Introduction: The recurring comment that we hear when people walk into our control room/ live room is "Whoah, this room sounds good!" That is because we have treated our rooms based on years of research on how to create a flat enough frequency response for excellent recording and critical listening. The control room/ live room is about 220 square feet with a cathedral ceiling that reaches 11 1/2 feet at the peak. For all of you drummers out there you are probably aware that the extended ceiling height is essential for getting a good drum sound, and it is equally beneficial for the voice and other instruments because more space means the sound waves have more room to develop. With enough space for the sound waves to develop, while still controlling them with a balanced combination of proper absorption, reflection and diffusion, the result is a very natural, unexaggerated sound from the source. This allows us to capture sounds in our rooms accurately, and perhaps more importantly hear what is coming from our monitors accurately! In addition to our dual purpose control room/ live room, we have two isolation booths. With angled windows, walls, ceilings, and proper treatment, we have eliminated the acoustic anomalies that ruin recordings. Having two isolation booths allows us to save studio time by tracking up to three instruments at a time, provides more flexibility when making live studio recordings, and offers many options for experimentation.
What I enjoy most about my job is being able to share my own studio and the engineering skills that I've developed because I am a recording artist and musician myself. I understand how important professionally recorded and mixed music is to an artists' career, which is why I am always excited to share that experience with others.
