Recording studio design
(eBook)

Cover; Recording Studio Design; Copyright; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 General requirements and common errors; 1.1 The general requirements; 1.2 Sound isolation and background noise levels; 1.2.1 From the inside out; 1.2.2 From the outside in; 1.2.3 Realistic goals; 1.2.4 Isolation versus artistry; 1.3 Confidence in the system; 1.4 The complete system; 1.5 Very common mistakes; 1.5.1 The need for space; 1.5.2 Height; 1.5.3 Floor loading; 1.6 Summary; Chapter 2 Sound, decibels and hearing; 2.1 Perception of sound; 2.2 Sound itself

2.3 The decibel sound power, sound pressure and sound intensity; 2.3.1 The dBA and dBC scales; 2.4 Human hearing; 2.4.1 Chacun A Son Oreille; 2.5 Summary; References; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Sound isolation; 3.1 Vibrational behaviour; 3.1.1 Relevance to isolation; 3.2 Basic isolation concepts; 3.2.1 Damping and the mass law; 3.2.2 Floating structures; 3.2.3 Floating system choices; 3.3 Practical floors; 3.3.1 Floors on weak sub-floors; 3.4 Ceiling isolation; 3.4.1 A trip through the ceiling; 3.5 Summing the results; 3.5.1 Internal reflexions; 3.6 Wall isolation

3.7 Lighter weight isolation systems3.8 Reciprocity and impact noises; 3.9 The distance option; 3.10 Discussion; 3.11 Summary; Reference; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Room acoustics and means of control; 4.1 Internal expansion; 4.2 Modes; 4.3 Flutter echoes and transient phenomena; 4.4 Reverberation; 4.4.1 Measuring reverberation time; 4.5 Absorption; 4.5.1 Speed of sound in gases; 4.5.2 Other properties of fibrous materials; 4.5.3 Absorption coefficients; 4.5.4 Porous absorption; 4.5.5 Resonant absorbers; 4.5.6 Membrane absorbers; 4.6 Q and damping; 4.7 Diffusion; 4.8 Diffraction; 4.9 Refraction

4.10 Review4.11 Summary; References; Bibliography; Chapter 5 Designing neutral rooms; 5.1 Background; 5.2 Large neutral rooms; 5.3 Practical realisation of a neutral room; 5.3.1 Floors; 5.3.2 Shapes, sizes and modes; 5.3.3 From isolation shell towards neutrality; 5.3.4 Lower frequency control; 5.3.5 Relative merits of neutrality and idiosyncrasy; 5.4 What is parallel?; 5.5 Reflexions, reverberation and diffusion; 5.6 Floor and ceiling considerations; 5.7 Wall treatments; 5.8 Small and neutral; 5.8.1 Practical constructions; 5.8.2 The journey of the sound waves; 5.8.3 The pressure zone

5.8.4 Wall losses5.8.5 Transfer of sound between high and low densities; 5.8.6 Combined effects of losses; 5.8.7 A micro-problem; 5.9 Trims; 5.10 The degree of neutrality

an overview; 5.11 Summary; References; Bibliography; Chapter 6 Rooms with characteristic acoustics; 6.1 Definitions; 6.2 A brief history of idiosyncrasy; 6.2.1 From a room to a classic; 6.2.2 Limited, or priceless?; 6.3 Drawbacks of the containment shells; 6.4 Design considerations; 6.4.1 Room character differences; 6.5 Driving and collecting the rooms; 6.6 Evolution of stone rooms; 6.6.1 Construction options