Taiwanese Timestudio (Hua Shi Dai) offers studio recording sessions for everyone. Located in the busiest pedestrian areas in Taipei, Timestudio's two mini-recording studios let consumers record a professional cd for around USD 30.
The studio features a sound booth and a control room manned by a professional audio engineer. A glass wall facing the street means that the 'artists' can be seen by passing shoppers, adding an element of momentary fame. With speakers installed outside the studio, performances can also be heard by passersby, luring both audiences and more customers (singing being a wide-spread passion in Taiwan).
When they've finished recording, the artists have their picture taken for the cd's cover art, the cd is burned, and that's it!
Timestudio is a fun concept that could take off in shopping malls around the world, and is yet another example of professional grade services becoming available to mass audiences. For more examples of how companies are enabling consumer-generated content, check out trendwatching.com's generation c.
More of a question...I need a studio that can tweak a recording. Can you do that?
Its a 4 hour recording with too much backround noise...Let me know if your studio can handle something like that!
Thanks!
Hi Harry,
Thanks for your comment. We (Springwise) aren't affiliated with the company, so I'm afraid we can't answer your question. Good luck with the recording!
how much does it cost to open this studio recording?
HI
My company is really interested in importing a timestudio like the one is described above. I know Springwise is not affiliated with the companies, but could ypou send us the contact?