Hello,
I have been invited to become part of a Creative Industries Hub by the local council who are using a multistorey car park for the venture. I have been asked to provide a wish-list for the funders and designers to consider.
I would be a tenant, charged by the square foot, so I'm wondering, what the minimum area might be for a world-class mixing room. Can such a calculation be made?!!
Also 'live space'? Is there a shape that could be used to minimise the area required.
Cheers,
Steve
New Studio in multistorey car park
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 19590.
It sure can! :) Organizations such as the ITU and EBU have set specifications for that. According to them, you need a minimum of 20 square meters of floor area for a stereo (2.0 or 2.1) room, or 30 square meters if it is mult-channel/surround (5.1, 7.1, etc.). That's ITU. The EBU is a bit more: they say 30m2 for a control room, and 40 m2 for a reference listening room. 20 m2 is about 215 sqaure feet, and 30 m2 is about 325 square feet. Both of those specs provide a lot more technical details on the acoustic goals o such rooms. It's not just about the floor area.so I'm wondering, what the minimum area might be for a world-class mixing room. Can such a calculation be made?!!
For live rooms, it's not about space but rather about volume. The general recommendation is that the volume of the live room should be about 5 times the volume of the control room, or more.Also 'live space'?
No. Shape is a factor, yes, and so are the dimensions of the rooms, and the ratios between the dimensions, but there's no specific shape that "minimizes" the floor area. Shape is important, but only for things like have good modal response in the rooms, with an even spread of the modes, good modal support at low frequencies, etc. The same ITU and EBU documents specify the useful ranges of room ratios and dimensions, as well as other aspects.Is there a shape that could be used to minimise the area required.
If you do get chosen, then tell them that you need the roof of the building for your project. There's no way you can fit in a usable studio in the very low ceiling height typically found in modern parking garages. You need at least 8 feet of ceiling height inside the finished control room if you want a world-class room, and much more in the live room. In addition to the control room and live room, if this is going to be a world-class facility, then you should probably also consider adding a separate drum booth, vocal booth, and isolation booth. - Stuart -using a multistorey car park