Music in the Digital Age: How Recording Industry is Adapting

Music and film uses sound to add depth to visual and spoken works. As the evolution of the arts has evolved to entertain the masses in new and exciting ways, so has the technology used to capture it.

Studios across North America have always found innovative ways to record sound for musicians and producers, allowing them to tell their stories. In the early years of recording, studios were mobile, setting up shop in hotels while travelling around the country producing hits for sale and radio play. They’ve come a long way through the acoustic, electric and magnetic era which saw the need for larger, more stable facilities in order to house the technology and equipment required to suit the needs of musicians. For example, a majority of recording studios now use power conditioners, such as Furman Power Conditioners from Pacrad, to protect from surges, electrical noise, voltage fluctuations and more to protect expensive AV equipment.

Some have gone through a number of overhauls; owned until recently by DiaDan Holdings Ltd., the Evergreen Stage in Los Angeles was originally built as a movie theatre in the 1940’s. It was converted into a recording studio in the 1970s, and today it’s is in the process of upgrading its central hub to include an overhaul to full digital technology.

Despite only a limited number of the valuable analogue consoles still in use since their commission in the 1980’s, a number of reputable studios have been making the transition to digital consoles over the past decade.

In Cleveland, Superior Sound  features its brand new state of the art ‘Vuture Studios’ video room fitted with 4K video editing capability, professional lighting and a seamless green screen.  The 13,000 square foot space hosts three recording studios and a fully equipped a collection of digital gear.

In addition to the shift to digital, recording studios have also diversified their services through concert and tour rehearsals and public event space.  Some studios, like Playground Productions Studio in Indianapolis, offer an array of services including venue space, rehearsals, an art gallery, school performances and even lessons in music or recording technology.

The modern recording studio is adapting to the rapidly changing digital revolution as analogue quickly becomes a thing of the past. There’s no telling what new innovations the future may hold as the artists who bring us music and film continue to find new ways to tell stories.

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