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CONTENTS

Diffusion 423
Noise 424
Studio Design Procedure 424
Some Studio Features 424
Elements Common to all Studios 427

Chapter 21 Acoustics of the Control Room 429

The Initial Time-Delay Gap 429
The Live End 431
Specular Reflections vs. Diffusion 432
Low-Frequency Resonances in the Control Room 434
Initial Time-Delay Gaps in Practice 436
Managing Reflections 438
The Reflection-Free-Zone Control Room 439
Control-Room Frequency Range 441
Outer Shell of the Control Room 442
Inner Shell of the Control Room 442
Representative Control Rooms 442
Some European Designs 444
Consultants 450

Chapter 22 Acoustics for Multitrack Recording 453

Flexibility 545
Advantages of Multitrack 455
Disadvantages of Multitrack 456
Achieving Track Separation 457
Studio Acoustics 458
Distance between artists 458
Microphone management 458
Barriers for separation 459
Electronic separation 459
Electronic instruments and separation 459
The Future of Multichannel 460
Automation 460