Panoramic view of new tracking room at Hook Echo Sound

[chris harris]

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Here's a look at the tracking room in my new studio in Norman, Oklahoma. I've only been here for a couple of months, so I'm still fine tuning things. But, I'm pretty thrilled with the sound of the room.

This setup was for some writing/preproduction sessions with my own band, Depth & Current. We haven't tracked all together in the same room with this setup, yet... but, I wouldn't hesitate to do it. And, this stuff is sounding so excellent, that we'll probably end up using a lot of this on the album.
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Studio - http://www.hookechosound.com
Label - http://www.wearenicepeople.com
Band - http://www.depthandcurrent.com
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/HoodEchoSound

[Gregg Juke]

Hey, cool; thanks.

Your diffuser-- just above the Fender amp? What are the little open louvers?
I had this idea of using shutters with opening/closing louvers to do something like that (reflective/half-reflective/absorptive); just wondering if someone did it and it worked? (Or are they more like fixed vents?)

GJ

[chris harris]

They're fixed vents. These are reclaimed diffusors from another local studio that did some remodeling. Those were originally over their HVAC vents.
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Studio - http://www.hookechosound.com
Label - http://www.wearenicepeople.com
Band - http://www.depthandcurrent.com
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/HoodEchoSound

[chris harris]

Seems like if you had some moveable vents over some absorptive material, it could still function effectively as a bass trap, while allowing you some fine control over how much mid/high reflectivity you have in the room. Sounds cool!
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Studio - http://www.hookechosound.com
Label - http://www.wearenicepeople.com
Band - http://www.depthandcurrent.com
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/HoodEchoSound