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Audio Engineering Explained
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Audio Engineering Explained

by Douglas Self
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced
639 pages
25h 6m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 21

The Studio Environment

 

Recording Studio Design by Philip Newell

 

Lighting. Ventilation and air-conditioning. Foldback systems. Studio decoration. AC mains supplies. Earthing.

 

SOME HUMAN NEEDS

Much has been written about the studio rooms being, first and foremost, rooms for musicians to play in. Obviously, all the individual tastes of every musician cannot be accommodated by any one studio design, so the “ultimate” environment cannot be produced. Nonetheless there are a few general points which are worthy of consideration. Light colors, for example, make spaces feel larger than they would do if finished in dark colors. In general, they tend to create less oppressive atmospheres in which to spend long periods of time. Daylight is ...

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