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 Good book for sound engineers with a limited budget April 19, 2009
Gonzalo Vela Medina (Bogota, Colombia)
Good book for sound engineers with a limited budget.
Delivery was very quick and condition was as advertised
 Good combination of practical ideas and data February 24, 2009
G. West
As one who was being cross trained from RF engineer to Broadcast and then to assist with studio design work, I found the book to be quite accessible. If you want to, you can just use the given designs in the front for ideas or use them wholesale. The back part of the book presents a more detailed scientific picture especially of key construction details such as windows and the advantages/disadvantages of wall construction techniques.
I found myself studying and adapting the material in the back to the situations I face, which usually are retrofits of spaces not purposely designed for audio in 2nd and 3rd world environments. As others have noted its not the be all and end all of acoustics, just a practical primer, but it does provide the necessary information to create a passable recording space for less demanding applications. If you need top end specifications, get a good engineering house behind you, if not this book will be a lot of help and a good starting point.
Sound Studio Construction on a Budget November 26, 2008
LMF (CO.)
Excellent Book. Very Well Written, Exactly what I wanted, I have laerned a great deal from this book.
Pretty comprehensive January 9, 2007
Justin Fisher (st. louis, MO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is useless if you already own "The Master Handbook of Acoustics" by the same author. However as the title suggests it's all about being on a budget, which it explains fairly well. If you are building a projects studio in your house for example..this is a must read.
Too technical for and audio "engineer"?!? LOL April 26, 2006
Keith Keller (Gnarlins, Looosie-ana)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is an update of Everest's classic "Acoustic Design for Home and Studio". It is great for what it is. For more capable types, Everest's "Master" book is more complete. This one has the basics. For those who thought this is too technical, I wonder how they expect to deal with the other aspects of audio engineering. Just knowing how to twist a knob is not a path to excellence.
In actuality this is a well written, very direct primer, starting with very basic physics, and leading to easy design engineering. It's not hard to calculate, design, finance or construct good acoustics, and the payoff is huge. It does require a modest amount of work, and calculations to get good data. Remember: "Garbage in, garbage out." Acoustics control your recording and playback. This book will give you a fighting chance.
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