2008 Woodie Awards
Local recording studio for students
Jeff McAllister
Issue date: 5/3/05 Section: Entertainment
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If you are a musician, playing music has to be something you love to do. However, every serious musician wants to have their music professionally recorded in studio at some point.
There are many ways to go about this. You could go the ancient route and get a tape recorder for that live setting or you could pay hundreds to thousands of dollars for an eight track recording studio. You could even pick up one of those computer programs and mix all of your tracks that way, but lets face it, unless you are some kind of engineer who has a knack for that kind of thing, your recording probably will not sound that good. But if you are serious about recording and you want to have a professional-sounding mix, lucky for you, Rick Szybowski is an engineer and does have a knack for that kind of thing.
Szybowski, a student here at West Chester University, has the answers for your every need. Szybowski is a graduate from Temple University with a degree in music theory and piano and now attends West Chester University to receive his certification to teach music to all ages. What does he do to keep busy in the meantime? Besides teaching private guitar and piano lessons, he runs his own studio with state of the art equipment. "Anything is possible," says Szybowski when referring to his Digital Performer software which is the database for the whole studio. And anything really is possible. In fact, you may even get more than you bargain for.
Since Szybowski has been a musician for 19 years, he tends to know a little something about music. He is an experienced guitarist, pianist, bassist and vocalist, and the instruments that he does not play, such as strings and drums he can handle right through a synthesizer. With all of these tools at your disposal, you can go into the studio with a guitar in your hands and walk out with the sound of a full band behind you. Any arrangements of other instruments that you can think of are possible.
On top of this, Szybowski is not just an engineer, he is a producer as well. Unlike many producers, Sybowski will not try to change your music. He will offer constructive criticism, which is always needed, but in the long run you call the shots on your music. At the same time, if you have original music that is not fully written and you need the guidance, he can help too.
There are many ways to go about this. You could go the ancient route and get a tape recorder for that live setting or you could pay hundreds to thousands of dollars for an eight track recording studio. You could even pick up one of those computer programs and mix all of your tracks that way, but lets face it, unless you are some kind of engineer who has a knack for that kind of thing, your recording probably will not sound that good. But if you are serious about recording and you want to have a professional-sounding mix, lucky for you, Rick Szybowski is an engineer and does have a knack for that kind of thing.
Szybowski, a student here at West Chester University, has the answers for your every need. Szybowski is a graduate from Temple University with a degree in music theory and piano and now attends West Chester University to receive his certification to teach music to all ages. What does he do to keep busy in the meantime? Besides teaching private guitar and piano lessons, he runs his own studio with state of the art equipment. "Anything is possible," says Szybowski when referring to his Digital Performer software which is the database for the whole studio. And anything really is possible. In fact, you may even get more than you bargain for.
Since Szybowski has been a musician for 19 years, he tends to know a little something about music. He is an experienced guitarist, pianist, bassist and vocalist, and the instruments that he does not play, such as strings and drums he can handle right through a synthesizer. With all of these tools at your disposal, you can go into the studio with a guitar in your hands and walk out with the sound of a full band behind you. Any arrangements of other instruments that you can think of are possible.
On top of this, Szybowski is not just an engineer, he is a producer as well. Unlike many producers, Sybowski will not try to change your music. He will offer constructive criticism, which is always needed, but in the long run you call the shots on your music. At the same time, if you have original music that is not fully written and you need the guidance, he can help too.
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