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TECH
SRIRAM RAVISHANKAR
What is a good sounding control room? What kind of
sound response is ideal according to you? such a small space? How are the base frequencies
tamed?
A good control room should have a low noise floor, need to
cut down the noise entering the room from outside and also
the noise created by the machinery/equipment’s inside the
room, need to be kept at minimal. Frequency response of
the room need to be as neutral/flat as possible, room should
support the monitors to reproduce its true character without
colouring it. Room symmetry is also very important for a good
stereo imaging. RT60 value need to be between 0.2sec to 0.5 sec
approx. You need to consider both resonant and porous absorbers.
Wall paneling used for sound proofing the room can also act as
a resonant absorber, which helps you control the extreme low
frequencies.
When you create a vocal booth, is it not true that
vocal/isolation booths should be able to reproduce
all kinds of frequencies in their true form? Are your
designs true to this? You need to have a clear idea on what is the kind of STC
that you wanted to achieve, need to choose the materials
accordingly. Sound proofing panels should have an even
density, commonly used materials are HDF & MDF, how
you are going to layer it and place it is very important for
a desired output. Other materials used are sound dampers,
mineral wool, sound sealant etc
To make a vocal sound good you need to consider only the
vocal frequency spectrum. All our designs support a neutral/
flat frequency response at the required spectrum.
Base frequencies have very long wavelength and for
any base frequency to work, you need a certain depth
of base trap. How do you design such minimally
designed studios with such a minimal approach in
When designing sound proof partitions, what are
the technical parameters you take into consideration
while choosing your materials for sound proofing?
What works and why?
Which are the top three good sounding concert halls
in the world according to you?
1)Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
2)Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3)Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
TIPS
Please differentiate Soundproofing and Internal
Acoustics. Some simple tips for building a home studio on a
shoestring budget
Sound proofing is basically blocking the sound entering or
leaving the room. Once you block it, the sound produced
inside the room will get trapped in it, absorption is basically
treating the inside space to control this trapped sound hence
controlling the unwanted reflections. You may achieve some basic level of sound proofing by
closing unwanted windows and other opening. Fix a good
sound proof door. Bass traps on all corners and broad
band absorbers on first reflection points should serve the
purpose.
How much does building good sounding studio
cost these days including control room and vocal
booths ?
A medium size studio according to our design philosophy
should cost you some were between 18 to 20L
Parameters while choosing studio gear
It depends on the focus any space wants to maintain. A
mixing / mastering console may require entirely different
set of approach from what a recording or foley floor would
need. A good set of professional audio monitors, a very good
monitoring control gear, a good quality AD-DA converter,
this much is strict yes-yes in my list.
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