The Control Room

[getuhgrip]

I may be missing something really basic here, but if I'm the only one playing instruments in my studio, is there any point to walling off a separate section for a control room?

[Fishmed]

It helps alot if you are tracking other people and want to isolate your sources better.

[getuhgrip]

Why, it's the fish that seems to have attained the rank of seargent!

Well, that's the point Fishmed, I'm kind of a one-man-show. I don't expect to ever be tracking anyone but me, so the functionality of a control room is a moot deal, right?

[Corndog]

Being in a separate room kinda makes it hard to run the board.

[Ethan Winer]

Originally Posted by getuhgrip

if I'm the only one playing instruments in my studio, is there any point to walling off a separate section for a control room?

No point, and I usually recommend against a booth anyway unless you have a lot of space. More here:

Do I really need a vocal booth?

--Ethan

[Fishmed]

Originally Posted by getuhgrip

Why, it's the fish that seems to have attained the rank of seargent!

Well, that's the point Fishmed, I'm kind of a one-man-show. I don't expect to ever be tracking anyone but me, so the functionality of a control room is a moot deal, right?

If it is just you, then you don't need one.

[getuhgrip]

Thanks guys. I will do a vocal booth just to minimize embarrasing myself when wailing at the top of my lungs!

I'll also figure out a way to isolate computer fans and other potentialy noisy stuff.

[rockerdude]

Originally Posted by Corndog

Being in a separate room kinda makes it hard to run the board.

I have a small control room in my home studio www.sterlingsoundstudios.com

[Dani Pace]

I have a seperate control room and main tracking (live) room. The bigger room is great if I'm recording others, but most of the time when I am recording myself or just one person I use the control room. Having more than one room is nice for drums or loud amps but for most stuff I stay in the control room.

[gerremy]

You have great tips on this forum, I already learned a lot from you.