ABSTRACT
The best recordings come from properly designed spaces. Before anything is loaded into the room, before any equipment setup begins, the sound engineer must determine the best ways to take advantage of the recording space. Some studios have dead areas and live areas, each with their individual functions. Some studios have adjustable wall panels that can liven or deaden areas of the room. Commonly electronic drum machines and modern keyboards combine with live vocalists. Vocals might be recorded after all the music is recorded. To play off of each other, sometimes two or more singers record into separate microphones at the same time. Just because an amplifier is isolated doesn’t mean that the player must be isolated as well. Commonly, players being recorded together should be able to see each other, and at least one should be able to see the engineer. Transient response is the measure of how quickly a device responds to the transients.
