So, theoretically speaking......

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...assuming one doesn't have to worry about outside noise, is an open window better than a closed one??? Are we "eliminating" part of a wall by doing that? And, if so, is that ALWAYS desireable???


OK, so that was 3 questions...Feel free to answer any or all of them. :D

Thanx.
 
Well I figured that, as this is in the Mixing/Mastering forum, you're going to get at least one answer that's encyclopedic and in outline form. So I'm compensating.:D
 
RAMI said:
And an open door is a jar.
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And a closed door is a wall.

And a wall of sound is a brick. But a brick is not a wall. Go figure. :)

Seriously, Rami. Just replace the phrase word "closed window" with the word "wall" and ask your questions, and you'll have a pretty good approximation of the answers.

G.
 
And a jar of mayonnaise should be refrigerated after opening. :D
 
Dogman said:
Never had it...not sure it sounds real good right now...:D
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Oh, man. Grab yourself some roast beef-cultured listeria, a teaspoon-full of any entree whatsoever from your local Del Taco, and spread that on that piece of aged pizza crust that's been hiding under your bed since "Rikki don't lose that number" actually meant something to somebody. Wash that down with some mayonnaise wine, and you're living the high life!

WARNING: I'm just kidding about that Del Taco part. I wouldn't want anybody to actually get sick.

:D

G.
 
RAMI said:
is an open window better than a closed one???
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Yes, mostly. In fact, the unit of absorption, the sabin, is defined as a window 1 foot square open to the outside. The only time an opening (or actual absorption) is a problem is if it disturbs the left-right symmetry in the front part of the room.

--Ethan
 
Ethan Winer said:
Yes, mostly. In fact, the unit of absorption, the sabin, is defined as a window 1 foot square open to the outside. The only time an opening (or actual absorption) is a problem is if it disturbs the left-right symmetry in the front part of the room.

--Ethan
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Thanx for that, Ethan.

So, just to go to extremes.....Does this mean that, (again, assuming there's no noise, wind, dogs, etc....), recording outside would be ideal.

Is NO walls what we're all trying to accomplish with absorption....in a manner of speaking.
 
RAMI said:
Thanx for that, Ethan.

So, just to go to extremes.....Does this mean that, (again, assuming there's no noise, wind, dogs, etc....), recording outside would be ideal.

Is NO walls what we're all trying to accomplish with absorption....in a manner of speaking.
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Only if what you want is a completely dead space.

Actually, recording outside can pretty much suck. A good-sounding room is not so much a good-sounding room because it sounds like infinite empty space; if that were the case, the pros would be recording in anechoic chambers. But they don't; they purposely like hardwood floors (that reflect like hell), walls that absorb and reflect tactically and not absorb completely, and (in many cases) ceilings with adjustable clouds allowing one to partially tune the room.

A good-sounding room is a good-sounding room because it is a good-sounding room. ;) It's like using a well-seasoned oak cask for aging your wine instead of an inert glass or plastic barrel. Glass or plastic will not affect the taste leaving the wine pure, but the casks actually make it taste even better.

G.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
they purposely like hardwood floors (that reflect like hell), walls that absorb and reflect tactically and not absorb completely, and (in many cases) ceilings with adjustable clouds allowing one to partially tune the room.
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Makes sense.


Stop it.


:D
 
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