One of the things that come to my mind that many pro studios have that most home studios don't have is a selection of microphones. It is very easy to get thirty to fifty thousand dollars invested in microphones alone. Some studios have a lot more than that tied up in microphones.

A new Neumann U87, which is a common vocal microphone, cost over $3000 dollars. Old vintage
Neumann microphones are so sought after the price is insane.

Rooms designed for sound, isolation booths, B3 organs and other instruments , engineers with years of experience are common conditions of good studios world wide.

There are limits on everything. Money is a real issue. Home studios address part of the money issue. They provide a condition that provides a way for many people to produce music who otherwise could never afford it. There is a place for both.

I can assure you that professional recording studios are not going away anytime soon.

Billy

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”