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Piscean
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Studio and control room dimensions

Hey,
I'm looking up the proper dimensions for a studio room so I can get the best acoustics, and so far I've been following the golden section. Does the control room for the studio need to follow a certain formula also?

Post Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:10 am 
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Well, technically the perfect tracking room would be the size of a blimp hanger, with a shock mounted floor.
If your building your own room you want it as big as reasonably possible.
But, the money you save by making a smaller room can be invested in sound treatment. And sound treatment, when done well can make all the difference. You want to controll the sound that bounces aroung. Not nessasarilly kill them off completely. A lot of people assume that because sound absorption and diffusion is a great thing that you should just make an anechoic room with the walls and ceiling completely covered in studio foam. You want a balance of relflection and diflection to create a natural listening and recording atmosphere for the live room and the controll room.
If you have the resources available it may be a good idea to have a small booth that is anechoic. That way you can record vocals and other things with a really nice omni mic and add some good reverbs. That could yeild some really nice results for some elements of a track.
There's a lot to consider when talking about creating good studio rooms.
You might want to hire a good experienced acoustic consultant. They can help make a world of difference.
Hope that helps some.
Good luck.

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Thanks for the advice icon_biggrin.gif

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