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Project Studios: A more professional approach [Paperback]

PHILIP NEWELL (Author)
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December 6, 1999
Offers a wealth of advice regarding the problems encountered in studio work and how to deal with them. Some feel for technical issue is needed to glean the most from what the book has to offer, but even the non-technical readers will extract useful and relevant information if they work in project studios.




What have come to be known as 'project studios' exist in the area somewhere between home studios and fully commercial studios - in reality there are no longer any clear dividing lines between bedroom or garage studios and the world's finest facilities.

However, what is missing from so many project studios is experience in front-line recording, which can lead to bad recording practices, poor decision making, misapplication of equipment and the inability to get the best performances out of the musicians. This book attempts to pass on some of that experience in as readable a way as possible.

Projects Studios covers in particular the problems of loudspeakers and acoustics, as these are the aspects by which all studio work is judged. They are also the subjects that cause the greatest misunderstanding and which, in turn, hold back progress. In this book the inexperienced studio operator will find the answers to getting first class, professional results every time.

Famous recording studios featured in this book include:
- Mike Oldfield's home studio
- Eel Pie studios, owned by Pete Townsend of The Who and frequently used by the Coctear Twins


With Studio Monitoring Design and Recording Spaces, this book completes a trilogy of titles comprising a complete library for the aspiring professional sound recordist. Together they offer:
· A complete library for the aspiring professional sound recordist.
· Comprehensive coverage of acoustics, monitoring and equipment interfacing.
· Information of relevance to all studios, from the most meagre to the world's finest.


Written by an internationally-respected studio designer.
Comprehensive coverage of every aspect of project studios.
Advice on overcoming problems encountered in studio work.

Editorial Reviews

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'This book is extremely well written and... presents even the most technical material in a clear and accessible fashion.'
Sound on Sound magazine, August 2001

Product Details

  • Paperback: 274 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press (December 6, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240515730
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240515731
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,625,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good reading, March 9, 2004
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Raised my awareness concerning several aspects of the recording studio. Easy to read, practical, a gem for starters.
Would buy it again.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical & professional studio design & installation, January 1, 2001
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With years of hands on experience designing, building, recording, and writing within the specialized world of professional audio, Mr Newell handles topics like studio and control room acoustics, studio monitor design, studio electronics, audio interfacing like very few other writers. His books are easy to read, involves little math, offer useful diagrams and charts and present an excellent overview for all studio owners, audio engineers and serious students. For further info: s.sansouci@wanadoo.fr
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars With this book the force be with you, July 29, 2001
This review is from: Project Studios: A more professional approach (Paperback)
I read this book, since the first pages I see the quality of redaction, learn and Knowledge. Phillip Newell knows about he is talking, with 30 years of experience, his comments make the diference between a amateur an a profesional enginner of Audio. All the information of this book it is based on personal and tecnical knowledge. If you are studing audio enginering, read this book to ensure your knowlege. Definitively, the best book I read . No more thin articles, no more acoustic problems, you have to buy it, read it, and your vision of the project studio, will not to be the same. It is like the BIBLE of the engineer, and a book of consult for lifetime. Values the price in gold.
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The evolution of music recording has taken a path which I would never have expected when I first became involved in this industry in the mid 1960s. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pressure amplitude response, monitor equalisation, good monitoring conditions, small room problem, sonic neutrality, perfect loudspeaker, many project studios, foldback mix, central loudspeaker, phasing plug, foldback system, panned image, sonic degradation, anechoic conditions, rear loudspeakers, response irregularities, recording personnel, mastering engineers, reflective room, axial response, single loudspeaker, mastering houses, analogue tape recorder, phantom source, sound control rooms
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Studio Sound, Focal Press, The Manor, Tom Newman, Reproduced Sound, Audio Media, Mike Oldfield, Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, European Edition, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Fourier Transform, Mike Brown, Reflexion Arts, Dolby Digital Surround, High Performance Loudspeakers, Martin Polon, Room Reverberation, Rui Veloso, Southampton University, Studio Monitoring Design, Tom Hidley
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