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Why can't I hear myself when I'm
singing in a karaoke room ? |
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The voice that you
hear during live singing is transmitted directly
from your vocal cords to your ear bone through
internal ear bone vibration. Therefore it will be
totally different from what you hear on CD playback. |
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Why does the calculation of per
session in 30 minutes ? |
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Because we allow
you to have more flexibility by extending the
session in 30 minutes block instead of an hour
block. This will definitely save you more. |
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What is the difference between
recording at home and in the studio ? |
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Studio have room
acoustics and sound proofing to allow minimum noise
to travel into the chamber, thus create a better
environment for clarity thus sounding more
professional. Lastly, if your home setup of $500.00
(recording interface & microphone) can match a
$120,000 equipment setup, do what you feel that's
good for you. |
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Can I record the song with my
friends together ? |
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Yes, you will take turns to record the solo part, and duet or trio part will be recorded together. |
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How long will be needed to record
a song ? |
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We don't control
the time needed to record a song. Professional
artistes take weeks and months to get their tracks
done. All goes down to whether you're satisfied in
your final product. We serve to your satisfaction ! |
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Does the studio keep the
copies of our recording and how long does the studio
keep them for us to make changes ? |
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Yes, we will keep
your recording with us as long as 12 months. But
that only applies to multi track recording. |
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What is mastering my music ? |
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The professional
touch in your final sounding and the balance of the
volume for different instruments/vocals into
commercial media ( eg. CD ) volume level. |
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Why does my tracks sound softer
than normal CDs ? |
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Because your
tracks are not mastered and the volume are not
balanced. |
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On an average, how much does per
person spends to record a karaoke track from the
studio ? |
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We have a client
who are satisfied with a $94 recording session. And we have another client who is only
satisfied with her song recorded after
3hours. We don't control this. A good singer might even take longer time because they aren't satisfied with their tracks
The best one
almost to perfection had took her 6 hours in 2 days
to finish the song. We do what's best for your
wallet, do tell us your budget. |
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How well can the recording /
production be ? |
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Our engineers and
producers put in their best to piece every single
product to make every cent double the amount that
you've paid for. On another note, the most
competitive price for high quality studio
equipments. At the rate we're investing in new
equipments to deliver better results, we've yet to
cover even a 5% of our studio setup. |
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Can I record drums in the studio ? |
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No, but with the
current technology, we program drums in the
arrangement. Just score us your drums and we'll just
have our engineers to get you Metallica or Rolling
Stones drum sounds. |
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12. |
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Why should we choose Dreambox
Studio ? |
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We're operating
from a SMALL room size of approximate area 200 sqft
located in the heart of Singapore Central Business
District. Most investments of our studio goes to the
equipments. Our equipments are
on par with studios on Hollywood Boulevard and
Nashville, which produces many platinum records
in the United States of America. Our most expensive
microphone cost us USD $8000.00 and we have more than a
microphone. Recording system cost us more than USD
$60,000. That speaks for all. We only give the best
to every project, but it's still back to your
budget. |
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How much production time is needed
for songs being heard on radio to work from scratch
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If only studio
time for recording and mixing, you would most
probably need a minimum of 50 hours to get a good
recording. |
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Does Dreambox Studio do
arrangement for musicals ? And how much does it cost
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Yes, our music
arrangers had done plenty of arrangements for
schools, musicals and commercials. A single
instrument arrangement like piano would cost SGD
$150.00 without mixing. Simple record and mix would
cost an average of $50.00 at least. That makes up to
a rough estimate of $200.00. We do have package
deals for major productions if needed. For professional arrangement, please do seek for our quotation. |
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What payment terms does the studio
accepts ? |
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Cash only for
general public, corporate clients who had signed a
quotation with us, are to make cheque payment of
minimum 50% of initial sum. Subsequent billing will
be as per usage. If unsure about billing statement,
please do approach our friendly personnel to find out
what you've been billed on. We practice black and
white. We don't overcharge. |
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Woah, why is it so expensive ? |
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Within studios of our level, we're already at our lowest rates. Our setup do warrant a $80-$120 an hour. Studio equipment
doesn't comes cheap. Don't pirate music.
Buy original. |
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Lastly, why are the FAQs so casual
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We are musicians,
engineers, producers. |
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