SERIOUS ABOUT SOUND
Octagon Records
DACS design, build and install new 5.1 surround mastering studio
Octagon Records gave DACS a space in which to design, construct, build and install a new mastering studio. Below is a brief description of the work we carried out.
Design stage
- Basic room shape and construction designed; materials decided
Analysis of room designed by DACS
- Drawings produced
- Reverberation times calculated and plotted
- Frequency modes calculated and plotted
- Bonello curve calculated and plotted
- Findings of results discussed with client
- Target figures established
Design stage 2
Final room design with any modifications to shape and materials to meet targets
- Furniture and studio fixtures designed
- Quantity and type of Absorbers designed
- Cable routing designed
- Cable schedule designed
- Patch bay schedule designed
- Speaker system and layout designed
- Layout of equipment and studio designed
- Rack space and rack equipment placing designed
- Power supply designed
Cabling
- Cables manufactured as per schedule
- Patch bays soldered and normalised where necessary, as per schedule
Testing stage 1
- All cables and patch bays tested
Equipment
- Speaker system comprising 3 x Genelec 1030s, 2 x 1019s and 1 x 1092
Build
- Room constructed as per specification in design
- Absorbers constructed
- Furniture manufactured
- Speaker and television housing constructed
Installation
- Absorbers installed
- Studio fittings and fixtures installed
- Cable installed
- Electrics installed
- Studio furniture installed
- Equipment installed
Testing stage 2
- All equipment and routing tested
- Sound system tested and calibrated using WinMLS
- Reverb times measured
- Sound pressure levels (sound proofing) measured