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Whether you are a recording searching for a new space, or an artist looking for a place to record, there are many factors to consider in evaluating a studio’s potential. External factors like location and proximity to related businesses like production companies are one set of criteria. Internal factors like studio acoustics and studio design will have a huge impact on the quality of material you will be able to produce in the studio. These internal factors can be modified to match your needs if you know what your options are.

Every room has a certain audio signature that can be used to your advantage if you understand it. Rooms can be lively or dead, and bright or dark. Certain room geometries emphasize certain frequencies. You may have had the experience while playing or recording where one note seems to stand out disproportionately to the others. Some rooms are notorious for the feedback they produce when amplified microphones are used, which can be a huge distraction when recording. When you evaluate the potential studio space, listen for these characteristics. It can help to bring your own equipment to test out the feel of a room. Sometimes a room has naturally great acoustics for recording. For example, church acoustics can be great for recording choral and other music with long, flowing notes.

Oftentimes a room does not have all the right acoustic characteristics to match a recording artist’s or an audio engineer’s needs. Companies like ReadyAcoustics.com provide acoustic room treatments that can help configure the acoustics of your room to your needs. These products can be installed into the walls during construction or remodeling, or stand alone in the room as an aftermarket product, depending on the needs of the room and how much you want to spend changing the room acoustics. Bass traps are products that can be very handy in reducing or even eliminating the boominess present in some rooms. Acoustic insulation is another kind of product that helps keep external noises like street noise and airport traffic from penetrating the quiet recording space. Other products like acoustic foam panels help reduce high frequency feedback and general noisiness of rooms. Using these tools, you can mitigate any acoustic blemishes in the space to provide a more than suitable recording space.

Finding the right space to set up a studio is an important step in establishing a recording space. As you evaluate your options, make sure to recognize the studio acoustics of each space. If that natural acoustics aren’t perfect, think about how you could use DIY acoustic panels or other acoustic insulation products to change the acoustics to your advantage. When you get to finally creating new material in the space, you will notice the difference these considerations will have for years to come.