"I think I learned more from Ronan in one week than 9 months in recording school." -J. B. Los Angeles
"Boot Camp was F***ing incredible! It is exactly what is missing out there." -Pat. Los Angeles
"Boot Camp was more than worth the expense and time! In 2 days I learned more about how to get the right sounds on tape/hard disk than hundreds of hours of trial and error. The semester long multi-track class I took in college doesn't hold a candle to your 2 day seminar! All in all, the investment for your 2-day seminar was the best piece of equipment I could buy." -Dan. Kent, WA
"[The Six Day Boot Camp] was great. It’s a great service Ronan’s providing at a bargain rate. My excitement for recording is ten-fold what it was before the class" -Jeff, Santa Cruz, CA
"Just what I learned about EQ alone was worth the price of the whole workshop." - Johnny, Los Angeles, CA
"Thanks for a mind blowing experience at Home Recording Boot Camp. To find such an inspired teacher who is also a lover of hurdy-gurdy...the paradox is almost too great for the imagination to contain." - Sue, Ashland, OR
"I learned so much last week. I enjoyed seeing your genius at work and I am approaching my recording with a much deeper understanding. Also the classes are too cheap! You give away FAR more than you are charging for...." Michael. Seattle, WA
"I really enjoyed the bootcamp, it was amazing. I never thought I could learn so much in only five days. I have a totally new perspective on things now and I'm much more confident during sessions...thanks alot! Totally worth the money and alot more, honestly, this bootcamp has helped me more then any piece of gear ever!" - Albert. Rekyavik, Iceland
I had a lot of fun and learned ridiculous amounts from the Boot Camp... I've been using what I learned all week long with my clients, and the results are astounding. Thank you thank you thank you! - Mike. Los Angeles, CA
"I had a great time at camp and learned a ton. This was hands down the best information I have got my hands on and already my mixes are sounding better." -Jeff, San Diego, CA
"Because of [ your course ] I did new mixes of two songs. I completely threw away everything I did before and re-did everything thinking about what I learned from you. The result was very impressive and when the singer came over to the studio and heard the new version he got really excited and started phoning every member of the band and telling them "Hey Guys, we've got the best sound we've ever had and we are ready to send this shit to a label" Angelo. Vicenza, Italy
"Very educational and enlightening." -Julian, Orange County, CA
"Anyone that wants to make better recordings and buys a new piece of gear instead of taking one of Ronan's courses is crazy." -Bob. San Diego, CA
"In all honesty, I would have to say that the most important thing I took away from your 
bootcamp is the one thing I needed most and didn't have, something lacking that was really holding me back: confidence. The balls to say "yeah, I could do that" to people, just jump into realms that I might not have even expereinced before and flat out get some work done. I appreciate it, Ronan. I think you've got a cool thing going with the bootcamps." -Brian, Osh Kosh, WI
"My music is sound 10 times better post bootcamp. It's so odd that I have to be trained to used my ears, but I do. I can't thank you enough." -Dusty, Oklahoma.
I really enjoyed the weekend. It's been one of my best experiences since I started to get "active" again in the past couple of years. Bootcamp was both eye opening and confidence affrrming and a very positive experience. - Arlen, Orange County, CA
"I had a great time and learning experience at the Boot Camp this week. Although I technically knew a lot of the stuff, this really helped pull the concepts together and put into a real world context, very well explained with good examples with some new critical concepts to work from as well" -Dave, New Jersey
Had a great time, and am already applying all the awesome wisdom we learned. Your approach, showcasing the effectiveness of simple proven techniques, not forgetting the importance of feel and ear, and your emphasis on making "real" what happens in front of the microphone instead of getting caught up in all the gadgetry and techno-babble will serve me well in the years to come and give me a solid foundation to build on in my career as a music professional. My recordings sound worlds better already. - JP, Tidewater, VA
"The Knowledge I got in your classes has served me well. You have the ability to inspire creative people. You should teach at Berklee."T.J. Boston, MA
"I've just completed a 6 day course of learning how to make great records at Ronan Chris Murphy's Home Recording Boot Camp at Culver City in LA and now realise how I need to approach my future recordings. The course is intended to get you to make great sounding records when you don't have access to a commercial studio. Ronan is producer/engineer to King Crimson, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Tom McRae among other top major label names. I'd recommend anyone who's serious about making records to get on to one of these courses.
I made the long trip to LA because I couldn't find anything similar in Europe. (Incidentally, he does the occasional course in Padua, Italy when his schedule allows).
The thing I like about this guy is that he understands the fundamentals - not the math necessarily, but the practicalities of making a great recording and the vast importance of the 'front end' over the relatively less important detail of software, plug-ins etc. Getting it right at the front end is of paramount importance; great writing; having the act motivated to give a great performance; micing techniques (how to place those mics) and understanding why you're micing a certain way for guitar, piano, vocal, bass and drums (choice of mic., overdrive, gain, levels, phase separation, proximity effects - and how to use them creatively - all before you've even touched an EQ on the desk); how to evaluate equipment mics and pre-amps; compression and how to use it creatively; mixing and mastering. Mixing is the last item on the course and if you do it, you'll find everthing falling into place on the last day when mixing techniques are shown. No amount of pro-tools wizardry or clever plug-ins will repair a bad recording. Ronan doesn't preach a standard philosphy (other than "red is bad" in recording-speak), but encourgaes you to experiment and find the sound you like or that suits best the act you're trying to produce. No bull. This is my kind of guy.
What he doesn't know, he'll bring in guys from the outside. He brought in John Rodd (soundtrack engineer on a whole host of Hollywood cinema productions - notably Planet of the Apes), ex-Sony mastering engineer Stephen Marsh and top mic and pre-amp designers (Dave Pearlman and Peter Montessi respectively) to give us their expertise.
If you're a gear geek, you'll probably love this. However, most importantly Ronan puts it across so that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand all this. Why? Because it really is very simple (not to be confused with 'easy'), but if you don't know what you're doing and why, you can really mess your recording up big time. If you want to make good records, whether you're an artist, writer, sound guy whatever, I can't recommend this course strongly enough. It's a must.
You can check it out at: www.homerecordingbootcamp.com and here on myspace (see Ronan Chris Murphy).
There were six of us students in total in the class. A great time was had by all and a lot of good things learned too. And "it never rains in Southern California".........." - Jim, Portugal (via his myspace blog)
I have to say [Home Reocridng Boot Camp] was by far the best money I've invested in recording thus far. In fact, the confidence it gave gave me help get me a job at a local studio. You rock Ronan! -Lee, Winnipeg, Canada
rcm@homerecordingbootcamp.com
Phone: 310-200-9010
