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UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Studio Equipment and Layout
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Agenda
Necessity for a Recording Studio Facility Studio Layout Typical Equipment Recording Vocals Acoustic Considerations
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Motivation for Studio Recording
Need to record audio in-house Voice over Short pieces for movie shorts Sound clips for multimedia
Produce original material and own copyright
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Typical Studio Layout
Live Room Control Room
DAW
Mixing Desk
Monitors
Performance Area
e.g. instruments
and digital devices
e.g synthesizers
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Typical Studio Equipment
Computers and DAW Audio Interface (if required) Mixing Desk Microphones and related accessories Monitor Speakers of a particular Type Acoustic Considerations - absorption and
dispersion material Instruments e.g. keyboard / piano
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Audio Mixer with 8 mono and 4 stereo channels
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Rear panel showing outputs and connectivity
USB Interface
Audio output to Monitors and Control
Room
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Channel Strip
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Mixer Channel Strip - Inputs and Various Controls
XLR e.g Microphone
Line e.g GuitarAuxiliary e.g Hardware Effects
Unit
Inputs
Sensitivity (Gain) Adjustment
Equalization i.e. Bass Midrange Treble
Effects Available on Mixer
Channel Groups, Mute and Solo switches
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Vocal Recording
Live Room Control Room
DAW
Mixing Desk
Monitors
Vocal Booth
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Acoustic ConsiderationsThe acoustic characteristics of a room can be detrimental to recording quality. Acoustic panels are used to absorb standing waves and other echoes.
Standing waves are created between two parallel facing walls. There will be a set of frequencies that are reinforced by the distance between the walls causing pressure fronts to accumulate.
Absorption material has a dispersive affect on the sound wave - the materials surface would be angular - as show in picture at the top right.
Surface reflections
UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production
Further Reading
Further Reading
Various sections in Middleton deal with aspects of studio equipment and related topics