nagpur long queues in mumbai and high cost of production are prompting music arrangers and composers to come down to nagpur to get their work done in half the time and at half the price the ready availability of music studios equipped with the best available technology in nagpur is making this option attractive software and professional tools that are used worldwide monitors and microphones that are the last word in technology complete audiovideo production and post production including voiceover facilities mean nagpurs music studios compare with the best in the business anywhere else music companies like times music sa re ga ma and t series are getting much of their mixing arranging and production work done in the city over the last two years business has come from mumbai too admits shailesh dani a music arranger and composer fifty per cent of the work is devotional but we are doing other genres too says dani adding that a lot of private corporate and live recordings are being done in nagpur the rise in number of regional films being produced in nagpur is also translating into business for these music studios entire music is prepared here only vocals are dubbed in mumbai says singer sarang joshi of dhwani digital the studio in which he is partners with dani the advent of track system has now made it possible to record music in one place and vocals at another besides getting musicians for flute sitar tabla and violin is cheaper here when a particular song is conceptualized by a music composer he often sends it on a hard disc or dvd the music programming and sequencing is done in the city and the composed track goes back to mumbai where the singer dubs for vocals the essential for setting up a music studio is an especially designed music room which needs cushioning with cloth glass wool and pine wood to absorb sound it is like a room within a room and can cost up to rs 50 lakh complete with up to date inventory says joshi the studio is hired on hourly basis and prices in nagpur are half those charged in mumbai with music studios also providing video facilities the number of corporate clients is increasing too promotional films are being made by business houses in the region and now signature tunes are also becoming popular as they are used as caller tunes by all employees informs joshi there are many artists from nagpur working in mumbai they are the ones who prefer to come here for music recordings and mixing says sandeep baraskar who along with his partner shantanu gadre has a new setup at vidarbha sahitya sangh premises vijay dayal an audio engineer who hails from nagpur recently recorded for a private album here i was in nagpur during ganpati festival when a client wanted me to do a quick mix so i recorded it here and got excellent results dayal says that nagpur can develop as a