The Parts of a Recording Studio

A music or recording studio is a place where people record great music. It is a place where a song is carefully recorded, edited, mixed, finalized and set to be appreciated by millions of listeners all around the world. Did you know that great effort and unending patience are required just to record a single song? There are many steps that must be taken in order to achieve the desired outcome – from the recording, the equipment, the mixing and all other technical things. To better understand this whole process of recording, let us take a look at the different parts of a music studio. 

Technically, a recording studio has three main parts. These are The Live Room, The Control Room and The Machine Room. Each room plays a different part from the rest. Although they have different purposes, they all have a single goal and that is to produce a song that many people will love and will relate to.

The Live Room

The live booth or live room is the studio itself. It is where the music or sound for a recording is created and played. The vocal booth, or the booth where the voice is recorded, is usually in the same area as the live room although partitions may be used for better sound quality. This enclosed room is where the real hard work of recording is conducted.

The Control Room

The control room, as the name implies, is where sound engineers do their trick. This is the place where the music created from the live room is recorded and manipulated. This room is where you will find a lot of gadgets and machines intended to mix and edit a song to suit the desired product. Generally, the live room can be viewed from the control room through a clear glass window.

The Machine Room  

The machine room is simply referred to as the place where noisy equipment is kept, in order to prevent it from possibly disturbing the recording process.

A recording studio is carefully designed to achieve the best audio quality. All these rooms are strategically made to be aligned with the principles of what we call, room acoustics.  These three parts of a recording studio are all essential because they contribute greatly to the outcome of the recording.