I
really could go over the top here. What I've tried to do in this site
is to go through all the fundamentals so that you can fully understand
all the acoustic ramifications and thus be in a position where you
can design your own studio. Layout of rooms etc. is really up to the
basic room shapes you are starting with so instead of me sweating
over my computer to give you a whole lot of inappropriate shapes I
will give you the basic styles that have worked for me. If you follow
the basic directions of what you need to acoustically treat each room
you can take any shaped room and come up with a plan. I have not included
dimensions as it is not necessary and it would obviously change for
each situation. The proportions are near enough though and the angles
are what make it work.
Important
thing to remember are:
-
Stereo
room symmetry around your speakers.
- Glass windows
or doors for communication.
-
Low-mid
frequency absorption from 150 -550Hz.
-
High
frequency absorption.
- Absorption
across the rear of the control room wall.
- Whatever low
frequency absorption you can fit in the space.
Things to avoid
are:
- Having to go
through the studio to get to the control room!! (I hate this because
you always get interruptions as people move in and out of the studio)
- Creating studios
with no visual communication. There is nothing worse than recording
someone you can't see.
- Big studios
with a small pokey control room and visa versa.
So here are a
few ideas that might start you off, use the selector for the different
options.
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