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Harmonizing Safety with Sound: When Your DIY Music Studio Needs a Professional

WhisperRoom
March 2024
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DIYing your music studio is a great way to improve the quality of your practice and final product. A great studio can help you achieve excellent acoustic performance that eliminates reverberation and echo. This means your recordings will sound as crisp and clear as professional-grade audio productions.

However, depending on how much you need to alter the space, creating your DIY studio from scratch could be dangerous if you don't bring in the right support. You'll need to work closely with an electrician throughout the process to reduce the risk of fire and should have the risk assessed by folks who understand the importance of airflow and pollution.

This will keep you safe from harm while tracking live takes with bandmates or recording overdubs. A professional approach will increase the security of your DIY sound studio and minimize the risk of a break-in, too.

Electrical Hazards

Modern music studios are filled with expensive electrical and cutting-edge tech. This means that, when building your DIY music studio, you'll need to install essential recording equipment like soundboards, digital audio workstations, and microphones.

A professional electrician's hand expertly working on a circuit box with testing equipment to ensure safe electrical setup in a music studio.

However, if you're planning to convert a spare room or garage into a home studio, you may need to rewire your home. This ensures you have enough outlets, can help prevent power surges, and will properly connect your control room to your tracking room. If you do decide to rewire your home, be sure to work with a professional electrician as common electrical hazards include:

  • Residential Fire: A faulty switch or broken cable can lie dormant for weeks before causing a fire in your DIY studio.
  • Shocks: High voltage shocks are extremely painful and can become lethal. That's why professional electricians go through years of training to identify live wires and reduce risk.
  • Inspection Failure: Your new home studio may look great, but failing to bring in a pro to install your electrics can result in an inspection failure when you decide to sell the house. This is a costly headache you want to avoid.

Working with a professional electrician may cost more upfront, but is sure to save you money in the long run. If you're planning on DIYing your studio and do not have electrical experience, get in touch with a specialist who can do all the wiring and soldering for you. This will give you peace of mind and minimize the risk of your beautiful new studio going up in flames.

Air Flow

Prefabricated music studios are easy to assemble and offer rock-solid silence. This can make a world of difference if you're used to having your band practices interrupted by nosey neighbors or frustrated family members. However, sealing the cracks around your space and adding mass to your walls can create air-flow issues. This can quickly become a health issue, as poor ventilation can lead to problems like mold growth, condensation, increased spread of respiratory infections, and poor air quality.

Finding a balance between sealing your site for soundproofing purposes and maintaining proper airflow can be tricky. That's why it's almost always best to work with a professional team when designing your sound isolation enclosure. They'll make sure your room is up to specification and will offer solutions like ventilation systems and dead vents.

A music producer seated at a mixing board with a vocalist in a soundproofed, ventilated vocal booth, highlighting the importance of airflow in studio design.

Resilient Spaces

Properly securing your new home studio deters burglars and keeps you safe while you record. This is crucial if you live in an area with high storm activity, as you'll need to invest in tech to prevent storm damage if you want your studio to weather high winds and tornadoes. Today, many home improvement specialists offer products like storm-resistant doors and windows that can protect your studio from inclement weather and reduce the risk of debris destroying your workspace.

Taking a proactive approach to storm safety is particularly important if you're converting an existing space, like a garage, into a DIY music studio. Retrofitting the shell of your studio with hurricane straps or hurricane ties ensures that the roof won't blow off in high winds and can improve your entire home's structural integrity if leveraged correctly.

Bringing in a professional to install these upgrades can increase the value of your home, too. A weather-resistant, professional-grade home music studio can be a real boon if you live in an area with high tornado activity or are seeing an uptick in high winds. Other musicians may pay a premium for your space when you try to sell, as they'll see your high-quality space as a secure investment.

A music producer seated at a mixing board with a female musical artist standing next to him while listening to the mix, highlighting the importance of having a resilient space for recording.

Conclusion

Taking your safety seriously is crucial when creating your DIY home studio. You cannot afford to make a mistake when installing electrical wiring and should consult with a professional when ventilating your space. This will improve the quality of your acoustics, reduce the risk of an accident, and help make the most of your space with peace of mind.

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Art Dent - Voice Actor, arthurdentvoiceacting.com
Voice Actor
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“My WhisperRoom is a great solution for practicing both acoustic and amplified instruments in my home, without driving other occupants out of the house. The sound response inside is neutral and perfect for recording, and with my small reference monitors, is also great for mixing and editing.

The modular construction made it easy to set up and configure exactly how I wanted my space. The lighting kit, ventilation, and optional window make it very comfortable even in the 6x6 foot room.”

Chris L. - Multi-instrumentalist, NVHMusic
Multi-instrumentalist
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“I use my WhisperRoom for my private practice audiology clinic. It works perfectly and saved me thousands. Customer service was great!”

Dr. Joni Ruiz - Audiologist, Big Thicket Hearing Aids & Audiology
Audiologist
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“WhisperRoom makes the very best in sound isolation enclosures. We’ve purchased 3 in the past couple of years and will be buying more. Love this product!”

Steve Burrington - Owner & Operations Director, Texas Hearing Clinic
Owner & Operations Director
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“Great experience with WhisperRoom…I’ve been told by multiple people it’s the nicest hearing booth they have ever been in! Would highly recommend!”

Jaclyn Charie - Au. D., Owner & Audiologist, Hearing AuD
Au. D., Owner & Audiologist
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“I bought a WhisperRoom in November. I just opened my practice and wanted a good reliable room for audiologic testing. It came on a pallet and with a friend’s help, we moved it from the pallet to my clinic space. We then built it in about 4.5 hours. I love using this WhisperRoom, it suits my needs perfectly.”

Liz White - Au. D., Owner & Audiologist, Harbor City Hearing Solutions
Au. D., Owner & Audiologist
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“Awesome product. Our patients love the roominess and comfort they feel when using our WhisperRoom booths.”

David Brooks - RHIP,
RHIP
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“Everything is great! We received the WhisperRoom about a week after placing the order and I put it together myself. I’m loving it and use it almost daily as my home office/studio.”

Adam Mast - Audio & Video Services, Mast Productions
Audio & Video Services
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Quimper Sound Records and Guitars
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“Incredibly satisfied! My WhisperRoom vocal booth is revolutionizing my workflow and really impressing my recording clients. And delivery and assembly went very smooth. 10/10 would recommend.”

Zachary Manno - Producer - Engineer - Musician, zacharymanno.com
Producer - Engineer - Musician
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“I recently became a full-time voice actor and the WR is the ‘heart’ of my home studio. I’m in it every single weekday and I simply could not do my work as effectively without it. I have to tell you, the more I use my WR, the more I absolutely love it!”

Todd Stark - Voice Actor, starkvo.com
Voice Actor
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“I never thought a fuzzy big box could be sexy, but it is. It truly cuts out all of the ambient noise that is a must for clean, studio-quality vocals. This is truly the #GoldBar standard in audio recordings. Extremely well built (like a tank) and with the wheel package, I’m able to easily move it around…

A lot of engineering went into this system and I’m extremely proud to own such a coveted, iconic, and industry-standard product, that yells, “Professional” to which, no one can hear me outside of it because of the supreme sound isolation properties that the WhisperRoom has provided.”

Glen - Voice Actor, iglen.com
Voice Actor
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“I’m a musician that lived in a free-standing house for 25 years. When we moved into our current house, with shared walls, all of a sudden I could no longer play at any hour. My neighbors made that very clear!

Thank goodness for the WhisperRoom! Now I’m just getting started at midnight and no one minds a bit. I’m thrilled! The quality of this item is excellent.”

Jay Friedman - Trombonist & Conductor, jayfriedman.net
Trombonist & Conductor
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“Our WhisperRoom has been a great addition to our school! Offering private music lessons to all ages and levels.”

SoCal Jazz Academy
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“Have you ever heard of a recording studio in a library? Sounds like an oxymoron, right? It’s not though, thanks to our incredible WhisperRoom. It keeps all the good vibes inside so that lovely library atmosphere is preserved. Genius!”

New Orleans Public Library - Best Buy Teen Tech Center,
Best Buy Teen Tech Center
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“This WhisperRoom allows me to have the dedicated, professional home studio space of my dreams without interrupting the entire house.

Now I can work on client productions and my own music 24x7x365. With less than 30dB of room noise even with the AC and computers on, production quality has increased and so has creative output!”

Mattimus - Artist - Studio Engineer - Producer
Artist - Studio Engineer - Producer
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“The 4x6 double-wall WhisperRoom is my personal padded cell where I can experiment with tone day and night without disturbing anyone.”

Tom Nothnagle - aka ‘Guitar Tom’
aka ‘Guitar Tom’
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“There is no upgrade quite as substantial as a WhisperRoom. A great booth with high-quality Auralex treatment and I’m cooking with fire. Thanks. I love your products.”

Mark Hauswirth - Voice Actor
Voice Actor
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“I’m so excited to finally have my WhisperRoom…looking forward to hours of practice.”

Antonio Hart - Jazz Saxophonist, antoniohartmusic.com
Jazz Saxophonist
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“The WhisperRoom is used as a testing booth for neurophysiological recordings. Inside, participants complete computerized assessments while their brain physiology is passively recorded using an electroencephalogram (EEG)…It has turned out to be a great solution for us!”

James R Houston - Ph.D. Department of Psychology | MTSU
Ph.D.
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“Our WhisperRoom is part of what we call the PodLab. The PodLab is a state of art podcasting studio for the students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where we’re training the next generation of professional podcasters.”

Will Davis - Award-Winning Instructor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Award-Winning Instructor
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“With the help of this bad boy, I am finally feeling comfortable singing full-voice in my apartment. In other words, I’m finally practicing again 🖤🖤 It’s been exactly one week since I’ve had it and already my growl is feeling better than it’s ever been 😄😈🤘”

Michele Whitlow - Singer - Songwriter - Musician, michelewhitlow.net
Singer - Songwriter - Musician
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“My radio and digital production students have really enjoyed the WhisperRoom booth (and use it often)! Even in the middle of an active classroom, students are able to record in a nearly silent environment. As for the construction of the booth: under teacher supervision, we had the kids assemble it. Talk about great practical experience!”

Mike Hatch - Radio/Digital Technology I & II, Prosper High School
Radio/Digital Technology I & II
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“The WhisperRoom has transformed our tiny studio into such a functional space. It is such a versatile feature and is used for tracking drums, vocals, guitars, and has even been used for strings, brass, and woodwind instruments. We also recently started using the space to record podcasts too! The WhisperRoom has forever evolved the way that we create content at RPRC!”

Kyle Therrien - President - Producer - Engineer, RPRC, Railroad Park Recording Co.
President - Producer - Engineer
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“I’m starting to fall in love. With this setup I can now let out every song idea I’ve been holding onto for years - uninterrupted...”

Muyinza - Artist & Producer
Artist & Producer
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“My WhisperRoom is one of the best investments I’ve made that launched my voiceover career and recording studio business to a higher level!”

Jorge Infante - Voice Actor, jorgeinfante.com
Voice Actor
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“I've had a WhisperRoom (7x7) up and running for about a year now. It easily contains my drums and a mixing rack (single bass, double pedal, 7-piece). It reduces the sound enough to prevent disturbing everyone in the house and at my neighbor's house (only a few feet away). The experience with the company was wonderful. It's nice to go into a dedicated, professional space and practice or record almost any time of the day or night.”

Kevin Thomason - Drummer
Drummer
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“The booth has been used for a variety of different projects, including: songwriting and composition, audio mixing, audio recording, podcast editing, lecture recording, and mastering.”

Jeff Berlin, KISS 108 Radio
Boston, MA
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"The booth has been used for a variety of different projects, including: songwriting and composition, audio mixing, audio recording, podcast editing, lecture recording, and mastering."

Alex Thomen, University of Miami
Sr. Audio / Visual Technician
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"Set up a WhisperRoom as a hearing booth! They were so great with communication and the whole process was easy and affordable. Having this as an option was a life saver!"

Deven Martin, Texas Hearing Center
Audiologist and Owner
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"Love working with this company and Travis! This is our 3rd purchase now as our business grows. Shipping is smooth, delivery and set up are easy! The WhisperRoom product is well built, and works beautifully!"

Heather Castellano, Hearing Centers of Nevada
Owner & Hearing Instrument Specialist
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“I have been extremely satisfied with my product, and I am so grateful for your company’s communication and help to make the booth fit perfect! Mine is a mobile unit :) and is a walk through booth.”

Brandi Murphy, West Texas Mobile Audiology
Audiologist/Founder
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“As a vocalist, I realized how important it was for me to get that extra privacy to get my creative flow going. There’s no doubt in my mind this WhisperRoom will carry me through my music career. It’s safe to say it saved my creativity.”

Westley Flores, Artist/Producer
Artist/Producer
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"We are excited to have our recording studio setup and ready for recording!”

Devon Music Studios
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“I love the convenience of having a home studio. It was well worth the investment. With that being said, I got a long night of work ahead of me!”

RidahForGod, Rap Artist & Producer
Rapper & Producer
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"Absolutely love our WhisperRoom!"

Crime Salad Podcast
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"This is the first ever and only WhisperRoom in Fiji and it looks so Professional with the mood LED lights installed with settings has set the tone and feelings for those talents."

Lote Qoroya, Broadcasting
Multi Language Supervisor
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"Our station recently moved and until two more production rooms are built out and soundproofed, the WhisperRooms do the trick. They are great training stations and we plan to use them when the build out is complete as well!."

Peggy Brooks, KEOM Radio Station
Station Manager
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"We use our WhisperRoom in LA for in house and external talent joining remote and East Coast based podcast studio recordings. We also use the booth for recording voice overs for our Vox Media Studios productions, that span across Netflix, Hulu and other platforms. The booth can be completely controlled remotely so it is a very comfortable and flexible solution for one of our smaller LA based offices!"

Miles Ewell, Vox Media
Head of Media & Production Technology
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"Our WhisperRoom is a crucial piece to our workflow for audio fiction shows, podcasts and animated series, allowing us the perfect sound for our actors to deliver top notch content."

Jason De La Torre
Host & Producer
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"Just got my WhisperRoom set up in my apartment and I LOVE IT! Sarah was absolutely wonderful guiding me through the process and understanding what I needed. It has been a great investment so far to reduce the issues I face recording vocals living in an apartment in the city. I highly recommend!"

Miranda Siegersma
Singer / Songwriter / Producer / Voice Actor
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"The people at WhisperRoom were incredibly friendly and answered all my questions making my purchase easy. If you're a VoiceOver Actor, Actor, Actress or musician considering making an investment in a recording booth, getting a WhisperRoom is without question the way to go!!!"

Bill Gaines
Voice Over Actor
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"I absolutely love my WhisperRoom. It has been a life saver for me."

Natalie Moore
Voice Over Actress
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"Each and every concern I had about buying, receiving, installing, and using my 'WhisperRoom' may have fertilized valid pre-buy questions but all of them are now rooted in excellent “SourceConnect” sessions with all my Voice Over clients. I am proud to break my silence - The WhisperRoom Works Perfectly!"

Norm Woodel
Actor
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“Kryptonite for leaf blowers and yappy dogs."

Josh Robert Thompson
Actor / Voice Actor / Comedian
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"I live in a condo which is attached to other units. I purchased the 4x4 single-wall WhisperRoom to practice the saxophone without disturbing my neighbors."

David Ferrara
Musician / Saxophonist
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"So liberating to play with all his drones uncorked. Andddddd my headaches are finally gone, as I'm learning to engage my diaphragm versus just blowing my lungs out. Maybe by the end of the year I'll be confident enough to play a tune for y'all."

Rachel Fikes
Writer & Piper
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“Shipping was on time and professional. Assembly was a workout but with a little help, everything fell in place. I set up in a spare bedroom playing an acoustic with a Fishman loudbox amp and no one can hear me jamming away. Great product and service.”

JD
Musician / Guitarist
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"We use our booth regularly for podcast recording and voiceover recording, but also as a quiet space for taking calls when people can’t find an office to use."

Noah Gelb
Executive Producer
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"Now that we have the WhisperRoom, we can record and dub vocals or acoustic instruments without disturbing the rest of the class — and vice versa. Because it’s reasonably portable, we can reconfigure or move it if needed. It’s a great solution, and the students love it."

Michael Roberto
Music Production & Recording Arts
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"This room has proven itself quite popular since we made it available to our patrons. Most people use it to record their academic podcasts or video voice-overs. The booth is usually booked 3-4 times a week."

Wendy Cheng
BSc, MCSE, MCNE, CCNA
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"It installed easily, delivered excellent sound isolation, and proved essential to the project’s success. Even during the pandemic, the team recorded over 550 mini-lectures and completed 10 hybrid courses thanks to the WhisperRoom’s reliability and quality."

Dale Suffridge
Associate Director of Instructional Design
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"We purchased this booth to run audio tests on our Gaming Headset products.  Our office is a bit loud so, we needed a sound isolated station for running headphone and microphone tests.  It has been working great for our needs."

Roy S.
Product Testing / R&D
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"We are using WhisperRoom MDL 102186 E in our manufacturing facility in Mexico to do reliability tests on speakers and transducers. Fully satisfied!"

Lorenzo Carmeni
Mexican Operations Management
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“I am over the moon. Like, I’m not exaggerating — it’s the best investment I’ve ever made as a voice actor.”

Joe Gaudet
Voice Actor
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“With three kids at home doing virtual school, this booth has been a lifesaver. When I need to step away from the chaos, I just step inside our WhisperRoom — it eliminates distractions and gives me a quiet space for calls, recordings, and podcast interviews.”

Chip Wade
TV Host & DIY Expert
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"We received the WhisperRoom about a week after placing the order and I put it together myself. I’m loving it and use it almost daily as my home office/studio.”

Adam M.
Home Office
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“The corporate office of KaTom Restaurant Supply loves their ‘WhisperRoom’ sound booth. It is exactly what we hoped it would be - functional and attractive."

Linda Gray-Slovis (LGS Design)
Principle Interior Designer
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“Playing drums inside my house was not working out for me or my family — but after setting up the WhisperRoom, it’s been a game changer. It’s very effective, and I’m really pleased with the results.”

Jeff Randall
Drummer and Teacher
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"We get some of the best sounds recording in here and we have a giant studio at our disposal lol"

Jonathan Ulman
Session Drummer and Percussionist
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"Always dreamt to own a @whisperroom and now I HAVE IT and It lives next to my kitchen 😀 I can literally practice/record drums or any other instrument at ALL TIMES !!"

Juan Pablo Pastor
Live, Touring & Recording Drummer
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“Everything is going well. Thank you! It turned out good! We used the desk inside.”

Christine Peacock
Audiologist, Owner
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“It has made a difference to our programs. It has been amazing and in steady use since we opened last spring. The studio includes an isolated vocal booth for singers and voice over artists, a larger live room for ensembles, and a control room for mixing recorded materials.”

Shannon Zura, M.F.A.
Professor & Chair, Department of Theater and Dance
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“Within the last two or three years we’ve offered a very popular and successful music production class at the middle school level. We have a state-of-the-art music production studio, and it’s been so popular that we’ve had a lot of students and parents requesting to offer the next level of that class in high school.”

Michael Behrmann
Superintendent
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