Where to Build A Studio

Series Summary

Recording studios- They are wonderful tools to help artists today record their music and present it to the world. One of the reasons they are so important today is because of a little thing called soundproofing. In a good recording studio every room is isolated sonically from every other room so that if a drummer is playing in one room and you are recording a guitarist in another you don't hear the drums in the guitar recording. Soundproofing is the essence of the studio experience. Without it we might as well set up in any room and hit record.

This is a great series that shows the step by step process of creating a recording studio from the ground up and how it is soundproofed along the way. You will learn about the insulation used, how rooms are designed and the differences between each room and the acoustics of each. Along the way air conditioning is also a factor in any studio. Yup, you guessed it, that is covered as well. So if you're a studio owner or looking to start one take a look at this series and snag a few tips!

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village my name is Gregg Tauriello. I'm from Sweet 16 Studio. I'm here to talk to you about sound proofing for a recording studio. I'm going to talk to you first of all about the construction of the building. When you're looking for a building to build a recording studio in - if you're fortunate enough to be looking for a building, the ultimate building to find would be a cement block building 'cause mass is what stops the sound. Anything heavy, the heavier the material the more sound you're going to stop. My building happens to be built of a 2 by 4 construction which is quite a bit less in sound retention than the cement block would be. If you can't find a cement block building your next best bet is a 2 by 6 construction. I couldn't be that picky so I went with this. This is a converted garage. It's a three car garage, that's 2 by 4 construction, so I had to do some extra work on the inside walls in order to protect the inside sound from going out and protect the outside sound from coming in and getting' on my recordings."