The Studio SOS Book: Solutions and Techniques for the Project Recording Studio [Hardcover]

Professional studio design is a specialized science, with more than a touch of black magic thrown in. Over the past few years, Sound on Sound magazine has made one trip each month to a readers studio. These visits have demonstrated that it is fairly simple to make a huge improvement to an untreated project-studio room, without spending a fortune. However, they ve also proven that beginners attempts at DIY acoustic treatments often cause more problems than they solve.Utilizing knowledge from dozens of visits to readers home and project studios, the SOS team imparts easy-to-understand, organized troubleshooting advice. Learn how to rid yourself of monitoring problems and get an accurate monitoring system, how to enhance the sound of your recording space, and how to perfect your instrumental and vocal recordings. Decrease the time you spend re-recording and mixing, simply by improving your room with advice from the guys who have seen it all when it comes to make-do small studios. Contains:A structured look at the problems that most often plague small studios, with individual studio case studies addressing each issueReal solutions that you can both afford and implement; no thousand-dollar investments or idealized studio designs that dont work with your space!Case studies that look at small studios specific problems, with additional break-outs tips that address quick fixes to common problemsPreface Chapter 1  Monitoring Chapter 2  Sound Absorbers Chapter 3  Practical Monitoring Solutions Chapter 4  The Recording Space Chapter 5  Soundproofing Chapter 6  Cables and Connections Chapter 7  Vocal Recording Chapter 8  Acoustic Guitars Chapter 9  Electric Guitar and Bass Chapter 10  Drums Chapter 11  Mixing Chapter 12  Mastering GlossaryPaul White is Editor-In-Chief of Sound On Sound. Trained in electronics, he has been recording music since the 1970s. He also performs and mixes live gigs, and is the author of a number of music recordinglsi