Manifold Recording®

Manifold Recording is a high-end, full-scale, carbon-neutral recording studio and media production facility.

The Main Studio


Virtual Studio Walkthrough (HD 720p video, 02:19 mm:ss)

At the center of the studio is the Music Room, an architectural tour de force and an acoustic masterpiece. Designed for performance and built as one would craft a fine instrument, the Music Room seems to anticipate and the respond to the sounds played within it. The 1380 sq ft area is large enough to comfortably seat 36 musicians, yet compact enough to reinforce, rather than overwhelm, a solo voice. The 24 foot ceiling is properly scaled for developing the full harmonic range of any musical instrument or ensemble, especially the studio's own Yamaha CF-9 concert grand piano. 23 adjustable acoustic panels can tune the room's RT60 (reverb decay time) from half a second to one full second of harmonically optimized reverberation. Additional gobos can be rolled in to cut reverb time even further without losing the acoustic benefits of its 32,000 cu ft volume. For those who want the sound of a real room, this is a real room!

Equally impressive is the Control Room, designed to be as accurate as the Music Room is fantastic. The Control Room is optimized for stereo mixing and surround formats including 2.1, 5.1, and 7.1. The RFZ (reflection free zone) design is enhanced by a dual symmetric QRD (quadratic residue diffusor) on the rear wall, extending the useful diffusion range (and thus acoustic accuracy) by an additional octave compared with conventional planar designs. The 22.6' room depth and 15' peak ceiling height ensure accurate frequency and impulse response for all supported mixing formats, again across the entire musical spectrum. Translation: accurate monitors will be accurate, without fighting room modes or artifacts. As of January 2009, we plan to track and mix with a 48-channel API Legacy Plus all discrete console. Multiple digital environments can be integrated in their native format and workstation environment using the amazing 1536x1536 Harrison X-router, with its industry-standard MADI I/O interfaces.

Extending from the North side of the Music Room are three multi-function booths: A, B, and C. Booths A and B have outstanding visual connection to the Music Room, the Control Room, and to each other. In fact, architecturally the two booths are built as if they are two halves of a larger (490 sq ft) LEDE (live-end/dead-end) room, with Booth A being the live end and Booth B being the dead end. A 7' sliding glass door provides variable isolation from none at all (open) to an STC of 51 (when closed). Booth C is primarily a media creation and edit suite for video and graphics. The room is visually treated (85% grey colored walls and desks, special lighting) for color-critical video work. It is also acoustically treated so it can be used as an isolation booth for recording instrument amplifiers that are not compatible with uses of other rooms during the session.

Protecting each side of the Control Room are Sound Locks 1 and 2, both of which have excellent visual connectivity with the Music Room and especially the Control Room. A sizable 135 sq ft each, they are large enough for recording vocals, overdubs, and even re-amping applications. Their 7' ceiling height and highly absorbent acoustic characteristics also makes them good for broadcast or voiceover work that benefits from a more intimate environment.

The Studio Annex and Lounge

Although the Studio Annex and Lounge are in an adjacent building and can be independently operated and secured, they can also, by arrangement, be treated as part of the Main Studio, providing additional technical capabilities and relaxing options. Have a look at this video walkthrough!


Virtual Studio Annex Walkthrough (HD 720p video, 02:35 mm:ss)