While we’ve just covered some acoustic basics and DIY options in our main How To Build A Home Studio feature (from p18), room acoustics is such an important subject that it deserves its own, more in-depth piece – and other solutions. That’s simply because the space you play and record in will play a key role in the sound of your projects, but this fact is often overlooked by budding music producers, especially those more accustomed to making music using virtual instruments and pre-recorded samples. And if you’re planning to bring anyone else into the equation, they’ll probably benefit from having a few square feet to perform in.
With spaces come acoustics, and that means ambience, reverb, echo and general sound reflections, all of which will colour the sound. This isn’t a big deal if you like to get up close and personal with your favourite mic. But move that mic back a bit and the room and instrument will begin to combine to form the overall sound picture, and at this stage you’ll want that room to enhance, rather than detract from, the sound.
Needless to say, the variables are endless and the science behind it all can be complex. If you take a look at pictures of a pro studio you’ll see all sorts of acoustic techniques at work in any one room, and there are plenty of underlying factors, such as room dimensions and building structure, that influence the sound of the space as well.
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