Build your own recording studio at a cost lower than you ever thought possible! This book includes 12 tested and proven designs. Here's the perfect reference for anyone planning to build or remodel a recording studio on a shoe-string budget. Whether your interest is in radio, audio-visual, film, or television production, you can build an efficient, fully functional studio with no special training or knowledge of acoustics. Bypassing heavy-duty math and assuming you don't have an unlimited budget, this do-it-yourself guide provides 12 fully tested and proven designs that allow you to create truly outstanding recording settings. Basic acoustical principles are explained in the context of real-life project plans that detail construction materials, applied design elements, as well as cost. This Third Edition contains valuable information on acoustical materials, the latest in computer-controlled acoustical test equipment, new techniques and materials used to isolate and control vibration, and a new chapter on blueprint reading. You'll also find job-simplifying new information on materials and construction methods and a comprehensive listing of products and manufacturers. If you're an amateur audiophile or electronic hobbyist with a discerning musical ear and high hopes, but don't have cash to burn - here are plans that give you the best sound you can get for your money.
Preface Introduction
Chapter 1: My Studio--How Big and What Shape?
Chapter 2: Elements Common to All Studios
Chapter 3: Audiovisual Budget Recording Studio
Chapter 4: Studio Built in a Residence
Chapter 5: A Small Studio for AVs and Radio Jingles
Chapter 6: Small Ad Agency Studio for AVs and Radio Jingles
Chapter 7: Multitrack in a Two-Car Garage
Chapter 8: Building a Studio from Scratch for Radio Program Production
Chapter 9: Studios for a Commercial Radio Station
Chapter 10: One Control Room for Two Studios
Chapter 11: A Video Mini-Studio
Chapter 12: A Video and Multitrack Studio
Chapter 13: A Screening Facility for Film and Video
Chapter 14: Multiple Studios
Chapter 15: Diffusion Confusion
Chapter 16: Bits and Pieces of Acoustical Lore
Chapter 17: Acoustic Equations
Chapter 18: Acoustic Materials
Chapter 19: Electronics and Acoustics
Chapter 20: Reading Blueprints Appendix A: Absorption Coefficients for General Building Materials and Furnishings Appendix B: Absorption Coefficients for Owens-Corning 703 and Allied Materials Appendix C: Absorption Coefficients for Tectum Appendix D: A Comprehensive Listing of Manufacturers of Acoustical Materials References Index
Mike Shea (New York, NY) has worked in music recording for over 20 years. He served as Staff Engineer at the Hit Factory in New York City in the mid-eighties, when it was the leading, state of the art recording facility in the world. He has worked in and built many other recording studios, has written for Pro Sound News, International Musician, Recording World, The Record, and served as Technical Editor of Recording World. He has also taught audio engineering at the Institute of Audio Research.
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