Talk:Recording studio
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[edit] Disorganized Article
This article needs a fairly major cleanup. Firstly, there are zero references. Second, the article has a history of recording studios from 1890-1970... what about 1970-present? Thirdly, a large degree of the information in the history section focuses on trends and methods of recording, rather than the studios themselves. This tends to make the history section unbearably long and bloated. Fourth, the introductory "paragraph" consists of one short sentence which would not even suffice as a dictionary entry.
I think some information about the general acoustic properties of recording studios should be added. Also, general information on popular layouts of studios and control rooms could be added. The 1940-1970 history section should be cut down to about 25% of its current length. A 1970-present section should be added.
Because of these issues, I have downgraded the rating of this article from "B" to "Start".
Snottywong 16:55, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Older Comments (2006 and earlier)
[edit] Effects Link
Linking from "Outboard Effects" to "Sound effects" doesn't seem quite right. Sound effects are audio elements that make up the soundtracks of movies and such -- that is, they are the end result sounds themselves. "Outboard Effects" on the other hand refer to audio signal processing, and specific effects such as compression, phaser, flanger, equalization, reverb, delay, and so on. The "Sound Effects" page does mention some of these when talking about processing sound effects, I believe they may deserve their own category.
Just an idea. I may get around to writing this up myself, but I don't have enough time right now.
Could someone please find a better picture? That is a fine home setup, but please, I'd like to see something more professional...
- PenguiN42 17:07, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
[edit] The Mac is a great platform, but really now...
Please stop inserting pro-Mac propaganda into the History section (User:Michael, I am talking to you). There is no possible way that what you are saying can be rendered NPOV, no matter how many permutations of it you write, and I'm very close to putting this up on Requests for Protection. What is an unvarnished fact is that the music community tends to favor the Macintosh. It may (though I would err on the side of leaving it out) be the case that this is because of the Mac platform's ease of use, or because of simple tradition, or what have you. But what you are repeatedly inserting into this article is not only POV but borders on persistent astroturfing. Haikupoet 04:23, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
- My third revert in 24 hours. It's out of my hands now, but please please please don't reinsert any form of the offending material... Haikupoet 17:38, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Don't merge please
I think this page stands alone, as the recording studio is a big topic. Lists of famous things are generally linked to separately. --Lindosland 01:11, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
By way of example, an article on "cars" shouldn't include an exhaustive list of makes and models. Remember: think what someone would expect to find if they searched for Recording Studio and provide him or her with that information The existing link to the Recording Studios category provides links for further research. Creating new and better pages for notable studios is the way to improve Wikipedia. Cleanr 05:56, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion of equipment in recording studio
Somebody deleted the list of equipment. I reverted the deletions.
Have a nice day. --Starionwolf 18:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge "Isolation booth (audio)" into "Recording studio"?
I created Isolation booth (audio) and User:Pascal.Tesson suggested merging it into "Recording studio". That sounds like a good idea, from what little I've seen. MichaelSHoffman 06:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
- How about creating headings for each room in a studio with detailed information about that room under its heading, eg: isolation booth, control room, live room etc? Neilius 15:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
That sounds right. I'd emphasize how the rooms are used in relation to each other, and also, importantly, how these rooms are effectively implemented in a home studio environment, like in the recent book on famous musicians' home studios, such as a garage as the live room and a back guest cottage as the control room (Korn), and an upstairs level as the isolation room for the mic'd guitar amps (311). That book should be cited, it's in the guitarsounds book list at amptone.com in the new books section.
[edit] More topics to cover
It would be good for experts to expand this article while they are stopping by to add a link to a studio website.
For example, sections could be added on:
- Why is it difficult to monitor incoming mic signals while sending a signal out to be reamp'd and recording the result?
- Trends (tape > digital > DAW; pro studio > home/project studio; vinyl, cassette, CD, mp3/iTunes)
- Mics, miking techniques, using mics during the hands-on recording process, miking various instruments;
- The lifecycle process of studio design and construction
- The lifecycle of music composition, recording, overdubbing, mixing, monitoring, producing, and mastering
- Reamping a signal from DAW through outboard tube gear including guitar amps and tape saturation
- Comparison of pro studio technique trends and home studio implementation of the equivalent techniques.
- Physical space of the studio vs. signal processing point of view; how DAW tends to shift balance from recording studio as physical space to recording studio as an abstracted virtual signal-processing environment
- Mixer boards: channels, subgroups, Insert points, channel eq, levels, analog consoles, DAW-integrated control surfaces or mixers, automation, virtual mixers
- What you see physically when walk around a recording studio: spaces, wall construction, windows, room sizes, materials, acoustic materials, amenities
- Talkback systems between control room and live room and headphones
- Built-in speakers vs. various other monitors
- How can one visit a recording studio?
- Podcasting studios, online-oriented video production environment
- Surround Sound for 5.1 audio or soundtracks
Look at print encyclopedias then go beyond that to "get real" and lay out the basics. MichaelSHoffman 00:05, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Visual tours of recording studios worldwide
Hi everybody, I just added the link Visual tours of recording studios worldwide. I'm not affiliated with it, I just think it's the single most in-depth website covering studios around the world and feel that it has its place in the "external links" section, even if that section is only 3 links long. Cheers :-) Peter S. 17:17, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
