How to Build A Small Budget Recording Studio From Scratch: With 12 Tested Desig

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.

Contents         

     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