Recording Studio

A recording studio is a facility where musicians, bands and artists can record music for commercial release. The room in which the recordings are made is usually specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the required sound qualities. This is typically achieved through the use of acoustic treatments and appropriate soundproofing. Other facilities are often included such as a vocal booth and one or more extra control rooms.

It is important to remember that even though the equipment in a modern recording studio is very advanced, it is the skill of the engineer that makes the difference between a good and bad sounding track. An experienced producer or engineer has logged thousands of hours of experience in a variety of different music styles and can often offer invaluable insight to an artist that could make the difference between an average song and a hit record.

Historically, recording studios have been large, expensive facilities owned and operated by major media companies. The studios used in the era prior to the introduction of microphones and electrical recording were simply soundproofed spaces that isolated performers from any outside noise and recorded the output directly on a rotating cylinder or disc (later a tape) which was then cut into a master disc. In the modern era, smaller independent studios are often built in converted buildings and may have very specialised equipment such as the SSL 4000E console desk that was used to record David Bowie’s acclaimed album Baal.

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