Product Description
From one of the world’s leading authorities on acoustics and studio design comes this comprehensive guide to designing and constructing a world-class recording space on any budget! Building a Recording Studio includes everything from the principles behind acoustical design to tips on choosing the right construction materials. Author Jeff Cooper, who has designed studios for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, guides you through all the relevant aspects of the process… More >>
#1 by Ds Ashton on May 3, 2010 - 10:42 pm
its a good book. Its got a simple writing and explains things in a simple way and takes you through all of the concepts of a recording studio, such as sound, and acoustics.However it could have more tips to help people who are building studios on low budgets. I would recommend it. After all its impossible for one book to teach you everything.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Athanasios K. Paschalis on May 3, 2010 - 11:51 pm
This is the first and the best in a very long series of books concerning recording studio acoustics. Jeff Cooper was one of the pioneers in studying and building recording studios and though this book is very compact, it contains much of his knowledge in a precise and very simple way. This book manages to make a very complicated matter accesible to everyone who has an interest in building either a recording studio or a listening room.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by R. Hauck on May 4, 2010 - 1:33 am
In my opinion this is a good book. Helps you solve some problems of existing acoustical environments and provides great info on building rooms “from the ground” as well.
Now, the author him self says that going deeper on some stuff is beyond the scope of the book, but I think a little bit more wouldn’t hurt.
Other aspects are it is really easy to read and have some nice drawings of every detail approached by the text. That helps you with ideas to be developed.
I think that this is a very good book for anyone seeking basic reference to rely on.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Brien Holcombe on May 4, 2010 - 3:48 am
Mr. Cooper has a very easy way of making the difficult read easy. A lot of information is packed into this fine manual, enough to satisfy an introductory or beginner level home recording studio builders needs.
Many areas are deep enough to be satisfying. Sketched pictures are included that are helpful but go into no depth for the reader to achieve some of the construction designs.
To his credit, Mr. Cooper does read his email messages and did get back to me on a question that I had. Plus one!
It is good, it isn’t complete.
If you are well versed in construction and have an above average grasp on isolation techniques and treatments involved in taming standing waves, flutter and room interference, you may not need this information.
If you are starting out gathering information to develop a quality recording studio, then you should start with this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Paul Freudenberg on May 4, 2010 - 4:57 am
Jeff Cooper “nails” every relevent topic on the construction of a modern recording studio. Not for the faint of heart (or wallet) as these construction tecniques are hardly ever followed in today’s home studios. But at the least, you’ll know how to do it right and why the real built-up studios should get the big bucks!
Rating: 5 / 5