Multi-purpose mix room ?

jason kanter · 14th November 2009, 09:40 PM

I'm planning on building a Dolby qualified 20x15 film dub room. And while I know that the 2/3 mix position in the room serves a significant purpose it seems like wasted space. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of this but since I'll be doing most foley/sound design recording myself it seems that the room could be designed so that acoustically the front 2/3 of the room could also serve as a foley stage. Obvious considerations would be any noise floor from HVAC and computer fans but these are issues I'd want to address anyway to keep the noise down in the room for mixing.

Anyone working in this capacity?

Ethan Winer · 15th November 2009, 06:41 PM

It's common for one-room studios to have the monitoring in the front of the room, with the rear used for recording. That's the approach taken in this Wes Lachot design:

Maximum Studio, Minimum Stress

--Ethan

14th November 2009, 09:40 PM	#1
jason kanter Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 81	Multi-purpose mix room ? I'm planning on building a Dolby qualified 20x15 film dub room. And while I know that the 2/3 mix position in the room serves a significant purpose it seems like wasted space. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of this but since I'll be doing most foley/sound design recording myself it seems that the room could be designed so that acoustically the front 2/3 of the room could also serve as a foley stage. Obvious considerations would be any noise floor from HVAC and computer fans but these are issues I'd want to address anyway to keep the noise down in the room for mixing. Anyone working in this capacity? __________________ Jason Kanter NYC -End of line.

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Ethan Winer Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Milford, CT, USA Posts: 9,653	It's common for one-room studios to have the monitoring in the front of the room, with the rear used for recording. That's the approach taken in this Wes Lachot design: Maximum Studio, Minimum Stress --Ethan __________________ The acoustic treatment experts

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