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April 2018
Resolution Magazine
A Tracklist approach to explore recording studios
In this article by Donato Masci and Giacomo Arcangioli, we are going to introduce a tracklist to evaluate the listening condition of audio production Control Room. The proposed evaluation process is clearly subjective and must be combined with some measured objective parameters, but can be useful to further investigate and explore the state of your studio
March 2016
Resolution Magazine
LF Analysis for studio design
As everyone knows, the most important problems to be solved in a control room, and in recording studios in general, are related to low frequencies. DONATO MASCI from Studio Sound Service, explains his approach.
March 2015
Resolution Magazine
Small multichannel control rooms for broadcast
DONATO MASCI, in collaboration with Genelec’s AKI MÄKIVIRTA, illustrates some of the solutions he has designed and the results obtained from small multichannel control rooms.
May 2014
Resolution Magazine
Myths and facts about studio acoustics III: Auto-calibration
Italian acoustician Donato Masci from Studio Sound Service concludes his series of articles on studio acoustics with a look at the co-habitation of auto-correction with acoustic treatment.
April 2014
Resolution Magazine
Myths and facts about studio acoustics II: Monitors in a room
Italian acoustician DONATO MASCI from Studio Sound Service continues his series of articles on studio acoustics with a look at the pros and cons of main and nearfield monitoring.
March 2014
Resolution Magazine
Myths and facts about studio acoustics I: Analysis and Parameters
Italian Acoustician DONATO MASCI from Studio Sound Service introduces a series of articles that are based on his own measurements and appraisal of the many and varied rooms he has designed and built.
January 2016
Connessioni
Acoustics and EVAC I
Correct installation and measurement of the systems for sound evacuation in the case of emergencies.
March 2016
Connessioni
Acoustics and EVAC II
Installations and measurements of sound evacuation systems in case of emergencies (the second part)
Keynote
November 2019 - Rome
Acoustics, Postproduction Studio Design
Innovation In Action - Pro Audio Days
Acoustic Design for Broadcasting next Generation Audio – Dolby Atmos Design, Home Entertainment
February 2019 - Amsterdam
Recording studio design, Dolby Atmos, Home Entertainment
ISE 2019, AudioForum – Conessioni
Acoustic Design for Broadcasting next Generation Audio
November 2022 - K-Hall, K-Array @ San Piero a Sieve, Florence Italy
Acoustics, Electroacoustics
School of Architecture of the University of Florence
Acustica ed Elettroacustica in ambienti molto riverberanti - materiali e tecniche di diffusione sonora
October 2022 - K-Hall, K-Array @ San Piero a Sieve, Florence Italy
Acoustics, Electroacoustics
Global Distribution Meeting
Dolby Atmos – Cinema, Home Entertainment, Music
July 2021 - online
Acoustics, Recording studio design, Dolby
Webinar Studio Sound Service
Dolby Atmos Music Italy
October 2024 - Novotel Linate
Acoustics, Electroacoustics
Dante by Design
Dolby Atmos Studios for audiovisual production
December 2022 - K-Hall, K-Array @ San Piero a Sieve, Florence Italy
History
Commemoration of Fabrizio Giovannozzi
Fabrizio Giovannozzi 10 – una vita di suoni
May 2015 - 138th AES Convention @ Warsaw
Acoustics, Recording Studio Design
Resolution Magazine - Project Studio Expo
Implementing Practical Acoustics - Acoustics for your room
February 2025 - Barcelona
Acoustics, Electroacoustics
CEDIA Smart Home Technology Conference@ISE2025
Low Frequencies Optimization Using Acoustic Treatment and One (or More) Subwoofers
September 2017 - Comunale Theatre, Bologna, Italy
Acoustics, Recording Studio Design
VIII International Symposium on Temporal Design – AIA, DIN, University of Bologna
Low Frequency Analysis for recording studio design
February 2016 - ISE 2016 @ Amsterdam
Room acoustics, Datasheets
Audio Forum (Connessioni - AES)
Small Room Acoustics; Datasheets, (un)acknowledged
May 2018 - Milan
Recording studio design, Dolby Atmos, Home Entertainment
AES 144th Convention – Genelec
Studio Design for Next Generation Audio – Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment Design
April 2018 - Stockholm
Recording studio design, Dolby Atmos, Home Entertainment
Ljud Ljus Bild (LLB) 2018
Studio Design of next Generation Audio! – 1. The evolution of music production studios: from commercial recording studio to the project studio – 2. Acoustic designs for object audio reproduction – Dolby Atmos Designs
February 2025 - Barcelona
Acoustics, Electroacoustics
Audioforum@ISE2025
The Architecture of Sound: Integrated Design with Acoustics, Audio and Architecture
November 2016 - Palazzina Reale @ Firenze
Acoustics, Recording Studio Design
Diffrazioni 2016
The evolution of music production studios: from commercial recording studio to the project studio
November 2022 - Plesso di Santa Verdiana @ Florence, Italy
Acoustics, Electroacoustics
School of Architecture of the University of Florence
The quality of listening in historical and monumental environments