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Sound Studio Construction on a Budget

Sound Studio Construction on a BudgetAuthor: F. Alton Everest
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 14 reviews
Sales Rank: 510,497

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 298
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.2 x 0.9

ISBN: 0070213828
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3893
EAN: 9780070213821
ASIN: 0070213828

Publication Date: September 1, 1996
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Product Description
From one of the world's leading acoustics experts, this nuts-and-bolts book offers complete instructions and guidance for building your own inexpensive sound studio. Anyone with a discerning ear and a modicum of electronics skills can follow the clear plans for 10 designs, which include a voice-over recording studio; recording studios for modern, classical, and rock music; a home theater; small announce booth; control room; and music listening room. All projects are fully illustrated and accompanied by complete part lists.


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5 out of 5 stars Good technical read   February 17, 2010
K. Chambers (california)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

bought this for my friend. i flipped through the pages, and it seems pretty technical. not a "for dummies" book.


5 out of 5 stars Good book for sound engineers with a limited budget   April 19, 2009
Gonzalo Vela Medina (Bogota, Colombia)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Good book for sound engineers with a limited budget.
Delivery was very quick and condition was as advertised




4 out of 5 stars Good combination of practical ideas and data   February 24, 2009
G. West
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

As one who was being cross trained from RF engineer to Broadcast and then to assist with studio design work, I found the book to be quite accessible. If you want to, you can just use the given designs in the front for ideas or use them wholesale. The back part of the book presents a more detailed scientific picture especially of key construction details such as windows and the advantages/disadvantages of wall construction techniques.

I found myself studying and adapting the material in the back to the situations I face, which usually are retrofits of spaces not purposely designed for audio in 2nd and 3rd world environments. As others have noted its not the be all and end all of acoustics, just a practical primer, but it does provide the necessary information to create a passable recording space for less demanding applications. If you need top end specifications, get a good engineering house behind you, if not this book will be a lot of help and a good starting point.



5 out of 5 stars Sound Studio Construction on a Budget   November 26, 2008
LMF (CO.)
Excellent Book. Very Well Written, Exactly what I wanted, I have laerned a great deal from this book.


4 out of 5 stars Pretty comprehensive   January 9, 2007
Justin Fisher (st. louis, MO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is useless if you already own "The Master Handbook of Acoustics" by the same author. However as the title suggests it's all about being on a budget, which it explains fairly well. If you are building a projects studio in your house for example..this is a must read.

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