Citywalk Studios built with Auralex ELiTE
World-class recording and production facility sounds as good as it looks
Branson, Missouri, April 26th 2005 - Home to a number of country review shows and theaters that attract
throngs of the faithful each year, Branson, Missouri is now home to Citywalk Studios, a new full-service
recording and production facility built from the ground up with Auralex Construction products and treated with
Auralex ELiTE Series acoustic products.
Dan and Renae Peters purchased the building that now includes Citywalk Studios, and turned it into Music City Centre.
The upper level of the complex includes a LaQuinta Inn, a 700 seat theater that puts on three or four shows a day, a
Starbucks, and other retail shops. The lower level houses Citywalk Studios and Dance Branson, a dance studio run by
Renae Peters.
Having had some construction experience, Mark Owen, Executive Producer of Citywalk, decided to build out the space
consisting of a 16’ by 28’ recording room, a control room of roughly the same size, and a 10’ by 10’ ISO booth,
without the aid of a general contractor. He relied on Auralex and Magic Audio, a design firm out of Florida to execute his
vision.
“Auralex gave us outstanding support. During the eight months we spent putting the facility together we talked to them
about once a week, and they had all the right answers to the questions we threw their way. Based on the specifications
of the room, they gave us great advice on what products were best for our situation, where they should be placed, and
how to install them,” said Owen.
Acoustical construction material, including U-Boat Floor Floaters, SheetBlok Sound Barrier, Mineral Fiber Acoustic
Insulation and RC-8 Resilient Channel were purchased from Auralex. All three of the rooms utilize U-Boats to float the
floors and no room is physically connected to the others by any solid material. The walls are decoupled from the floors
by two layers of SheetBlok, a material more dense than lead. An exterior layer of sheetrock with the seams caulked
surrounds the outside of each room and acts as a backing layer for the Mineral Fiber insulation. The Mineral Fiber
leaves an inch of dead air between it and the first layer of interior of 5/8" sheetrock, which then has its seams caulked.
A framework layer of Auralex RC-8 Channel decouples the inner wall sandwich (5/8" sheetrock, SheetBlok, 5/8"
sheetrock) from the rest of the structure, and provides an additional inch of dead air space.
Upon completion of construction, Owen utilized Auralex ELiTE Series acoustical products to tune the room and give it a
polished, professional look. “I have to say that the room sounds amazing. ELiTE Series Pro Panels Absorbers, ProFusor
Diffusors, and ProColumns Bass Traps were used throughout the entire studio and they ended up giving us a controlled,
tonally balanced space that I can trust to translate well in other spaces.”
“I learned a lot and really enjoyed the challenge,” adds Owen. “But the main point I’d like to make is that the instructions
that Auralex has up on their website are extremely clear, and their customer support is fantastic.”
For information on Auralex, visit www.auralex.com.
For information on Citywalk Studios, visit www.citywalkstudios.com.
All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. © mtech marketing communications.
World-class recording and production facility sounds as good as it looks
Branson, Missouri, April 26th 2005 - Home to a number of country review shows and theaters that attract
throngs of the faithful each year, Branson, Missouri is now home to Citywalk Studios, a new full-service
recording and production facility built from the ground up with Auralex Construction products and treated with
Auralex ELiTE Series acoustic products.
Dan and Renae Peters purchased the building that now includes Citywalk Studios, and turned it into Music City Centre.
The upper level of the complex includes a LaQuinta Inn, a 700 seat theater that puts on three or four shows a day, a
Starbucks, and other retail shops. The lower level houses Citywalk Studios and Dance Branson, a dance studio run by
Renae Peters.
Having had some construction experience, Mark Owen, Executive Producer of Citywalk, decided to build out the space
consisting of a 16’ by 28’ recording room, a control room of roughly the same size, and a 10’ by 10’ ISO booth,
without the aid of a general contractor. He relied on Auralex and Magic Audio, a design firm out of Florida to execute his
vision.
“Auralex gave us outstanding support. During the eight months we spent putting the facility together we talked to them
about once a week, and they had all the right answers to the questions we threw their way. Based on the specifications
of the room, they gave us great advice on what products were best for our situation, where they should be placed, and
how to install them,” said Owen.
Acoustical construction material, including U-Boat Floor Floaters, SheetBlok Sound Barrier, Mineral Fiber Acoustic
Insulation and RC-8 Resilient Channel were purchased from Auralex. All three of the rooms utilize U-Boats to float the
floors and no room is physically connected to the others by any solid material. The walls are decoupled from the floors
by two layers of SheetBlok, a material more dense than lead. An exterior layer of sheetrock with the seams caulked
surrounds the outside of each room and acts as a backing layer for the Mineral Fiber insulation. The Mineral Fiber
leaves an inch of dead air between it and the first layer of interior of 5/8" sheetrock, which then has its seams caulked.
A framework layer of Auralex RC-8 Channel decouples the inner wall sandwich (5/8" sheetrock, SheetBlok, 5/8"
sheetrock) from the rest of the structure, and provides an additional inch of dead air space.
Upon completion of construction, Owen utilized Auralex ELiTE Series acoustical products to tune the room and give it a
polished, professional look. “I have to say that the room sounds amazing. ELiTE Series Pro Panels Absorbers, ProFusor
Diffusors, and ProColumns Bass Traps were used throughout the entire studio and they ended up giving us a controlled,
tonally balanced space that I can trust to translate well in other spaces.”
“I learned a lot and really enjoyed the challenge,” adds Owen. “But the main point I’d like to make is that the instructions
that Auralex has up on their website are extremely clear, and their customer support is fantastic.”
For information on Auralex, visit www.auralex.com.
For information on Citywalk Studios, visit www.citywalkstudios.com.
All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. © mtech marketing communications.
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