Home recording? recording remotely?...

[Bijoux]

How many of you guys get asked to do actual paid recording recording sessions from home?
I don't mean pre production type of stuff,or just recording stuff for fun, etc.
I mean people actually asking you to record a track for ... let's say over $100...

 

[And I]

I have a mobile-enough recording rig that I have used for paying work. Since I have a full-time day job I don't seek out this work, but I do a few paid projects a year. Some of the tracking is done at my home, some is done at whatever location the artist may have, mixing is done at my home.

Are you asking about people being hired to play a bass part on a recording? Cuz I'm talking about being hired as a recording engineer... this being the Recording Gear and Equipment forum...

 

[JRA]

i record tracks for individuals and bands in my basement studio and on location (venues), regularly, as my gigging schedule allows. i mix and master at home. when i was a studio owner there was a set rate per hour/project for music and commercial clients, but now: i negotiate fees based on work vs. fun --- for me personally. sometimes i do 'trades' of services. if i live long enough i may, eventually, just track for beer.*


* mexican lager

 

[silky smoove]

All the time, but it of course depends on your definition of "from home." I have a home studio that I built specifically for this type of thing. It's part of my home, but it's also a dedicated studio... so... Not sure where I land relative to your question.
My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)

 

[Ulf_Hansson]

I do it, not regularly but often enough to maintain a simple recording rig (which is fun to have anyways). When tracking at home (in my smallish rehearsal space) the main sound will usually be DI, but I have some mics and a pre that can be used to get some amp dirt in the mix.

 

[GlassToMouth]

I've started doing home and mobile recording almost by accident. I ended up purchasing a Behringer X Air X18 to bring my band's live sound into the digital age and for recording into Reaper with a Windows 10 laptop. I've built up a modest microphone and camera collection over the past couple years as well. I started doing the captures to have better social media content for my band. After posting said content, I've had other musicians reach out to me for paid work. I certainly can't quit my day job, but I've made some extra cash. It's been equally rewarding and at times frustrating. I'm fortunate to live in a house that has enough free space for a well lit, great sounding live capture environment. I've also brought my mobile recording setup to capture band's live during bar gigs. I'm learning a lot and the extra cash is nice. But my free time has been shot.

 

[arbiterusa]

How many of you guys get asked to do actual paid recording recording sessions from home?

Never. I've done more paid recording than I care to remember, but never from my house.