I'm a new voice over artist, but I've been a singer, actor, performer and teacher for 20 years. I've been working virtually with Edge Studio's training program out of New York, and needed to find a local studio when it came time to record my narration and commercial demos. CRC has been amazing every step of the way. Rose Razal is very responsive when it comes to setting and rescheduling studio time. As a matter of fact, she had to wait more for me and Edge to get back to her to confirm my sessions than I ever had to wait for her, and she was always patient and non-judgmental, even when I caught a cold and had to postpone a few weeks. The reception area is clean, modern and inviting. A friendly front desk staff greets you upon check-in, and there's a cozy waiting area with a big comfy couch and TV for you to relax before your session. Coffee and treats are always available (not that we voice actors can really partake before performing, but hey, other musicians and artists might be able to). CRC has 10 or 12 studios, and they are state-of-the-art. My hubby tagged along, and there was a comfy area in the studio where he could camp out and kibbutz with the engineer. They have wifi access as well, so he worked on his laptop while he watched my session. The booths themselves are awesome, too. The best mics for VO- I think I recorded on a Neumann U87. Clean, spacious, equipped with pretty much everything a VO actor could want- pencils, highlighters, water, apple juice. And now we come to my engineer. Zac Schmidt is amazing. He treated me like a professional, even though he knew these were my first sessions ever. I had some trouble with mouth noise the first session, and he gave me suggestions and tips during the session in real time to help minimize the noise, but he was also very reassuring that it happens to everyone, and that I'd figure it out. Zac also communicated expertly with my coaches, who patched in via phone to coach me during the demo recordings. I learned so much listening to him cut tracks, suggest fixes and generally just make the process speedy and fun. Zac has a lot of experience at the professional level, and is full of stories and feedback about the business and tips for success. I felt so comfortable with him that I booked an extra hour after my session was over for him to give me some quick tech tutorials- how to add background music to a voice over track, how he gets rid of noise, etc. and just generally talk about the biz. I left the studio much wiser than when I walked in, and Zac was a great tutor. I plan on requesting him for my character demo when I'm ready to cut it. I had a great experience at CRC. They are advanced professionals and truly state-of-the-art, but they always treat you with respect, no matter where you are in your career. Highly recommended!! read more

This Company Is Not Worth Your Time. Especially For Black People. I Have Recorded all over the World with Professional Artist as well as Professional Studios. My Reputation Is In Keeping the Peace and Helping to Uplift the Vibrations of Planet Earth. I Live Downtown Chicago so CRC Is literally In My Neighborhood. This studio has Falty equipment that constantly crashes. This is also a training Ground for Recording school students. They Flood your room with Interns if your Not a High-Level Celebrity. The Engineers are constantly late and the rooms are always dirty whenever you enter into your private session. I am a single Black mother, highly gifted and Professional but after massive infractions, I begin to bring it to management attention. I was given their Senior Engineer who Is Obviously Prejudice and nonrelatable. I could see and feel his animosity in working with me so In light of my sessions I would try to break the ice and make him smile but it was always clearly unwelcomed. In spite of the Prejudice behavior, I decided to try and look past the foolishness and continue to record at this studio because it's in my neighborhood. You will notice that the Senior Engineer takes time in between tracks to try and buy himself and the company more of your money and time and acts as if the computer is slow. This Falty equipment problem happened for 3 years straight. In my last session, The Senior Engineer came to the studio late and with an attitude and messed up all of my songs and when I asked him is he okay he responded by saying that if I don't like it im free to go somewhere else. In spite of I still went to apologize if he felt that I came across wrong but I didn't want it to interfere with my session but he took it out by recording a faulty hall effect on all of my tracks. When I went to complain the company took his side and gave me a refund and told me to go elsewhere. When I asked to speak to the owner I was Ignored. So There you have it. My Experience with Chicago Recording Studio. A Person should never be treated unrighteously by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I may not be a big Name celebrity but the money if the same color no matter who it comes from. Signing off Dishearted. read more

i'm no recording artist by any means but the staff there treated my group like royalty!!! they were great!! coffee, tea, and water was given to us upon our arrival. they made our group's day truly memorable and comfortable. we went a little over our allotted time but they didn't shoo us out. its a work of art, and they made our recording sound like the real deal. read more

I am a self funded artist living in Chicago. For the past three years, I have used this facility for tracking vocals, live instruments, mixing and mastering my solo creative projects. They have a good selection of microphones and are always prepared and organized for my session. I work with their staff engineer, Mat Lejeune, who specializes in all types of music including pop and rock. I have always been happy with his mix. Regardless of the amount of instruments, and vocal harmonies I present, the balance achieved is spectacular. Staff assistants are also present during the session and have been eager to help me with my personal equipment. I would feel comfortable recording anything from indierock, to classical music here because the vibe is not genre specific. I take risks at this studio without judgement as the staff remains focused on providing professionalism and consistency to the client. If I have a spontaneous creative idea during my session, they are able to accomodate this, no problem. This is the kind of environment that artists thrive in and I would reccomend this to anybody in the Chicago area. read more