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Sound Recording Studios
NAICS 512240 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing the facilities and technical expertise for sound recording in a studio. This industry includes establishments that provide audio production and postproduction services to produce master recordings. These establishments may provide audio services for film, television, and video productions.
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Questions to ask
- What is the total replacement value of all recording equipment, including consoles, microphones, outboard gear, and computers?
- Do clients regularly bring in their own instruments or media — and what is the typical value?
- Is the studio owner-occupied or leased, and are there significant tenant improvements for acoustic treatment?
- Does the studio provide any postproduction, mixing, or mastering services for film or television productions?
- Are any recording or mixing services provided remotely or off-premises?
- For Sound Recording Studios, what should the underwriter know about studios with significant vintage or one-of-a-kind analog equipment that may be difficult to value or replace?
- For Sound Recording Studios, what should the underwriter know about operations that also produce, release, or distribute music?
- For Sound Recording Studios, what should the underwriter know about high volume of celebrity or high-net-worth clientele with expensive instruments on premises?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Record production and/or releasing, promoting, and distributing sound recordings: 512250 — Record Production and Distribution;
- Providing mass duplication of recorded products: 334610 — Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media
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Sound recording studios provide the physical space, acoustic environment, and technical equipment for recording, mixing, and mastering audio content. Clients — typically musicians, bands, podcasters, voice artists, advertising agencies, or film and television producers — bring their projects to the studio, where engineers and producers use specialized microphones, consoles, outboard gear, and digital audio workstations to capture and refine recordings. Studios may also offer postproduction services such as audio editing, sound design, and mixing for video content.
Questions to investigate
- What is the total replacement value of all recording equipment, including consoles, microphones, outboard gear, and computers?
- Do clients regularly bring in their own instruments or media — and what is the typical value?
- Is the studio owner-occupied or leased, and are there significant tenant improvements for acoustic treatment?
- Does the studio provide any postproduction, mixing, or mastering services for film or television productions?
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