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Recording Studio Design

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philip newell shares his lifetime of experience with the interested reader in a way that builds up a solid understanding of what is going in room acoustics. he gives a lot of examples of real world solutions.
i was at a point where new equipment did not take me to the next step soundwise and realized the problem was still coming from my listening and recording room. while reading the book i did understand where monitors and microphones could be placed for less disturbance by resonant room modes, and that not the acoustic guitar caused the metallic sound but the flutter echoes. waterfall diagrams in the appendix showed the effect of absorber panels at the ceiling and so on and so forth ... microphone recordings were taken to a whole new level. monitoring music is much more detailed. it is possible to recognize the characteristics of the real-life rooms in which some recordings took place. the music regains an almost live quality which is probably closer to the original intention of the artists.
if you are willing to spend the time for thinking and experimenting, and the money and work for building solutions by yourself, it is possible to achieve a transparent and clear almost three dimensional sound with an average listening and recording room. for state of the art professional demands, this book contains the background knowledge needed when discussing details with professional studio acousticians.
a big thank you to philip newell for this invaluable work and for sharing his knowledge so freely.

I would recommend this book over most of the other offerings on studio design. I also have most of the other books. This is detailed with practical explanations (not just equations) and real life recollections of problems encountered in past studio construction projects and how those problems were solved. The author also emphasizes the fact that theoretical modelling in practice will not always produce a good acoustic space. Even the best designed rooms are often modified after testing. I will most certainly be reading through this book again when I build my own studio.

Recomiendo este libro. es una biblia y tiene todo lo que uno necesita saber para realizar un muy buen diseño de un estudio de grabación profesional.