Sound Engineering Explained, 2nd Edition

3  Basic acoustics

Part 1

It would not be far from the truth to say that the secret of a good recording lies in having satisfactory acoustics to start with. But we should make two points: first, it is possible to achieve acceptable recordings in less than ideal acoustic conditions, and perhaps this book will help to show how that can be done; second, what may be good acoustics for one purpose may not be good for another. Again this will, we hope, be made clear. Nevertheless ‘good acoustics’ are a great help and the aim of this chapter is to explain what is meant by the term and how it may be possible to achieve if not good, then at least adequate, acoustics for particular purposes.

Briefly, we can say that good acoustics enhance, or at least ...