RA: The Book - the Recording Architecture Book of Studio Des [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe]

Summary - An in depth guide to Recording studio design through case studies for anyone with an interest in the design and building of recording studios:

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Established by Roger D'Arcy and Hugh Flynn on April 1st 1987 Recording Architecture has risen to become one of the premier recording studio design companies in the world. First Commissioned by ex Def Leppard guitarist Pete Willis for Blue Room studios In Sheffield swiftly followed by projects such as Hulgrave Hall, for composer Keith Hopwood the company has grown to design key installations around the world.

Now for the first time they will be publishing a history of these ground breaking designs covering all aspects of architectural, acoustic and interior design of these studios and spaces specifically related to sound -on a project by project basis.

In a Career spanning Three decades Recording Architecture has virtually unrivalled experience in the design of studios which range in size and purpose from classical orchestral, residential, mixing, mastering, post production, film dubbing, video editing and rehearsal studios over 40 countries worldwide.

Stating his desire to expand awareness with the new book Roger D'Arcy states "Over the years, and perhaps surprisingly, the only available books on recording studio design seem to have been written by individuals with little or no qualified background in Architecture or design in the field - we are trying show the detailed architectural/acoustic input behind a successful design with each studio study showing drawings in large format ".

This is not a theoretical guide but a detailed presentation of tried and tested techniques as applied to real, built projects - in many of the case studies, the actual drawings issued for construction are reproduced. The examples illustrate not only what we think should be done but what was in fact physically (and successfully) implemented in a wide variety of situations - from small, private project studios to large, commercial land mark studios such as Lansdowne and CTS.

Examples range in scope from individual spaces and rooms to multi studio facilities and cover the two principal strands of recording and mixing:
MUSIC studios - recording (tracking), mixing and mastering (including cutting) - project to orchestral in scale - examples have been taken from the private, commercial and educational sectors.
POST PRODUCTION studios - voice over (dubbing), FX recording ("Foley"), film mix studios (dubbing theatres) - from small voice over studios for TV to large Dolby Premier Certified film mix theatres.

Contents include hundreds of photographs together with detailed plans and construction drawings - including comprehensive specifications of materials and techniques - showing exactly how these environments were created.

The Book is written and compiled by Recording Architecture's founding directors, Roger D'Arcy (acoustic and architectural design) and Hugh Flynn (building technology) and features the photography of Neil Waving who has been photographing RA`s studios for over 23 years.

I`ve read some of the more theoretical books on the subject and a handful of home studio building guides but RA The Book is a MUCH more valuable (and enjoyable!) resource. It actually shows how to achieve optimum results in dozens of different but REAL situations and for a whole range of studio types (with even a few examples from the rich and famous thrown in!). It is absolutely packed with hundreds of fabulous photographs, studio plans and explicit technical drawings for constructing acoustic treatment along with material specifications. There are even specialist suppliers` contact details on the book website so RA haven`t held anything back here! This really is "must have" if you have a serious interest in recording studios and I would say essential if you are actually building one. Oh yes, and it`s VERY big and heavy too!