Jordi Cirbian Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hi Folks, I need to recommend a mixing studio in LA ( but might also work in NY too) for a prod company that I'm gonna be doing the sound design this time. Can you guys recommend me a nice place if possible with a DFC console that is affordable for an European (witch means most of the times the same ) kind of a low budget movie. Thanks!! Jordi Cirbian, CAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm sure you'll get a bunch of recommendations, and self promotions, too... but are you looking to rent out a studio wet or dry --with staff, or without crew, to work yourself ?? what facilities -capabilities- are required, and price range ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Cirbian Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm not sure about the prices in L.A. but here let's say nice studio with a DFC for one single mixer ( nothing to do with your good ones like WB etc ..) is from the range of 5000 to 9000$ per week dry. Something in that range would do, either wet or dry. For work a single re-recording mixer and me shooting my session in protools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I doubt you'll find a studio with a DFC for $5-9 k a week in LA. Why does it have to be a DFC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Cirbian Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Actually doesn't has to be a DFC, ( is what I would like but if it's unaffordable I understand it ) what I don't want is a studio with an Icon, cause then I rather prefer to mix the project in Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 The "West" stage @ Wildfire LA? It worked for us. SSL C300. http://wildfirepost.com/pages/mixing/<br /><br />The bigger rooms have Harrison MPCs.<br /><br />philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Cirbian Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks Philip, I'll send them an email to find out if it would be available for our budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Actually doesn't has to be a DFC, ( is what I would like but if it's unaffordable I understand it ) what I don't want is a studio with an Icon, cause then I rather prefer to mix the project in Spain.the console doesn't define the quality of the mix. The re-recording mixer does. You are assuming, incorrectly, that mixing on a console will give you a better mix. In fact, in cases of smaller budgets, you will get a better mix, as you will have more time, when mixing in a smaller, more affordable room. Right now, "Oz", a big budget movie, is being mixed on an Icon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Cirbian Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 You are almost 100% right, less the part I'm incorrect cause I'm concern about that the console will not give me a better mix. Assuming that I´ll have a good re-recording mixer around if I have to choose about features or time, I´ll go for time, no doubt. The only thing is that I was expecting find something in our range and still have the enought time and I was thinking about not have to mix with pluggins for eq as Icon does, in my experience in mixing stage, so far I have felt the difference specially in the dialogs ( Usually I do the location recording as well ) but of course it's all about the art of the re-recording mixer, with that I agree 100%. You guys have to excuse me cause I'm not familiar at all with the range of prices in LA, in Europe we can find in the range I was mentioning, mixing rooms with nice features ( and consoles ) but probably cause we have a small industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 The eq in a digital console is a plug-in as well. There's nothing magical about it. I can give you examples of the same show having been mixed by an experienced mixer in a console, and the same show mixed on an Icon, and the Icon mix sounds better. I think the reason you are noticing the difference in the dialog, is because its the first place not-so good mixer is going to produce an inferior sounding product. And you have most likely worked with mixers on an Icon, who simply aren't vary good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Agree totally w/ Hench re ITB vs console. If you need to move fast and have a single mixer-person on the stage, you can really do a lot of homework ahead of time in setting up the PT session to their spec, and then they can move thru changes way faster (in my experience) than a console mix, at least under those circs. YMMV philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myke2241 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Agree totally w/ Hench re ITB vs console. If you need to move fast and have a single mixer-person on the stage, you can really do a lot of homework ahead of time in setting up the PT session to their spec, and then they can move thru changes way faster (in my experience) than a console mix, at least under those circs. YMMV philp +1 Addition you wouldnt have to worry as much if you budget suddenly changes and you have to move to a small stage/room. likewise with editorial. At the end of the day I would also ask yourself how the end listener experience would benefit from one or the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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