AKA is a privately held limited company specialising in the design and manufacture of studio interiors, stylish technical furniture and related services for the audio and TV industries.
AKA have a state of the art design and production facility in central London enabling total control of the entire design and... >>read more
Silence is golden, or at least pretty expensive. Commercial recording studios cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to build because they must allow absolutely no sound to enter from a usually noisy urban environment. Double and triple walls, isolated concrete slabs, custom steel doors are all standard but high priced items used in their... >>read more
Studio Acoustics - Acoustical Solutions Inc.
Documents in pdf-format:
Exposing Acoustical Myths,
Why We Use Foam to Control, Studio Acoustics,
Live End / Dead End Control Rooms,
Free Field Acoustics,
What is a Standing Wave?,
Area Effect of Sound Absorption, ... >>read more
The desired acoustic properties of a recording studio are in many ways the opposite of those of an auditorium. Instead of enhanced reverberation, it is usually desirable for the recording studio to be acoustically "dead", having a very short reverberation time. Not only does this require the enclosure itself to be very absorbent of sound, but... >>read more
You might think that understanding your studio- acoustics is a complicated subject, but it boils down to grasping a few essential principles. Acoustic designer Ethan Winer explains nodes, modes, nulls, and standing waves to help you understand how small room acoustics affect the music you record and mix.
More recording and mixing is being... >>read more
Broadcast Engineering.
Many architects are geniuses, but many are not skilled in acoustics; you’ll need both an architect and an acoustician.
The frequency response of a power amplifier will be the same in your audio control room as it was on the test bench. Grounding and shielding issues aside, an amplifier's performance does not... >>read more
Broadcast and Recording Studio Acoustics.
The single most important design element for broadcasting and recording studios is QUIET. We take great pains to ensure that background noise, and isolation from exterior noise and vibration, are up to the stringent standards of the broadcast and recording industry. We provide design advice on:... >>read more
Glenn Gould Studio Acoustics Information.
Take a look around and notice the colours and features of this rather unusual performing space. You will see some odd angles in the way the walls seem to be broken up. Both the design elements and the colours echo the basic design of the Broadcasting Centre exterior and this is intentional. The... >>read more
Elctronic Musician:
Truth or Consequences: Improve Your Studio's Acoustics.
I hate to be the one to break the news, but the control room you've grown to love is a saboteur and a liar. You had hoped that dressing it up with acoustical treatments and fancy reference monitors would make it tell you the truth about your mixes.... >>read more