2022-04-20: AES PNW presents Steve Kirk Home Studio TourPlanning, Construction Details, & Results

For the April meeting of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Audio Engineering Society, PNW Committee Member Steve Kirk and his studio designer Patrick Donicht discussed the unique challenges of rebuilding his recording studio in a residential environment.
The topics covered include:
--Finding the right contractors for the job.
--Soundproofing a small studio.
--Materials and concept used in creating a reliable listening environment.
--Ventilation and sound leakage management.
--Studio signal chain.
--Sound leakage challenges and solution
Steve also presented some short, recent music examples.
Additional information can be found at
Pacific Northwest Section of the Audio Engineering Society Website
https://www.aes.org/sections/pnw/

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About The Presenter
Steve composes for multi-media, and runs Steve Kirk Studios based in Port Orchard, Washington. Projects include Ron Gilbert's Thimbleweed Park and, more recently, Bartlow's Dread Machine. The original soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp: https://stevekirk1.bandcamp.com/album...
Steve also uses his studio to produce and arrange music for other artists. Other projects include music for the iOS releases "Skurvy Skallywags" for Beep Games and "Cookie Jam" for SGN. Steve also composed Cantina music for the Star Wars MMOL game "The Old Republic". Further projects include music for the Disney game version of "The Princess And The Frog", and the FarmVille Theme for Zynga. Before that, Steve worked on the wonderfully creative "Voodoo Vince" (Beep Games) composing over three hours of music for the game. The original soundtrack audio CD has received rave reviews, and is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Voodoo-Vince-S...