Recording studio as an instrument
In music production, the recording studio is often treated as a musical instrument when it plays a significant role in the composition of music. Sometimes called "playing the studio", the approach is typically embodied by artists or producers who favor the creative use of studio technology in record production, as opposed to simply documenting live performances in studio. Techniques include the incorporation of non-musical sounds, overdubbing, tape edits, sound synthesis, audio signal processing, and combining segmented performances (takes) into a unified whole.
A Studer four-track tape recorder used at EMI Studios from 1965 to the 1970s
Martin working with the Beatles, 1964
Brian Eno at a live remix in 2012
My Bloody Valentine performing in 2008
A recording studio is a specialized facility for recording and mixing of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home project studio large enough to record a single singer-guitarist, to a large building with space for a full orchestra of 100 or more musicians. Ideally, both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician or audio engineer to achieve optimum acoustic properties.
Control room at the Tec de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus
An audio production facility at An-Najah National University
A Mexican son jarocho singer recording tracks at the Tec de Monterrey studios
Neve VR60, a multitrack mixing console. Above the console are a range of studio monitor speakers.