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Last week, as Athens considered its next elected direction, the music world awaited the anointment of Grammy peerage. Who, I wondered, is running the show behind the local music scene? The Athens recording community , it seems, is as liquor and as historic, as the music it has produced—from recording studios that began as in-rest-home projects (those of A.J. Adams , Mark Maxwell and John Keane , to name a few) to those where owners, unrestricted freelancers and fresh engineering talents collaborate on (and riot for) ambitious projects. Some even cater to musically inclined youngsters: at the Full Moon Recording Studio in Watkinsville, new proprietress Charlie Garrett and his colleague and bandmate Jay Rodgers also run the Oconee Equip of Rock, which offers classes in recording, mixing and editing. Recently, I had a fate to speak with a few other studio owners around town...

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Computers/Software: I hav ALOT of questions i was wondering do u comprehend how to use all those apparatus or did u had an asistant succour u?also how did u recognize wat apparatus to buy? ive been reflective about making a homestudio someday…But I have like 3% intelligence & happening in recording. do u hav any tips on how to get started? & if you memento using intruments(guitar,drums,etc)., do u recording the vocals first or it depends?thanks, BTW this video is indeed pragmatic & I like how your studio is monogrammed.5 STARS!

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