Recommended reading?

Can anyone recommend a good book which will detail the construction/implementation of sound treatment within a pre-existing structure? thanx...

Rio, http://www.auralex.com/referrals/ and http://www.acoustics101.com/ In particular, I'm fond of Newell's books. Everest's works - beyond the MHoA - are also good. Happy reading!

Rio, Besides Jeff's good suggestions, also see the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on my Articles page: www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html --Ethan

Thanks for the responses. I was looking at Newells' "Project Studios-a more pro...". I had no idea it would be $60. Maybe I should look an e-bay... In your opinion, would Newell elude a newbs' grasp and/or exceed ones' needs?

Rio, Newell avoids - almost to a fault! - the use of much technical lingo. His books are very easy to read and get through. If you're going to plunk down the cash, I would also suggest considering his newest: Recording Studio Design. And you should absolutely check to see if your local library has or can get a copy if you don't have the funds.

lovecow- Would you suggest buying "Recording Studio Design. " in place of "Studio Projects"? Would it be applicable to "construction/implementation of sound treatment within a pre-existing structure"?

Probably, though I have not read 100% of the new book yet. It seems to me to be much more thorough than Project Studios.... What I would strongly encourage you to do is to review the free web links given in this thread. No point in spending any money until all those options have been exhausted. Here's another link, just to be complete: http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html I would suggest reading through all the topics given in the sidebar. Good luck!

I thought Newell's Project Studio's was terriffic. I just ordered his new one from Amazon.

Still "chewing" on both of those, just recieved Kuttruff's Room Acoustics and found out how weak my math is, so ordered "simplified" calculus (never took it), Trig and Algebra (refreshers) - hell of a note when you gotta spend another $40 on math books to understand one that cost $184... Also ordered Newell's book on Monitoring systems, and Huber's book on Mic techniques - now all I need to do is break a leg so I have time to read it all (at least twice) :roll: Jeff is right, though - may as well soak up all the freebies you can before plunking down serious cash - for one thing, it's gonna be harder for someone to sell you a book you don't need if you already know enough to know whether it's total BS or not... Steve BTW, Project Studios, while it has a few things the newer Recording Studio Design does NOT have, is kind of dated and has quite a bit of space dedicated to gear (outdated gear, mostly) so from that standpoint, the newer (more expensive) book is arguably more what you're looking for...

Financially speaking, I am not in any position to consider new equipment right now. Not to mention, even if I were, it would kinda be "putting the cart before the horse" it seems. I'm probably asking for something that does not exist, but all I need at this point is an introduction to acoustics and common (inexpensive, even better!) methods of improving small rooms. I am still reading/printing/re-reading the abovementioned articles (now if only I could retain all of it). BTW, my math is atrocious, so I can definitely appreciate your frustration. Thanx for the recommendations, keep em rollin' in!

Here's a few, just a dump from one of the subdivisions in my bookmarks - no sorting, so some may be semi-useless - http://www.moultonlabs.com/slides/smallrooms/sld099.htm http://www.acousticalsolutions.com/education/index.asp http://www.customaudiodesigns.co.uk/help.htm http://www.auralexuniversity.com/NeighborsReal.html http://www.tubetrap.com/articles/db1191.htm http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/units/sph301/ ... endix.html http://www.recording.org/users/acoustics/waves_wl.html http://www.bruel-ac.com/eng/indexgb.htm http://www.askbuild.com/cgi-bin/bulletin?071:00066 http://www.moultonlabs.com/slides/smallrooms/index.htm http://www.harman.com/wp/index.jsp?articleId=default http://www.acousticsfirst.com/docs/egg.PDF http://www.zainea.com/percept.htm http://www.tcm.rmit.edu.au/avsv/sound/perf5007main.html http://www.tangible-technology.com/acou ... m2move.htm http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/institu ... l53_03.asp http://www.domesticsoundproofing.co.uk/tloss.htm http://www.cardas.com/cgi-bin/main_cont ... Room+Setup http://ceae.colorado.edu/~muehleis/clas ... waves.html http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl= ... .acoustics http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/ http://www.zainea.com/visual.htm http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/uncertainty.html http://www.eurima.org/mineral_wool/composition.html http://www.immediasound.com/Speaker_set-up.htm Not sure if all those are still "live", but most should be - happy surfing... Steve

Steve, There is a very good book for learning calculus called "Calculus the Easy Way" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812091418/qid=1081440864/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-7139422-1964107?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 In my teaching days I taught at an alternative High School. Most of the kids were at a very basic math level, but I had about 8 who had taken (not passed) one of the following, algebra, geometry or algebra II. I didn't know what to do with them, so I bought this book and successfully taught them calculus. It allows you to learn all the theory and processes of calculus even if your algebra and trig are a little rusty.

Thanks for the tip, I'm off to "one-click heaven"... Steve