To build or not to build...
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 3:45 am
Hi.
I'm 42 years old, have been playing guitar since I was 15, have a few releases under my belt, love home recording, love production, love music, love sound.
My spouse and I just bought a house with a large detached garage. "That's mine. I'm building a studio." (I have an amazing spouse)
I read, I researched, I planned, I put estimates together... and then I paused.
1) Let's say it costs $20k to build out a space: Large-ish tracking room, small control room / office, iso booth, treatment, etc. I could easily record 4-5 albums at ACTUAL recording studios (ya know, properly built rooms with gear and people who know what they're doing) with that money.
2) If I do build it out and for some reason decide to sell the house, it drags down my property value to anyone that doesn't want a recording studio instead of a garage.
3) Because it would be on my personal property, I could never sell the studio turnkey (as opposed to buying a commercial building and putting a studio in there), or sell the building to be repurposed.
4) I have no notion of building a professional studio or "going pro" as a recording or mix engineer.
5) I'm terrified of being the guy with a vanity studio collecting dust.
So now I'm questioning the whole idea and wondering if there are any hidden advantages or joys that I'm not considering besides the fact that it would make my inner 17 year old very happy. Are you folks that built out your own spaces happy that you did? Do you feel that money was well-spent? Any regrets?
Hope this isn't redundant or off-topic.
Thanks so much!
~ J
I'm 42 years old, have been playing guitar since I was 15, have a few releases under my belt, love home recording, love production, love music, love sound.
My spouse and I just bought a house with a large detached garage. "That's mine. I'm building a studio." (I have an amazing spouse)
I read, I researched, I planned, I put estimates together... and then I paused.
1) Let's say it costs $20k to build out a space: Large-ish tracking room, small control room / office, iso booth, treatment, etc. I could easily record 4-5 albums at ACTUAL recording studios (ya know, properly built rooms with gear and people who know what they're doing) with that money.
2) If I do build it out and for some reason decide to sell the house, it drags down my property value to anyone that doesn't want a recording studio instead of a garage.
3) Because it would be on my personal property, I could never sell the studio turnkey (as opposed to buying a commercial building and putting a studio in there), or sell the building to be repurposed.
4) I have no notion of building a professional studio or "going pro" as a recording or mix engineer.
5) I'm terrified of being the guy with a vanity studio collecting dust.
So now I'm questioning the whole idea and wondering if there are any hidden advantages or joys that I'm not considering besides the fact that it would make my inner 17 year old very happy. Are you folks that built out your own spaces happy that you did? Do you feel that money was well-spent? Any regrets?
Hope this isn't redundant or off-topic.
Thanks so much!
~ J