why are studio rooms dark?

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I learned so much on this site, I want to say thanks to all you guys!
but one thing I would like to know is........ why do so many of the studio rooms seem dark? i have pretty good lights in my room but i have seen very small amounts of it in studio pictures can someone shed some light on this? (no pun thought of) thanks
 
Ambience and vibe are very important - if a musician is in a comfortable space, it's likely to minimize the stress of recording and improve the player's performance... lighting plays a huge role in creating an ambient, comfortable space.
 
hence the freakin lava lamp

so that is why we use lava lamps......
i see so the thing is just about getting mellow
:o :o :o :o
well hmmmm looks like i need to darken mine then
if i start recording others .....
but hey a lava lamp is cool any way!
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
ive always thought it was primarilly so you could see LCD diplays and the like better. but i suppose it does kind of give the a stage like apperance, dark with the talent picked out with spot lights

:)
 
Studio's I've owned over the years (private and public) always were somewhat dim, except for bathrooms, the lobby, and hallways. This way there is some ambience as well as easier to see indicators, dials, etc.

Do you really want your studio to look and feel like a sterile office environment?

Now with the inclusion of computers in studios, I find it more gentle for my eyes to turn the monitor brightness down a little bit, and the room lights a little as well.

Who needs a headache.
 
You don't wanna see the lead singer after sniffing some coke at 4AM in bright neon light. It doesn't look pretty! :D
 
That way the studio tech can close his eyes and sleep during tracking without being noticed by the wanna-be high school "we call our selves grunge cuz we can't play" musicians.

:p :p
 
dimness

interesting question

had to think hard about it, even though i have always done it.

task areas have pools of well defined light - eyestrain from too little light is as bad as the headache from bright halogens!

yeah - it's ambience. subtle lighting feels warmer - cosier.

is this a womb thing? is that why we all like it??? there has to be a thesis in here somewhere. artists (and not a few engineers and producers to be honest) are an insecure lot and maybe we just feel happier in a more cosy comfy wombic environment.

it does have practical upshots too - it'snot as easy to see the grimacing when something goes horribly wrong or the managerially promised diva turns out to be more george bush (nothing political - he's just not noted as a singer!) than kate bush! - the look of panic when you made a booboo etc

it all helps.

good question though
 
and here i thought...

and here i thought it was just cause lava lamps looked cool......... :D
 
Personally I think studios are dim for two reasons:

1.) dim environments tend to make people less self-conscious

2.) music isn't a visual art--it's auditory... dimming the lights make you rely less on making music by sight (very possible in this digital touch-screen 17" flat screen monitor age) and more by what you hear
 
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