Starting of 2022 building new recording studio....here is what we are working with....concrete block construction....concrete floors....13.5 ft high ceilings....1000 sq, ft
We have decided to fully investigate doing one room without CR....the console/desk will be inside the tracking room....
PROS:
1)huge fan of Sylvia Massy/Daniel Lanois
2)easier build/less cost
3)positive vibe being in same room without glass or walls between
4)better communication
5)maximum use of space
6)right in middle and can hear what sounds like
CONS:
1)less isolation?
2)one big room so need to adjust to
3)possible issues during mixes
We have revised our studio plans....due to the construction of the building we are occupying we do not need to do a ‘box in a box’ after all (it is essentially a concrete bunker and very quiet)....we are going for one large tracking room with the console inside that large room....no control room....this is a concept that we both like....patterned after studios we both like....specifically The Bathouse (owned by the Tragically Hip) and The Woodshed (owned by Blue Rodeo))....Ken Friesen who helped build both is now onboard with our studio....
The studio is based on a one room concept made famous by people such as Daniel Lanois and Pierre Marchand. With the recording process happening in the same room as the performance, inspiration and communication are made easy.
