The Best Jamming Place and The worst...

[HEAVAN]

Jamming Studio

I been to Alvron,A10, Beat Merchants,Club Paradise,Four Tones,Fye Werks,Wee Lee and Seng Chai.I had jam with different type of band though out the years. Many complain I heard about jamming studios that is not up to the standed.Ya is true not all studios have
all the good instruments we hope they provide for us.But I heard from studios owners that their guitar was stolen,some jammers don't really take care of their stuff.They think that they pay $10 to $15 they can do all they like .Beating the drums so loud that they think they are in indoor studim. Bass player played so loud that the green light on the bass amp were on. Some even try moshing in the studio.Some even act blur as though notting happen when the onwer come in.I think on one hand we hope to get the best instruments in the studios that we jam in and wanted the studio owner ( aunti and uncle to be friendly. ) We as jammers must do our part as well.

Sad to say some jammers behave like monkey.I have talk to some of the studios owner and all I can tell you guys that to own a studio and to make sure all the instruments are ok are not cheap. So i think we as jammers should try our best to make it a point to take care of all the instruments that we use so that the next band can have good stuff to use as well.
Let make every jamming studios our second home...

 

[panz3rr]

and 1 valuable lesson to all new upcoming musicians. Blasting the levels aint the way to go. Even if u play noisecore, keep it as controlled noise. Blasting the gain or volume will result in explosion. And when that happens ur pocket also explode after ur heart exploded when u hear u have to pay for the damages. Experiment with the EQ of the amp.

what the person on top stated is true. Actually the jamming studios in singapore are mostly good. It gets worse over time. Due to blasting of equipments, thx to bands... tsk tsk tsk

 

[gothviruz]

I have to agree with both HEAVAN and Panz3rr.

I am a studio owner myself and since our operation started in mid April this year, i've already sufferred cracked cymbals, missing drum parts, broken music score stand, broken cables, burnt PA speakers (2 of them) and a burnt PA amp. Broken drumsticks and guitar strings are norms but the ones mentioned in the previous sentence can be avoided if jammers know how to take care of the equipments. All these cost lots of $$$ to replace or repair.

Maybe we should start a thread to create awareness to jammers who 'may not be aware' of the damages they inflict.

 

[extremers]

actually i found the one at simei (aka BMC bedok) and bmc aljuined not bad, they dont really give you the best sound but good sounds are achievable there.

honorable mentions will be tiet studios (are they still around?), music garage & lee kwong seng. good studios they are.

well i think beat mearchants have seen better days before. it was the place to jam back in their hey day. hmmm what ever happened to IJ studios? last i jammed there was back in 2003ish at geylang serai there.

the worst jamming studio ever will be the one near jackson eating house there (bendemeer there i think). wah the static from the mic can probably kill a rat. we got so fed up with the static we played instrumental throughout the whole session.

 

[paradise21]

Studios Owners

Maybe those studios owner should share on what happen to thier studio and how much they repair or replace their amps and all the others muscial instrument etc.. Maybe can teach us the correct way in using it.Oh ya on behalf of all jammers.. A very big Thanks You to you...Studio Onwers.

 

[panz3rr]

Cymbals are pretty much unavoidable. Even the best drummers out there can crack a cymbal. Not too hard is the best way i guess.

Other parts like the tom holder. Alot of drummers like to force the toms into position but what they are actually doing is killing the grip of the ball that allows the toms to be adjusted. Unscrew the screw and u can adjust smoothly...then tighten once you are comfortable.(Anything that has screws so that you can adjust please unscrew it and adjust. Its there for a reason. Do not force.)

For Amps, one simple rule. Gain not more than half the gauge.

Bass amp, same thing.

for Mics. If you can't hear yourself its probably the other instruments are too loud so adjust the other amps instead of blasting the mic and have a sound full of feedback and also the probability of blowing the PA(speakers for microphone). If there is still feedback, consult the studio assistant.

Well hopefully with the above guidelines i can think of right now, it can help jammers achieve good sound balance and also studio owners minimising the problem of faulty equipments.

Cheers!

 

[Duke-Of-Dudes]

eee

PANZE3R is from one of SG premier Bands and currently Superior Manager for one of top 3 best studios in SG...so wat he says bout the rules of engagement inside jamming studio must be seriously followed. Those who refuses or never do as wat he implemented, should be seriously dealt with. either facing the Fist of Death or putting your jaws by the curb. u choose.

Hail....Panze3r merciless, the death omen

 

[panz3rr]

-.-

what the heao?

 

[ikilledkenny!]

hahaah, wahh.. someone famous already sia..

 

[backagain]

5-star studio

The best jam studio in Singapore is only rated 4 Star. I have been to a 5-star studio in Bangkok. It has three guitar amps to choose from and two bass amp. The size is half the size of a basket ball court. I think is not fair to compare the best and the worst. It's the rate per hour you are paying. But there are some studios sucks. I think Backbeat is my favourite even though you have to walk quite a distance from the nearest MRT,still worth the while.

 

[ikilledkenny!]

HAHA, hey, how is the price at the 5star studio in bangkok,
btw, 4tones still dam shiok la, good equipment and low price

 

[gothviruz]

Cymbals are pretty much unavoidable. Even the best drummers out there can crack a cymbal. Not too hard is the best way i guess.

Bro, i have to disagree on this. Cymbals crack can indeed be avoided. Our studio advisor, who was from a famous band in the late 70s and 80s, told us that his drummer had never broken any cymbals till now. It's all about proper technique.

Maybe professional drummers here would wanna comment?

 

[AhmadZaim]

SP's jamming room sux (the one at moberly).....

As an SP student, I have got to say this. Heard that there is a limit to how loud u can play in there -_-' (whats the point of having a jamming room??)

Lol

 

[HEAVAN]

Yo Brother

Yo brother sorry to disagree with you at this point of time. Jamming does not always need to be loud.When listening to your cd or raido do you turn on your volume more than 5 or 7 you don't right ? Why? cause to room is small. A good Jammers should know or at least try to control the volume as a band.It good for your ear and it's also will not damage the ams or instrument that you guys are using.

 

[Yatz August]

:mrgreen:anaki studio n L cube...
the best jam studio EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lucadia]

i agree with both AhmadZaim and HEAVAN.. but seriously the threshold for volume is ridiculously low at SP.. Not to mention that you can get scolded by the management if you shift the drum parts positions(which my friend did)..

 

[Duke-Of-Dudes]

Bro, i have to disagree on this. Cymbals crack can indeed be avoided. Our studio advisor, who was from a famous band in the late 70s and 80s, told us that his drummer had never broken any cymbals till now. It's all about proper technique.

Maybe professional drummers here would wanna comment?

C'mon la ur studio advisors band isnt a Death Metal band or a metalcore band, dats y his drummer never broke a cymbal. funny rite if u playing Earth Wind and Fire and u can break cymbals.. Furthermore the quality of cymbals nowsadays are not like the ones used during 70s and 80s...Cymbal making companys tends to cut down cost and sell em at higher prices let alone raw material prices are at all time high.
I agree with u about playing with proper techniques. but still the life-span of a cymbal today wont last very long.....

and Panze3r is still above u when it comes to Studio management......i seen u werk and i seen Panze3r work. u still nowhere near him.

 

[gothviruz]

C'mon la ur studio advisors band isnt a Death Metal band or a metalcore band, dats y his drummer never broke a cymbal. ....

and Panze3r is still above u when it comes to Studio management......i seen u werk and i seen Panze3r work. u still nowhere near him.

Yup he's not a metal drummer, haha.. that i agree.. but how you'd feel man if ur 2 weeks old cymbal got cracked? If it's due to 'wear and tear' within the 'lifespan' then it's acceptable to me but 2 weeks? And from the cracks, it's obviously improper techniques. The crack is at the outer edge of the cymbal.

And i'm not comparing myself to Panze3r. In fact i'm not comparing myself or my studio to anyone or to any other studios also. We are new.. only into our 4th month this August. And we are also nowhere near anybody or any other studios too

 

[RyanZ]

The one at J.E is the worst. Lousy equipments and unfriendly.

 

[Hydrofly]

To all the people who say we should play softer, I CAN'T HELP BUT AGREE. Speakers can only go so loud before the sound starts to crack up, and when it does crack up, the results aren't pretty. So the softer you can play, the better, I have perfect hearing and I have good volume control/EQing and the use of earplugs to thank.