Best of 2000: Best Place To Cut Your Own Record

Studio West
11021 Via Frontera,
Rancho Bernardo
(858) 592-9497
www.studiowest.com

Founded nearly 30 years ago, this studio boasts clients such as blink-182 and the Brian Setzer Orchestra. The 6000-square- foot facility has room for a full orchestra in Studio A, which comes with two large iso-booths and a Midi-Forte-equipped Yamaha C-7 grand piano. Studio B is mainly for vocal dubs, though it's suitable for small bands to record or do instrumental overdubs and ADR/looping. Any source can be copied to CD, and Studio West can create a dupe master, which has everything a manufacturer will need to reproduce your music to disc. The gourmet coffee in the musician's lounge is free.