SOUND-STUDIO
RETROFIT
Good design and workmanship are more important
than specialty products
by Steven Bliss
A sand-filled concrete-block wall goes up just inside
the existing wall of the warehouse (top). The
completed studio (bottom) has an array of boxes on
the ceiling to diffuse sound. The large mural on the
far wall disguises one of several sound-absorber
panels made of Owens Coming Type 703 rigid
fiberglass.
An urban location presents many
challenges for a recording studio. A
first-class professional studio must have
near-dead silence: free of noise originating
either inside or outside the building.
It must also have excellent interior
acoustics. Furthermore, the sensitive
electronics and musical instruments require
good environmental control.
That includes dust- and smoke-free air
kept at relatively constant