Our Decision to Start Accepting Crypto

Our Decision to Start Accepting Crypto

As many of you already know, our studio has made the decision to start accepting various crypto currencies at our facility. During the past year, we have noticed a significant increase in operating costs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And to compound the problem, we...
Problems with Overproduction

Problems with Overproduction

 With the dawn of digital recording has come the attachment of overproduction. Digital recording opens the doors to multiple takes, affordable recording, new creative licenses, and thoughtful interplay between digital and analog sounds. However, it has also enabled...
Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape

In their article about emerging Western North Carolina recording studios, Capital at Play magazine interviews Hilltop Studio’s founder Alex Reese in their article “Tale of the Tape.”  The article can be read on their website here:...
Investing in Your Music

Investing in Your Music

Nowadays, there are several great freeware DAWs out there such as Audacity, Garageband, and Reaper and a wide range of quality mics and interfaces that are both affordable and relatively easy to use.  So why go to a recording studio when you can do it all yourself?...
The Benefits of DIY Skyline Diffusers

The Benefits of DIY Skyline Diffusers

By Westin Gillis One of the key elements of building a recording studio is the acoustic quality of the rooms being used.  Sometimes a room may feel too small or the echoes in the room will change depending on where the listener is in the recording space.  This can be...
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