Psycho-Acoustics

This is a one of a kind pre-fabricated, modular, symmetrical audio control room.

It is a "floating" room within a room constructed with structural steel framing
( 1" X 2" X 3/16" channel for floor and walls and 1" X 1" X 3/16" angle for all other framing details ) The boundary is finished 3/4" particle board.

The glazing on the doors and equipment bays is 3/4" acrylic. All hinges are marine grade stainless steel and the latches on the equipment bays are high quality
( over center cam ) stainless steel.

The room tapers from 10' wide at the front to 12' wide at the back and is 14' long.
It will fit in a 12' X 14' room with a 8' 3" ceiling.

The ceiling "butterflies" down to the center at 9 degrees from the side walls which are 8' high.

The PLATFORM floor system is supported by (55) 5/16-18 alloy steel set screw "jacks" ( adjustable from within the room ) which "dog point" into 2" X 4" X 1/4" thick steel plates which have resilient hard wool felt soles adhered to their bottom.

Three pictures are of the model. They are accurate renderings of the current configuration of walls, doors and windows.

The grid is 1'. The fourth picture is of the left side equipment bay which has a 3/4" thick acrylic door and the front end acoustic treatment bay ( absorption and horizontal splitter ).

The best way to describe this is to send you to:

http://home.earthlink.net/~lorenzonine/id4.html

and ask you to check out the descriptions of the "cr2"'s construction and performance.

Great mixes have come out of this room - - - THERE IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO FLUTTER ECHO ( standing waves ).

Michael Blackmer, Acoustician / Studio Designer and friend TEF'd the room early in it's construction, before acoustic treatment was installed and commented that this room " is exceptionally well behaved ". The room was around +3db at 20 hz within a 4' diameter at the sweet spot. With acoustic treatment the room is nearly flat and exhibits a small low end boost near the boundaries.

I will negotiate and accept the best reasonable offer.

I will also work with you on the re-construction.

The room is now deconstructed and ready to travel.

There are modifications that may be performed to suit your needs ( front end glazing configuration, ventilation etc. )

TESTIMONIAL:

Tom Orsillo - singer / songwriter

"Psychoacoustics!

Speaking as one who holds the "track record" for laying down vocals at this amazing "Psycho-Acoustics"

I can say first hand the acoustic quality and the resource availability (instruments/engineering) are just some of many earthly manifestations of genius and boundless energy and exuberance of its creator Lorenzo Fine.

On occasion during two of my prior lives as Sun Tzu (722–481 BC) and then again my reincarnation prior to this’ Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC) I can barely capture the Psycho-Acoustics-experience using a phase of my ancient and native tongue "NE PLUS ULTRA".

TESTIMONIAL:

Michael Blackmer - Senior Acoustician, Blackmer Sound LLC

Re: Psycho-Acoustics cr2

To whom it may concern,

I am very familiar with Lawrence Fine's "CR squared" (Compact Reference Control Room) both as an Acoustician while working with him to fine tune it and as an engineer while tracking and mixing in it.

I have measured the CR2 extensively using a Techron TEF acoustic analyzer and find it to be remarkably accurate and well behaved. Mixes done in this room "travel" very well to other venues, especially considering its small size. The bass is well damped and so has minimal ripple; in general the major interfering factors usually present in a small room have been very carefully tuned out according to principals. The acoustic behavior and ergonomics of the CR2 are top notch.

Lawrence's implementation of a "bite sized kit” design approach is also brilliant. It involves a stable floor platform supported by an array of adjustable jacks that allow it to be set flat and level, so that existing conditions do not skew the geometry of the rest of the room. The whole thing goes together easily with a hex key wrench and a screwdriver. All mating surfaces are padded so nothing rattles or buzzes in a high level sound field. Most sub-assemblies can be handled by one person.

I will be glad to speak in greater detail with all interested parties to help determine suitability to fit your needs and set of existing conditions.

Michael Blackmer Senior Acoustician Blackmer Sound LLC

617-935-1950 mfblackmer@mindspring.com

TESTIMONIAL:

Bill Farrar - producer / engineer / songwriter

cr2, this mighty room within a room is a joy to track and mix in. Close your eyes and the walls disappear, leaving you with

nothing but the pure music, nothing to obscure your pursuit of sonic perfection. Highly recommended, 5 stars, 2 thumbs up

and a huge well done to the audio genius sprouting forth from Lorenzo. Sounds fine? No, sounds magnificent.

lotsa flicks of cr2:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenzonine/sets/72157617056716606/

Why Psycho-Acoustics?

There are many influences that effect what we hear. There is the direct sound, reflected sound, the time it takes to hear that reflected sound, the volume of the direct and reflected sound, decay times, the direction we perceive the sound to be coming from and much more.

The art and technology of making and recording sound has evolved from placing a single microphone in a room and then placing musicians and vocalists in a proximity to that microphone in order to get the best overall sound.

Now we have the capability to put a microphone, sometimes two or more, on individual instruments and voices, and each microphone may send a signal to it's own dedicated recording channel, so the sound levels and qualities can be adjusted after the recording is made.

Psycho-Acoustics centerpiece is our "Compact Reference Control Room", affectionately dubbed "cr2".

It houses 24 tracks of Tascam DTRS, a Soundcraft Ghost 32 channel console, Mackie HR 824 monitors and a raft of outboard equipment.

The "VAULT" is a well isolated and good sounding studio space in the basement .

The cr2 and vault are two way video linked and have 24 Gotham Audio Cable star quad microphone cables and 8 star quad studio send cables.

A room this size needs to be well diffused and damped in order to get accurate, uncolored information from the monitors.

To accomplish this, alternating dense rigid fiberglass board (RFB) and sound deadening board (SDB) vanes were placed in cavities in the front sides of the room creating a horizontal splitter at 4' from the floor.

The rear wall and corners were treated similarly.

The SWEET SPOT is surprisingly large for such a small room.

cr2 is a "room within a room" and was designed and built by lorenzo. The walls splay at 9 degrees from front to back, the ceiling "butterflies" at 9 degrees and the front windows slant at about 5 degrees creating a space with no parallel surfaces. Michael Blackmer, Acoustician, tested the room before acoustic treatment was installed and remarked " this room is surprisingly well behaved!"