How to Build a Small Budget Recording Studio From Scratch

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: My Studio--How Big and What Shape? Chapter 2: Elements Common to All Studios Chapter 3: Audiovisual Budget Recording Studio Chapter 4: Studio Built in a Residence Chapter 5: A Small Studio for AVs and Radio Jingles Chapter 6: Small Ad Agency Studio for AVs and Radio Jingles Chapter 7: Multitrack in a Two-Car Garage Chapter 8: Building a Studio from Scratch for Radio Program Production Chapter 9: Studios for a Commercial Radio Station Chapter 10: One Control Room for Two Studios Chapter 11: A Video Mini-Studio Chapter 12: A Video and Multitrack Studio Chapter 13: A Screening Facility for Film and Video Chapter 14: Multiple Studios Chapter 15: Diffusion Confusion Chapter 16: Bits and Pieces of Acoustical Lore Chapter 17: Acoustic Equations Chapter 18: Acoustic Materials Chapter 19: Electronics and Acoustics Chapter 20: Reading Blueprints Appendix A: Absorption Coefficients for General Building Materials and Furnishings Appendix B: Absorption Coefficients for Owens-Corning 703 and Allied Materials Appendix C: Absorption Coefficients for Tectum Appendix D: A Comprehensive Listing of Manufacturers of Acoustical Materials References Index

F. Alton Everest is a legend in the world of sound. The creator of numerous technical innovations, and the author of scores of books and scholarly papers, he has been a leader in television engineering, sound recording, motion pictures, radio, and multimedia. A co-founder and director of the Science Film Production division of the Moody Institute of Science, he was also a section chief of the Subsea Sound Research section of the University of California. An educator who has taught at several leading institutions, he has consulted on acoustics to numerous industries for nearly 30 years. Having touched many of the technical highlights of the 20th century, he celebrated his 90th birthday in 1999. He and his wife live in Santa Barbara, California.