1FD Studios Built By Dale Harris

1FD STUDIOS
The private recording studio built by Dale Harris in Hertfordshire, England.

The Construction Process (brief version)

My new CD REVERIE ON A HILL was recorded at my new private studio 1FD in Hertfordshire UK.

You can hear the results by clicking on the link below:
The Dale Harris Repertoire And MP3 Sound-clip Page Please locate the following items that are taken from the Reverie On A Hill CD:


J. S. Bach: Prelude In C: From Well-Tempered Clavier No.1 (tr. Harris)
Antonio Vivaldi: Adagio: Concerto In G For Two Mandolins (tr. Harris)
Richard Schumann: Kinderzsenen, Op.15 (tr. Harris), No.1, No.2, No. 3, No.4, No.5,
No.6, No.7, No., No.9, No.10, No.11, No.12, No.13
Richard Wagner: Preludes From Tristan And Isolde (tr. Harris), No. 1, No.3
Mozart: Andante In C From Piano Sonata (tr. Harris)
Mauro Giuliani: Variations On A Theme By G.F. Handel, Op.107 (ed. Harris)

This is a three bedroom cottage. First, the main studio live room had the bedroom door removed. Fellow Sheppertonian Larry Lucas cut out the wall in order to fit the double-glazed doors.The following decribes the next stages of the studio construction and development process pictorially (in brief).

Live Room Pic. The membrane layer (below)

Live Room Pic. Chipboard and cable channel (below)

Live Room Pic. Pine floor (below)

Control Room Pic.Chipboard Layer & Cable channel (below)

Control Room Pic. Mixing desk installed (below)

The depth of the chipboard (and a second layer covers the first layer which is cut out for the cable channel) was a crucial factor as the other rooms in the house all need to be met at the same height. It is best to avoid there being any steps to trip-up over for dreaded health and safety reasons. You don't want to invite Eric Clapton over for a jam only for him to trip-up on his way to the bathroom and break his neck now do you?!

DH, Jan 09

A more elaborated version of the building process and further pictures can be found at 1FD Studios: