Guide to creating a Sound Recording Studio.

Designing and building a music studio is a true delight.  The success of the acoustically optimised space depends very much on the design inside and, from experience, here are a few pointers which will help your thought processes along.

•    Tax breaks.  Irish citizens working as artists in Ireland have additional tax allowances but look into offsetting the cost of your studio against your tax too.

•    Dead spots.  You’re the musical expert and will appreciate that dead sound spaces are to be avoided.

•    Acoustics.  It’s all about the sound and the effects you can create.  A room designed to have good acoustics, where sound rolls off and around will give you a greater range of working ground.

•    Machinery.  This room needs to provide a dust free housing for all the recording machinery which is well ventilated and cooled.  We have an excellent design for a built-in system which works well and is discrete when closed.

•    Late and overnight sessions are inevitable and our most popular recording studio has an enclosed bed shelf to accommodate this lifestyle.

•    Music is often a social and improvised art and our sliding folding walls allow you to spread out onto the deep timber deck when you need more space.

•    Base.  Consider a separate, closed room for percussion equipment.  Separate recording allows the capture of the cleanest beats.

•    Light and serenity.  Studioni rooms are all designed with the client in mind.  Every room is thoughtfully arranged to take most benefit from natural light, using tall glazing panels, and allowing clients ideal views of their gardens.