Handbook of sound studio construction : rooms for recording and listening

Publisher''s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Build first-class recording studios and listening spaces Design and build your own audiophile-grade recording and playback environments using proven, cost-effective plans and techniques. Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening explains practical acoustical properties and describes how to engineer acoustically sensitive spaces, including music recording studios, control rooms, voice studios, home project studios, A/V suites, media rooms, and surround-sound home theaters. Learn how to choose room dimensions, select building materials, construct your own custom treatments, maximize isolation, and generate and analyze response curves. This do-it-yourself guide incorporates decades of roomdesignexperience and provides you with the practical knowledge to design and build your own acoustical spaces or improve existing spaces. Coverage includes: An introduction to room acoustics and acoustical design Reflecting, absorbing, and diffusing materials Room geometry, modes, and treatment Acoustic isolation, site selection, and HVAC design Wall, floor, and ceiling construction Window and door design considerations Reverberation times, early reflections, and psychoacoustics Objective and subjective room evaluation Plans and specifications for 10 recording and listening rooms Preface 1 Introduction to Room Acoustics Importance of Room Acoustics Sound Outdoors Sound Indoors Direct Sound and Indirect Sound Small-Room Acoustics Room Isolation Room Treatment Human Perception of Sound Acoustical Design Acoustical Design Procedure A Note on the Room Design Examples 2 Sound-Reflecting Materials Sound Wavelength and Reflections Reflection and Room Geometry Calculating Reflections The Precedence Effect Reverberation-Time Equation Reverberation-Time Measurements 3 Sound-Absorbing Materials and Structures Absorption Guidelines Room Geometry and Treatment Sound Absorption Coefficient Noise Reduction Coefficient Standard Mounting Terminology Porous Absorbers Glass Fiber Mineral Wool Density of Absorbent Space behind Absorbent and Thickness of Absorbent The Area Effect Ceiling-Mounted Absorption Acoustical Tile Glass-Fiber Absorber Panels Bass Traps Panel Absorbers Polycylindrical Absorbers Absorption of Drywall Construction Helmholtz Resonators Perforated Panel Absorbers Slat Absorbers Multipurpose Absorbers Prefabricated Sound Absorbers Open-Cell Foams Sonex Are Glass Fibers Dangerous to Health? 4 Diffusing Materials and Structures Sound Diffusion Low-Frequency Diffusion Role of Diffusers in Room Design Diffusion by Geometric Shapes The Polycylindrical Diffuser Reflection Phase Gratings Specular Reflection Theory Reflection Phase Grating Theory The Quadratic-Residue Diffuser The Primitive-Root Diffuser Fractals The Diffusion Coefficient Commercially Available Reflection Phase Grating Diffusers The QRD-734 Quadratic-Residue Diffuser The Formedffusor The FRG Omniffusor The FlutterFree Diffuser 5 Room Modes and Room Geometry Room Cutoff Frequency Resonances in Tubes Resonances in Rooms Axial, Tangential, and Oblique Modes Room Mode Equation Graphing Room Modes Experiments with Modes Modal Distribution in Nonrectangular Rooms Modal Width and Spacing “Optimal” Room Proportions Practical Limitations 6 Sound Isolation and Site Selection Sound Isolation Transmission Loss Insulation versus Isolation Sound Transmission Class (STC) Room Noise Reduction The Mass Law The Coincidence Effect Lead-Loaded Vinyl Sound Leaks and Flanking Other Potential Problems Checklist of Building Materials Locating a Studio Floor Plan Considerations Locating a Space within a Frame Structure Locating a Space within a Concrete Structure 7 Wall Construction and Performance Walls as Effective Noise Barriers The Mass Law and Wall Design Wall Designs for Efficient Insulation Improving an Existing Wall Flanking Sound Gypsum Board Walls as Sound Barriers Masonry Walls as Sound Barriers Weak Links Summary of STC Ratings 8 Floor/Ceiling Construction and Performance Data on the Footfall Noise Problem Floor/Ceiling Structures and Their IIC Performance Frame Buildings Resilient Hangers Floating Floors Attenuation by Concrete Layers Plywood Web versus Solid Wood Joists 9 Window and Door Construction and Performance The Observation Window The Single-Pane Window The Double-Pane Window Acoustical Holes Acoustical Holes: Coincidence Resonance Acoustical Holes: Standing Waves in the Cavity Effect of Glass Mass and Spacing Effect of Dissimilar Panes Effect of Laminated Glass Effect of Plastic Panes Effect of Slanting the Glass Effect of a Third Pane Effect of Cavity Absorbent Thermal Glass Weak Windows (or Doors) in a Strong Wall Example of an Optimized Double-Pane Window Construction of an Observation Window Proprietary Observation Windows Studio Doors Sound-Lock Corridor 10 Noise Control in HVAC Systems Selection of Noise Criteria Fan Noise HVAC Machinery Noise Plumbing Noise Air Velocity and Aerodynamic Noise HVAC Noise Attenuators Lined Duct Lined Duct with Blocked Line-of-Sight Lined Duct and Length Effect Plenum Chambers Lined Elbows Diffusers Reactive Expansion Chamber Tuned Stub Silencers Active Noise Cancellation Natural System Attenuation Ductwork Design 11 Room Performance and Evaluation Sound-Level Meters Spectrum Analyzers The Noise Survey Environmental Noise Assessments Measurement and Testing Standards Recommended Practices Noise Criteria Contours Relating Noise Measurements to Construction Evaluation of Room Acoustics: Objective Methods Evaluation of Room Acoustics: Subjective Methods Articulation Index and the Spoken Word Room Reflections and Psychoacoustics Room Modeling 12 Recording Studio for Pop Music Design Criteria Floor Plan Wall Sections Section D-D Section E-E Sections F-F and G-G Drum Booth Vocal Booth Studio Treatment: North Wall Studio Treatment: South Wall Studio Treatment: East Wall Studio Treatment: West Wall Studio Treatment: Floor and Ceiling Sound-Lock Corridor Reverberation Time Baffles 13 Recording Studio for Classical Music Design Criteria Reverberation Time Diffusion in the Recording Studio Studio Design Acoustical Treatment Wall Panel Absorbers Ceiling Treatment Reverberation-Time Calculations Air Absorption Initial Time-Delay Gap Comments on Design 14 Voice Studio Design Criteria: Isolation Design Criteria: Room Size Design Criteria: Room Shape Axial-Mode Study of Selected Room Acoustical Treatment Early Reflections The Soft Option and Hard Option Diffusion Mode Control Studio Design: Soft Option Studio Design: Hard Option Reverberation-Time Calculations Reverberation Time: Soft Option Reverberation Time: Hard Option Sound Field Response Comments on Design 15 Control Room Early Reflections Combing of Early Reflections Examples of Comb Filtering Reflection-Free Zone Loudspeaker Mounting Two-Shell Control Rooms Design Criteria Design Example A: Control Room with Rectangular Walls Design Example B: Double-Shell Control Room with Splayed Walls Design Example C: Single-Shell Control Room with Splayed Walls 16 Announce Booth Design Criteria: Isolation The Small-Room Problem Design Example A: Traditional Announce Booth Design Example A: Axial Modes Design Example A: Reverberation Time Design Example B: Announce Booth with TubeTraps Design Example B: Techron TEF Measurements Design Example B: Reverberation Time Design Example C: Announce Booth with Diffusers Design Example C: Reverberation Time Design Example C: Evaluation Comparison of Design Examples A, B, and C 17 Audio/Video/Film Workroom Audio Fidelity and Near-Field Monitoring Axial-Mode Considerations Monitor Loudspeakers and Early Sound Late Sound Reverberation Time Workbench Mixing Engineer’s Workstation Lighting Background Noise Level Video Display 18 Teleconference Room Design Criteria Shape and Size of the Room Floor Plan Ceiling Plan Elevation Views Reverberation Time 19 Home Studio Home Acoustics: Modes Home Acoustics: Reverberation Home Acoustics: Noise Control Studio Design Budget Studio Treatment Studio Design: Initial Treatment Studio Design: Intermediate Treatment Studio Design: Comprehensive Treatment Recording in the Studio Garage Studio 20 Home Listening and Media Room Low-Frequency Response Modes in Typical Rooms Mode Spacing Low-Frequency Peaks and Nulls Effects of Room Size Loudspeaker Positioning Acoustical Treatment for the Listening Room Identification of Early Reflections Psychoacoustical Effects of Reflections Examples of Listening Room Treatment Listening Room Design: Initial Treatment Listening Room Design: Intermediate Treatment Listening Room Design: Comprehensive Treatment Background Noise 21 Home Theater Locating the Home Theater Home Theater Plan Early Reflections and Their Effects Controlling Early Reflections Other Treatment Details The Listening Environment Reverberation Time Appendix: Selected Absorption Coefficients Glossary References and Resources Index

Build first-class recording studios and listening spaces

Design and build your own audiophile-grade recording and playback environments using proven, cost-effective plans and techniques. Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening explains practical acoustical properties and describes how to engineer acoustically sensitive spaces, including music recording studios, control rooms, voice studios, home project studios, A/V suites, media rooms, and surround-sound home theaters.

Learn how to choose room dimensions, select building materials, construct your own custom treatments, maximize isolation, and generate and analyze response curves. This do-it-yourself guide incorporates decades of roomdesign

experience and provides you with the practical knowledge to design and build your own acoustical spaces or improve existing spaces.

Coverage includes:

• An introduction to room acoustics and acoustical design
• Reflecting, absorbing, and diffusing materials
• Room geometry, modes, and treatment
• Acoustic isolation, site selection, and HVAC design
• Wall, floor, and ceiling construction
• Window and door design considerations
• Reverberation times, early reflections, and psychoacoustics
• Objective and subjective room evaluation
• Plans and specifications for 10 recording and listening rooms

Build first-class recording studios and listening spaces Design and build your own audiophile-grade recording and playback environments using proven, cost-effective plans and techniques. Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening explains practical acoustical properties and describes how to engineer acoustically sensitive spaces, including music recording studios, control rooms, voice studios, home project studios, A/V suites, media rooms, and surround-sound home theaters. Learn how to choose room dimensions, select building materials, construct your own custom treatments, maximize isolation, and generate and analyze response curves. This do-it-yourself guide incorporates decades of roomdesign experience and provides you with the practical knowledge to design and build your own acoustical spaces or improve existing spaces. Coverage includes: An introduction to room acoustics and acoustical design Reflecting, absorbing, and diffusing materials Room geometry, modes, and treatment Acoustic isolation, site selection, and HVAC design Wall, floor, and ceiling construction Window and door design considerations Reverberation times, early reflections, and psychoacoustics Objective and subjective room evaluation Plans and specifications for 10 recording and listening rooms "Design and build your own audiophile-grade recording and playback environments using proven, cost-effective plans and techniques. Handbook of Sound Studio Construction: Rooms for Recording and Listening explains practical acoustical properties and describes how to engineer acoustically sensitive spaces, including music recording studios, control rooms, voice studios, home project studios, A/V suites, media rooms, and surround-sound home theaters. Learn how to choose room dimensions, select building materials, construct your own custom treatments, maximize isolation, and generate and analyze response curves. This do-it-yourself guide incorporates decades of roomdesign experience and provides you with the practical knowledge to design and build your own acoustical spaces or improve existing spaces." --Back cover