<p>We did not go to the studio but had the studio people come to us in the church sanctuary. It was a few years ago now and things have changed as to ease of use on recording equipment, but I was not comfortable doing the recording so we hired people who understood microphone placement, etc. so DD and her voice teacher could focus on performance. They recorded several takes of each song. DD and voice teacher listened and selected the best. Then they cut the CDs for us with customized selections for which ones would go to which school. The only downside, her actual best performance was ruined with fire engines in the background. You do get environmental sounds in a natural environment but the voice sounds were far superior in space meant for voice.</p>