subject: The Sound Studio [print this page] A sound studio, usually referred to as a recording studio, is a facility designed for recording and producing audio. Sound studios are used to record music, voice overs, and audio for film. Sound studios are designed in such a way as to isolate the environment from outside noise. They also minimize the impact of sound inside the sound studio. A good example of a sound studio is the one at Negnu Studios in Tempe, Arizona.
A professional sound studio is made up of a room where the musicians or actors perform, and another room where the audio producer operates the equipment and monitors the sound. An isolation or iso booth may be present for the louder instruments, such as drum sets. All of these are feature of the sound studio at Negnu.
As well as the acoustics of design, sound studios are ideally furnished with equipment for recording and editing audio. Common types of equipment that can be found in a sound studio include a mixer or workstation, a powerful computer equipped with recording software, microphones, and studio monitors (speakers). In the Negnu sound studio the set-up is rigged to a Protools equipped multimedia personal computer, which is generally agreed upon as the best software for use in sound studios.
In addition to music, radio is also made and broadcasted in a sound studio. At Negnu there is even an online radio room set up for this purpose. A radio sound studio is very similar to a music sound studio, except that it is intended for people who are broadcasting live over the air. In a radio studio there is usually an on-air light that illuminates whenever the DJ is talking on the microphone.
The Negnu sound studios stand out because they are so well equipped for any audio production situation. It saves time and money to be able to add audio to a video that was shot at the same location as the sound studio. The music sound studio has everything an artist needs to achieve their best sound. And the on-site radio broadcast sound studio can ensure that podcasts sound crisp and clear.
