ABSTRACT

In this chapter, we will discuss an example of a control room philosophy which is generally

representative of the types of stereo control rooms which use hard, reflective front walls

and maximally absorbent rear walls. Chapter 17 will put forward an alternative concept, that of

the Live-End, Dead-End (LEDE) control room, which uses an absorbent front half and

a reflective/diffusive rear half to the rooms. That chapter is written by a specialist in LEDE

control room design, in order to keep a balanced viewpoint from the perspective of the book.

By placing these two chapters together, readers will be able to judge for themselves the