Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
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CHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 hing. What you are going to examine in this chapter is how to use room-measuring software to determine what anomalies exist in your control (listening) room and how effective your treatments are in achieving a good listening environment.Getting Down the BasicsLet’s begin by understanding the reason Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 I say “control (listening) room" and not a recording studio in general.Ill a main tracking room, iso-booth, string room, etc., there is not a single sEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
pecific (targeted) listening area. In those rooms there arc multiple locations for microphone placement, depending on exactly what you may be recordinCHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 combination of microphones intended to pick up direct transmissions and room ambiance.A vocalist may be a very tall adult or a small child. You may well be recording a saxophone or someone sitting down playing classical guitar. It will often be drums or entire bands.In all of these cases, there are Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 multiple locations within the rooms that microphones can and will be placed. The microphones in this case arc the “ears" in the room. They “listen” aEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
nd transmit what they' “hear” to the recording chain. Although the rooms need to have a good sound, a lot can be accomplished even in fairly' bad roomCHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 which will minimize bleed from one instrument track into separate instrument tracks.A control room, though, is a dedicated listening space. There is typically a fairly' small “sweet spot,” which is the area that the person handling the engineering side of the recording (which may well include the m Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 ixdown of the161Home Recording Studio: Build It Like the Pros. Second Editionmusic recorded) is going to l>e silling in. I his room needs to be treateEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
d in such a manner that the engineer can hear (in the listening position) an accurate representation of whatever is being recorded. Constructing and tCHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 al issues that arc psychoacoustic in nature, which means that the mind will interpret certain sounds to be something that they arc nor, testing a control room is an important part of the whole picture. Room anomalies might be able to trick the mind, but they cannot trick measuring instruments or soi Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 lware.SoundEveryone agrees on what good and bad sound quality is. In terms of loudspeakers, this has been proven with double blind listening tests perEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
formed by Floyd loole1 when he worked in Canada to determine relevant measurements for perceived loudspeaker quality. I lis work on this spanned a 20-CHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 ces all sounds with the same amplitude at which they were recorded. This requires a frequency response from the equipment (amplifiers, mixing boards, speakers, etc.) capable of providing the same gain for all frequencies. If you have a setup that can achieve litis, you should be able to produce a mi Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 x that translates in the real world without having to go back and forth between different systems outside of your room to verify the results.An equallEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
y important aspect (to all of this) is the effect that the room has on the sounds transmitted into it. The best gear in rhe world won’t sound good in CHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 hat can negatively color the sound you hear while you mix, causing you to make poor or incorrect choices in EQ and reverb.What we are going to examine here is how to test your room to make certain that there are no room anomalies affecting the music you are trying to mix.The SoftwareThe software we Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 arc going to examine here is RPlusD by Acousti Soft, Inc. ’ It is a very reasonably priced package with lots of bells and whistles. I his software wasEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
developed under the Windows 2000 operating system and works within the XP, Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems.162Chapters Room TestingIl has alsoCHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 st (which is rhe Kill version, minus rhe key codes you need to turn on all the features) and lest il Io make certain il will run using your particular emulator.There is also a freeware program called Room EQ Wizard that I have heard good things about but have never used. I his soilware was written a Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 nd tested under Windows XP and then subsequently tested with the Windows Vista operating system. It will also run on the Mac. (It has been tested on bEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
oth the OS X 10.4 and 10.5 versions ol the Macintosh operat ing systems; however, OS X 10.5 Leopard is the recommended operating system on the MacintoCHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 t software packages, and it would make no sense whatsoever to examine professional stand-alone hardware designed for acoustic testing. Regardless of the software you eventually use, the concepts are the same.There is an array of standard audio measurements, all of which arc provided with RPlusD soft Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 ware. The basic measurement types, along with a brief description of the situation in which they arc used, arc described in the sections that follow.Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
This chapter will explain the basic operation of audio analyzers, using examples from actual tests performed using RPhisD software.The use, physical cCHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 the types of measurements with aspects of experimental procedures required to ensure accurate, precise, and repeatable results.One great thing about this package is that the manufacturer is only a phone call away, answers his phone, and is right there to help you if you have any issues or questions Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 . I Ic has a Web site you can visit and also has a thread at Ethan Winer’s forum where he will directly answer any questions you might have (http://foEbook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2
rums.musicplaycr.com).Let’s begin with an understanding of what exactly it is you need to measure (and treat) in order to make your room correct, and CHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everyth Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 2, “Modes, Nodes, and Other Terms of Confusion.” These arc issues like nx»m modes, flutter echo, early reflections, etc. that will make it difficult, if not impossible, for you to just sit at your desk and mix a song that translates well in the real world.163 Ebook Home recording studio: Build it like the pros - Part 2 CHAPTER8Room TestingIn a recording studio, what wc hear (the effect that the environment or equipment has on the quality' of sound we hear) is everythGọi ngay
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