online keyboard tracks versus traditional methods of getting pro keyboard tracks.
It is a wise pursuit indeed to look in to getting your keyboard tracks online because there are advantages.
One big advantage, you will save a lot of money. You can get the real thing for a fraction of what it would cost to do the traditional way. Instead of settling for samples and modeling to save money, get your tracks done online by a keyboard player who already has all the vintage gear in his studio.
Remember, nothing sounds or feels like the real thing. Using real vintage keyboards brings your recordings to new levels.
Online keyboard recording — more bang for your buck.
Your savings are firstly based on not having to pay a whole bunch of people. To get professional, custom keyboard tracks you normally would have to pay
- someone for rental of the studio space/recording equipment
- sound engineers
- cartage (transportation of keyboard equipment to and from studio)
- equipment rental — not everyone has all the vintage keyboards to make the session special, and of course…
- the session keyboardist.
And also, when paying for studio time you don’t pay a flat fee, you pay by the hour.
That means you are paying while the keyboards are set up and mics set up/patched in. You are paying while the engineer and the keyboardist are dialing in the sounds. You are paying while breaks that are taken during tracking, and after tracking you are paying while the keyboards are taken down.
This can add up to some costs that are simply not within many budgets. Often an nine-song album can cost, just for keyboard tracks, upwards of $5000.
Online keyboard recording, on the other hand, is much more affordable.
You only have to pay one person for your keyboard tracks, the online session keyboardist. In most cases there is a flat, per-track fee. That means no worries about having to pay by the hour, nervously watching the dollars fly out of your pocket as the minutes tick by.
You also could save a lot of money in transportation costs. Considering that many times studio keyboard players have to be flown to locales for recording, there are possible huge savings there as well. If you get your keyboard tracks online, you can choose any keyboard player you like without worrying about location.
This widens your choices considerably beyond the session keyboard players in your area.You even save gas money not having to drive to and from the studio.
You have choices regarding getting keyboard tracks over the internet. There are several sites for this, but you must choose wisely. Look for more of my articles on the subject of online keyboard recording for helpful guidance in finding the right online studio keyboard player for your project.
