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The Studio
The studio is a big part of recording. It is where all the equipment is kept and used as well as where the musicians play to be recorded. Recording equipment is essential to recording music. There is quite a bit of equipment involved too, and for some people, that might be the problem. Some of us might not know what all is needed for a recording studio, then some of us don't know what a certain piece of hardware does/is for. Then some of us, like me, have no idea at all xP

Anyway, this thread will help you better understand recording equipment, how it works, and what it does.

Hopefully, with the help of Muzoid, we can better educate the mass of people that don't know a lot about studio equipment, like me :P

There will also be pictures (for the people like me that want to see a picture) of each piece of equipment used in a studio.


This thread will be under construction, so no one post yet!

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Muzoid

Ok I'll start with telling you some info about some of the studios I've worked in. Some may still be in business, some maybe not.

My 2 fave studios are Manta Sound...and Sounds Interchange, both in Toronto, both massive. They also both have multiple studios like 3 sessions at a time.

Studio 1 at Interchange is to die for....a massive room, that can hold Toronto Symphony Orch one day, and a Rush session the next. When I was there it was all done ceiling to floor with beautiful hardwood.

The Control booth is like Starship Enterprize, and about 4 couches to relax, one session I did there in the 80's was $325/hour

Manta is just as big and cool and has a video arcade for when someone is not needed. These guys also had lots of wood.

Wood and carpet are good for Studios, but theye are not soundproofers...a buddy of mine has a completely carpeted, floor, walls, ceilings....it still bleeds to his home upstairs.

Cherry Beach Studio in Toronto had a major vibration problem due to the TTC Streetcars, so they built a Room within a room on a rubber floor, also they had a neat sound baffler, flip over panels on the walls...one side carpet, other side mirror, they could set the room for sound, and reflect sound with the mirrors.

NorthHumberland Music Studio, is in a Barn....very nice also, not much sound proofing needed, it's in the middle of a farm property.

What I have learned about sounproofing:

1) Treble is weak, Bass is indestructable (soundproofers fight bass)
2) Bass loves corners, get rid of the corners in your studio
3) Best soundpoofing is a room-within'-a-room, with an air gap in between the walls, rubber floor

there are also lots of great soundproofing materials, but most are wickedly expensive.

More later

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Lord Grendel

Here's an amazing Sound Room, if you ever get the chance to step inside and close the door it is a unique experience.

Anechoic Chambers: They are used to remove all sound interference from the background, all audio speakers are tested in one of these to make sure they perform according to the specifications of the manufacturer. If you ever go for a hearing test, they will put you in an Anechoic chamber and test the frequency response of each ear, when the door closes it is a stunningly quiet room, I have never experienced anything else like it.

diazo

Those Anechoic Chambers are crazy, I walked into one with just my friend and I swear I could literally hear my heart beating!

I also wouldn't mind sharing some of the experience I have had with recording in studios...but I am by no means an expert.

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