Rocky Rhythms
Location Recording
Learn about our signature service, listen to samples, and get inspired to record your new album.
Samples on the bottom of the page.
Location recording is our specialty at Rocky Rhythms. We were founded on the principle that many musicians deserve to get their voices heard. Yet, many musicians do not have access to recording studios for various reasons. This is why we take great care in selecting our equipment to be as portable as possible while being able to record in a myriad of locations.
We have worked in churches and beautiful concert halls, but we have also worked in basements and living rooms. Of course, the concert hall recordings are very different than those captured in living rooms, but they are still worth publishing. Our post-production services further decrease the differences between living room and concert hall recordings. For more information about our mixing and mastering services, please click here.
Suppose you have access to music halls, churches, large rooms, or any suitable location for recording your music. In that case, we will travel to you and capture your performance at the highest levels. We carry an assortment of microphones, preamps, and all the other required gear.
We offer special audition discounts for students if you have an upcoming audition and would like to submit high-quality recordings to educational institutes or orchestras.
The following recording was made in the basement of a single-family unit. Low ceilings, parallel walls, carbon monoxide detector going off every 30 seconds. The result is nothing short of spectacular.
Our next demo is from the same recording session, but this time a fuller arrangement. Same room, same microphones, same musicians. But you can hear how the different piece affects the sound captured.
Here's a piano recording done in a small living room of a row house in Philadelphia. This is a recording of a beautiful Steinway grand. Close micing the piano on its tail end resulted in a really spacious stereo image with a good blend of detail and cohesion. Special thanks to Hsiao-Han Alice Yang for these beautiful recordings. Check out her website here: https://www.haliceyang.com
Another piece from the same recording session:
One more string quartet sample. The following was also made in a basement, with different microphones and seating arrangements. It is not the sound of a regular string quartet. As the song required a more contemporary take on post-production, we decided to go all out. Exaggerated bass frequencies, shimmering highs, delays, and reverbs. Also, the song is far more compressed than the previous two, as this was meant for curated instrumental-pop stations. Genre-specific post-production is extremely important to us.
There will be more samples coming up very soon. Check back in soon for guitar, horns, and other instruments.