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A proposal for a modern studio design.

 

Simulation of the Reflections in a Recording Room

For years people have been searching for the ideal place to do their recordings and mixing. The most important issue are the reflections, intruduced by the walls, the floor and the ceiling. See the image below to get an impression about the possible reflections in a standard square room:

 

Animation of room reflections in music studio

 

To eliminate to reflections theoretically it should be possible to direct them into sound traps, where the energy is absorbed by damping. The image below shows a proposal how to do this in detail:

 

Ideal Studio with non reflections

This concept has been developped already 5 years ago and initially realized in a former recording studio. The concept bases on a mixture of diffusion and refraction with super imposed waves especially in the bass region.

An optimized concept with more bass diffusion and less coherent reflection is shown in the image below:

Design a an ideal Studio with non reflections

The cells have more differing size now and are filled with material of different damping. Also the directors have variating thickness. Additionally one can find diffusors for higher frequencies and absorbers for direct response suppression.

 

Read more in these articles:

 Example of a Studio Design

Diffusor Concepts

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