Nashville Producer Goes ‘Next Level’ with Home Recording Studio

YouTube commenters can be brutally honest (or just plain brutal), which can be a gift and a curse for your content and ego. For Nashville-based producer Steve Kinney, a consistent refrain from his followers was that his space for recording lessons, video podcasts and tracking instruments had what he called a muddiness to it. Kinney, with the help of Auralex, decided to do something about it and -- between a bout of being speechless -- he described the results of his recording room makeover as “amazing.”

“Normally, when I would do my live instrument tracking, I would go to a studio,” Kinney said. “...That adds up over time. And being that I can track live instruments like acoustic guitar and ganjo or banjo here, as well as do vocals… I mean, that work flow is absolutely phenomenal.”

The kicker? Kinney says the setup has saved him money. “The crazy part: for about the cost of renting out a pro, major studio for the day, you can get this entire setup.” 

Kinney takes us through the studio rebuild project and then offers an “A/B” comparison of the space’s sound before the acoustic treatment and after: