ProAudio Review - October 2008 - (Page 76) CONTRACTING | REVIEW by Alex Oana in touch with his quanta. Like Neo, Hanson has a distinct ability to “see” the matrix of sound wave vectors within a space. FEATURES (OR, “NECESSITY IS A MOTHER”) In 2005, rockstar mixer Mike Shipley presented his friend Hanson with a challenge: Endow his primary mixing space — which, like many great mix engineers happens to be in his house — with acoustics as good as the finest control rooms in the world (many of which he's heard) without losing a single inch of square footage or covering the windows or moving any walls in the rectangular living room. "After having retraced the last 100 years of acoustics, I asked myself the question, ‘What are the base concepts of the tried and true models? What acoustic elements have they addressed and what have they not?” says Hsu. The motivation to not let a client down and the willingness to question the “givens” fermented Hanson's ideas into a revolutionary new approach that he patented and trademarked as ZR Acoustics. Instead of creating one reflection-free zone at the mix position, herding bass into space-hogging fiberglass chambers, and/or mitigating and compromising, the ideal ZR room is balanced from front to back and side to side with nary an acoustic treatment nor fog machine in sight. As simple as an apple pie, ZR is made of DELTA H continues on page 78 ® Delta H Design “ZR Acoustics” Treatment Philosophy A Delta H design is an intriguing option for those that desire a “new” way to reach their acoustic-environmental goals. Any reasonable acoustician will agree there's more than one right way to effectively treat a recording studio: hard in front and soft in back, tuned bass traps, diffusion mixed with absorption, reflection free zone, dead room, live room, and so on. If you picture the whole of studio acoustics technique employed over the last half century as a pie, someone just added a new slice. It's called ZR Acoustics for “Zero Reflections,” and it was invented by Hanson Hsu of Delta H Design a few years back in Venice, CA. The Greek letter delta, meaning "change," was the only one that stuck with me from high school chemistry. Teenage hormonal vicissitudes alone could explain my identification with the ancient triangular symbol. Post college I was drawn to the delta whenever I found myself desiring a quantum shift in my life or studio work. If traditional acoustics practice is a process of refining tried and true methods, change is precisely what ZR means to the world of studio acoustics. It’s not likely Hsu drew the first ZR sketches on a bar napkin, as a.) He loves making visceral sketches with a Sharpie on giant sheets of architectural vellum, and b.) Hanson is not a drinkin' man, but he is APPLICATIONS Studio, home/project studio, broadcast, audio post KEY FEATURES Sheetrock, rock wool, caulk, screws and glue inside standard 3.5-inch stud walls and covered flush with cloth; custom designs by Delta H Design acoustician Hanson Hsu. PRICE POA (priced on application) CONTACT Delta H Design | ¤ 310-581-2331 · www.deltahdesign.com Mark Holden at The Invisible Studios, Hollywood 76 | ProAudio Review | October 2008 www.proaudioreview.com http://www.deltahdesign.com http://www.proaudioreview.com
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