The best recording studios are those that get results, and to do that the engineers need to understand exactly what the client wants. And what better way to understand what\u2019s required than to have had a career that spans almost every possible stage of the music creation process?<\/p>\n
For Trev Wilkins, owner and engineer of Telford-based Scadge Productions, the last 25 years have seen him take on all manner of roles in the industry \u2013 from running recording studios, touring as both a musician and engineer, authoring books and producing videos to order.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s this wealth of real-world experience that\u2019s made Scadge Productions the first choice of production venue for clients who need guaranteed results. \u201cWe have to be very flexible in our approach here at Scadge,\u201d Trev says. \u201cWe\u2019re recording a choir one day, then we\u2019ll have a video interview the next, perhaps a rock band in the day after that. Consequently we can\u2019t afford to spend time fiddling around with anything in the studio, especially the software. We need to guarantee that we can get the job done and cover any eventuality quickly and with total confidence \u2013 and that\u2019s where SONAR shines through \u2013 we rely on it as the \u2018Swiss Army Knife\u2019 of our studio!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSONAR is the ultimate total recording platform for me. It\u2019s easy to use, intuitive and really fast to work with \u2013 which is very important for our clients. When they\u2019re in the studio and on a roll they don\u2019t want to wait between takes, and with SONAR I can record the whole band in real-time and be ready to record the next take with just a few clicks of the mouse. The last take is, of course, safely stored and easily accessible. Our standby engineers and visiting producers are always impressed with how easily they get used to SONAR. I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019ve converted more than a few people to SONAR!\u201d<\/p>\n But with SONAR it\u2019s not just about the ease of use or the huge array of tools that are at your disposal \u2013 it\u2019s also about how you\u2019re good to go right out of the box, as Trev explains\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t really need to buy any other plug-ins or soft synths if you use SONAR Producer as it\u2019s all right there from the get go \u2013 in fact there are many features that I don\u2019t get around to using as I\u2019m just so used to working another way. On the odd time when I start digging deeper I often learn even easier ways to do things. And, of course, there are also loads of \u2018how-to\u2019 videos online, which are perfect for getting you up to speed on new features very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSONAR enables me to work with a very eclectic range of projects with total control. Clients come to our studio for results within budget and we always deliver. SONAR is central to everything, the \u2018mission control\u2019 that enables us to do it. Often I\u2019ll get asked to tweak some audio or MIDI by a client who seems doubtful that what they ask is even possible, and they\u2019re often amazed when we can accommodate their requirements, usually within seconds. With SONAR there are apparently no barriers to professional production!\u201d<\/p>\n “Our philosophy here at Scadge Productions is simple – to get the job done in the best way possible, and SONAR allows me to do that. I don’t want to answer questions or program software – I want to record, mix, and master. Cakewalk software has always been very intuitive for me so I see no reason to change. I’ve used other packages but they just don’t cut it for me.”<\/p>\n —————<\/p>\n Scadge Productions Website<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/trev-wilkins-scadge-produc2.jpg\" "\\"trev-wilkins-scadge-produc2\\"")
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